Music course weeks Arosa 2026

The Arosa Culture Association has been offering the Arosa Music Course Weeks for 40 years. Every summer and fall, over 1450 participants find their way to the magnificent mountain world of Arosa. Around 200 experienced instructors from Switzerland and abroad are involved. The courses, most of which last 6 days, are aimed at amateur musicians as well as professional musicians and students.

Not only music courses on offer

Around 80 instrumental courses are offered for a wide variety of string, wind, keyboard and percussion instruments. A varied program awaits participants in the various choir and singing weeks.

But Arosa Culture doesn't just offer music courses. The program also includes painting courses, various dance courses, an instrument making course and a senior culture week. Once again, there are also various beginners' courses and special courses for children and young people.

The following courses are new to the program in 2026:

• Bass Stringtheory with Pieter Douma
• Botanical painting with Vivanne Dubach
• Choir week summer with Ernst Buscagne
• Choir week fall with Rainer Held
• Bassoon for teenagers with Letizia Viola
• Soundboard with Martin Kern
• Composition with Christian Zatta
• Power and joy through music and sound with Susanne Retsch and Christof Bachmann
• Music workshop for young people with Anna Bläsi, Vito Cadonau, Gianna Lavarini, Simon Steiner
• Pan flute with Michael Dinner
• Let's play guitar together with Han Jonkers
• Senior citizens' culture week with Brigitte Selm
• Singing week with Martina Hug

Arosa Music Academy and master classes

The Arosa Music Course Weeks are also an international player in the field of top-level promotion. Several master classes and two Arosa Music Academies will take place in Arosa in summer and fall 2026. Several prizes from the Hans Schaeuble Foundation will be awarded to participants. New to the program this year is a master class for double bass under the direction of Prof. Marcello Sung Hyuck Hong as well as «The Frankfurt Brass Masterclass» with various top-class young lecturers from Frankfurt.

Information and registration

All information about the courses and registration can be found at musiccourseweeks.ch. The printed course program can be ordered from Arosa Kultur (see contact). There is a CHF 40.00 discount for early bookers until the end of February.