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20'000
Since the opening of our museum in 2017, 20,000 guests have visited us: active musicians, fans, school classes, tourists from all over the world. They are enthusiastic about our exhibitions, the mediation on tablets and the possibility to try out some instruments (known and unfamiliar).
Instrumentenexpertise: Sonntag 29. Oktober, 14–16 Uhr
Radio SRF über unsere Instrumentenexpertisen
Ueli Stump berichtete am 29. Juli über unsere Expertisen in Radio SRF Musikwelle (beginnt bei 16'13'').
Jeweils am letzten Sonntag im Monat beurteilen wir Ihr altes Blasinstrument – vielleicht ist es eine ungeahnte Trouvaille...? mehr...
Flashback Concerts 2023:
James Morrison
... in concert here on 15 April 2023. He played exclusively on our historical instruments, here the Echo-Cornet.
The Prince Regent's Band on 23 April 2023
Concert 125 years Tárogató
Thursday 4 May at 19:30
Gerrit Boeschoten, Klarinette and Tárogató
Mariusz Chrzanowski, Accordeon
Thursday 4 May, 19:30
Gerrit Boeschoten, clarinet and tárogató
Mariusz Chrzanowski, accordion
Admission free, donation
The tárogató - the unknown, almost mystical instrument with roots in the Hungarian wars of freedom against the Ottomans.
Newly developed by the instrument makers Schunda and Stowasser, it became the musical symbol of the Hungarian revival in the second half of the 19th century.
Pastoral and heroic in the romanticized Hungarian folk tunes, fiery and melancholic in the dances and songs of the Romanian tradition.
Mike Davis' New York Classic Band
Concert at Klingendes Museum Bern, playing stick trumpet, serpent, etc. – an extraordinary event!
James Morrison playing our instruments
Arkadi Shilkloper
gave concerts here in March 2019. Er played (and taught) not only Alphorn, but also Instruments of the collection, such as this Cornu:
