Jungfrau attractions
A music-lover’s top five Mendelssohn Music Week Wengen’s yearly celebration of its beloved visitor takes place in late August, when Mendelssohn made his trip. The 2023 festival opens on 19 August. mendelssohn-wengen.ch Lucerne Festival Many great musicians appear at this annual festival. First founded in the grounds of Tribschen in 1938, it is now held in KKL, the concert hall built beside – and into – Lake Lucerne. The town is about an hour by train from Interlaken. lucernefestival.ch
Tribschen Wagner’s house on Lake Lucerne is where Siegfried Idyll was played on the stairs for Cosima after the birth of their son Siegfried. Now a museum, Tribschen can be reached via a stroll along the shore, or by boat. richard-wagner-museum.ch Bachwochen Thun Two weekends in late August and early September are devoted to JS Bach in the beautiful locale of Thun, fairly close to Interlaken. www.bachwochen.ch Interlaken Classics Each spring, this small festival on Lake Thun offers a chance for ‘the music stars of tomorrow’ to step into the limelight. www.interlaken-classics.ch