Exhibition Program 2026

Bass Player on stage

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to this year’s Klanggestalten Exhibition in Dussmann Hall, Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Rheinsberger Straße 4-5, 10115 Berlin
from the 30th October to the 1st of November 2026.

Some of Europe’s best violin and bowmakers will present their new violins, violas, cellos and double basses along with their bows.

All instruments and bows may be extensively tried out in separate rooms throughout the exhibition. Purchase or extended trial of instruments can be arranged after consultation with the relevant makers.

Public sound checks of selected exhibited instruments and bows will take place.

All of the violin and bow makers exhibiting this year in Berlin look forward to your visit. Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to try out fantastic, newly built instruments and bows as well as to meet their makers.

Please note that during all sound checks, access to the exhibition of violins and violas will be closed.

Welcome!

 

Exhibition Program

Friday 30th October 2026

12:00 – 22:00

Exhibition

16:00

Viola Sound Check
Public testing of the violas and bows from the exhibition with Matthias Gallien, Konzerhausorchester, Berlin.
Duration ca. 45 minutes.

Saturday 31st October 2026

11:00 – 18:30

Exhibition

12:00

Double Bass Sound Check
Public testing of the double basses and bows from the exhibition with Felix Leissner, Gewandhausorchester, Leipzig.
Duration ca. 45 minutes.

16:00

Violin Sound Check
Public testing of the violins and bows from the exhibition with Andreas Feldmann, Konzerhausorchester, Berlin.
Duration ca. 45 minutes.

19:30

Evening Concert
The Stavelot Quartet play on newly built instruments and bows from the exhibition.
Elsa de Lacerda, Violin – Stavelot Quartet
Sindy Mohamed, Viola – Stavelot Quartet
Kacper Nowak, Cello – Stavelot Quartet
Julien Quentin, Piano – Stavelot Quartet

Program:
Program to be announced soon.

Sunday 1st November 2026

11:00 – 19:00

Exhibition

15:00

Cello Sound Check
Public testing of the cellos and bows from the exhibition with Prof. Claudio Bohórquez, School of Music Hanns Eisler, Berlin.
Duration ca. 45 minutes.

Location

Find us at the Dussmann Hall, Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Rheinsberger Straße 4-5, 10115 Berlin  – Click on the map to open OpenStreetMap

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