Music and the Baltic Sea
Discoveries in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
In 2025, the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will celebrate its 35th anniversary. Just as old is the Mecklenburg- Vorpommern Festival, which offers classical music and jazz at the highest level against a unique backdrop. A look at the musical and sporting highlights on the Baltic coast and in McPom.
Festival spring on Rügen
From 21 to 30 March 2025, the festival will bring 22 events to the island of Rügen, including concerts of jazz and chamber music as well as guided tours of the island and lectures. Percussionist Alexej Gerassimez is the artistic director. The highlight will be the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra with the orchestral gala “Musically around the world”.
Fesival Summer 2025 - 13.06. – 14.09.2025
Conducting legend Herbert Blomstedt will conduct the opening concert with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Wismar’s St. George’s Church on 13 June 2025. At the big open-air weekend at Bothmer Castle on 23 and 24 August, the NDR Orchestra will be performing. On 31 August, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko will transform the Landgestüt Redefin into the country’s largest concert hall with music by Hollywood legend John Williams, and on 29 June Daniel Hope, Pinchas Zukerman and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra will give a major concert. The new Prizewinner in Residence is Anastasia Kobekina. The cello star will play 20 concerts in the coming summer, including the final concert with the NDR Radiophilharmonie on 14 September in the Konzertkirche Neubrandenburg.
RÜGEN SPRING HIKING - 1 April to 30 April 2025
From 1 April to 30 April 2025, Germany's largest island will be transformed into a paradise for nature and outdoor enthusiasts. Guided hikes and tours are on the programme every day for a whole month.
Germany's Best Golf Course 2024
WINSTONgolf to the east of the state capital Schwerin has received the ‘Germany's Best Golf Course 2024’ award. This is the fourth time that the Scottish-style golf course has received this award, which was voted for by golf industry experts and golfers themselves. Inspired by classic Scottish and Irish links courses, the 18-hole course combines sporting challenges with impressive natural surroundings and has a handicap limit of 36. The term ‘links course’ is derived from the early days of golf, when it was played on land between fields and the coastal strip, known as linksland. Inspired by this, WINSTONgolf was integrated into the Mecklenburg environment. With Gut Vorbeck, Kaarz Castle and Basthorst Castle, attractive accommodation is available in the surrounding area. By being recognised as one of the top golf courses in Europe, WINSTONlinks has confirmed its very special position at an international level, said Rüdiger Born, President of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Golf Association. The proportion of foreign guests is also significantly higher than in other tourist areas.
