Writing talents, organizational geniuses and creative minds wanted: For the 2025 festival season, we have four open positions in three areas open positions in three areas: for young professionals and students.

Big ideas for the big stage: For the third edition of »Generation Zukunft Musik«  young people from Ludwigsburg and Markgröningen 2024 created an exciting concert in the Forum am Schlosspark.

Fazıl Say kicked off his residency at the Ludwigsburg Festival with the European premiere of his song cycle »Dünya Anne« (World Mother) and a late-night piano recital. Listen to both concerts (again) on SWR Kultur.

Fazıl Say kicked off his residency at the Ludwigsburg Festival with the European premiere of his song cycle »Dünya Anne« (World Mother) and a late-night piano recital. Listen to both concerts (again) on SWR Kultur.

The first joint concert: On July 13, the two ensembles VOCES8 and Chanticleer met for a cappella summit meeting at the Ludwigsburg Festival. You can watch the concert on Deutschlandfunk Kultur , recorded in the sold-out Friedenskirche now (once again)!

The crowning finale of each season is traditionally an impressive fireworks display together with the Festival Orchestra. In 2023, the sky will again shine in all colours at the »Monrepos Open Air«. Since 2010, Potsdamer Feuerwerk GmbH has had it in its hands – under the direction of Björn Wilhelm. Born in Berlin, he began his pyrotechnics career at Potsdamer Feuerwerk GmbH and, since 2005, has been the head of the company, which specializes in fireworks, laser and multimedia shows.

Big ideas for the big stage: For the third edition of »Generation Zukunft Musik«  young people from Ludwigsburg and Markgröningen 2024 created an exciting concert in the Forum am Schlosspark.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic in 2023, Fazıl Say composed a song cycle inspired by female poets who experienced the experienced the country’s developments at different times. Their texts about pain, oppression, the forces of nature and personal difficulties, but also of hope for a better tomorrow. On International Women’s Day, we are taking a closer look at this feminist program and at eleven courageous women who not only defy the tight corset of convention, but also write about it. conventions, but also write about it.

You can take part in several projects in the 2024 season. In addition to the regular and recurring participation formats, there are two sing-along projects and a dance-along project for all ages from 12 years upwards. You can find more information about each project on the corresponding production page. Perhaps there is something for you!

The new season's theme is loud and engaging. It envelops our festival programme like a pulsating sound cloud or sound wave. As usual, the characteristic colours of Daniel Wiesmann's new graphic design conceal yet another layer of meaning.

It is actually a very nice tradition when artists are presented with flowers at the end of a concert. In the spirit of sustainability, however, we would like to express our gratitude in the long term and instead of bouquets we give away certificates of tree and flower meadow sponsorships.

We would like to report on our own contribution to a climate-neutral and sustainable cultural landscape in the narrow sense and to the implementation of the 17 goals in the broad sense. It is very important to us to keep an eye on the effects of our institutional actions, to check them and to constantly improve them. We have supplemented our interim assessment from 2021 with interim goals achieved and measures introduced in 2022.

How can art and sustainability be designed hand in hand? Read more about the concept of the Ludwigsburg Festival in the article by Engagement Global.