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Gstaad Festival: the Federspiel septet combines music from the Alps and world music

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Federspiel offers original music that has its roots in the personal history of its members and invites to break down the barriers between tradition and modernity.

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By: Carmen Lunsman

Opening up new horizons towards contemporary music is the aim of one of the most prestigious classical music festivals.

Through its "

" series, the Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy in Switzerland goes off the beaten track to make way for jazz, hip-hop and other musical experiences.

This 66th edition around Vienna, the Austrian capital of the waltz, invites Federspiel, a wind ensemble that combines music from the Alps and music from around the world.

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