»Rendezvous with…«

Between the stage and the auditorium, the players and the public, there is usually a carefully calculated distance. Sometimes, however, concert-goers want to find out more about the musicians than is revealed by the biographies printed in the programme, and to get better acquainted with them than is possible through the lenses of opera glasses. An opportunity that comes around all too rarely. The Rheingau Music Festival is providing precisely this opportunity on three evenings: »Rendezvous with  …« is the new series, in which selected artistes drop in on music presenter Katharina Eickhoff for an informal chat, with the audience close at hand. The venue itself also contributes towards an intimately private atmosphere: specifically for these chat shows, the Rheingau Music Festival is opening the doors of the winery that nowadays serves the RMF as an office, and is hosting the event in the former wine-press hall. Space is available for 100 guests and a grand piano for some spontaneous music-making. Over some shared glasses of fine wine, you can wind down the evening in the gardens, and continue your animated conversations. Big names in a small venue: the conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the percussionist Martin Grubinger and the pianist Menahem Pressler are the pioneers of this new format! On the eve of their appearances on the large festival stage, they will be guesting at a »Rendezvous« with our audience.