Tradition and innovation – music plays an extraordinary role in the Donaubergland. Here, the Donaubergland can be heard in harmony.
Here in the Donaubergland, instruments are built, musical instruments of all kinds are played, children and young people are educated and trained. And above all, there are many top-class concerts by orchestras, music groups and solo artists as well as music festivals of all kinds.
Music is at home in the Donaubergland.
- The City of Music Trossingen with its cultural offerings, concerts and music academy
- The World Harmonica Festival in Trossingen
- The famous Tossinger lyre from the early Middle Ages
- The Folk Music Day Baden-Württemberg
in the open-air museum Neuhausen ob Eck - The top-class festivals in the Donaubergland
- Numerous musical events in the Donaubergland
The music town of Trossingen
Who doesn’t know the harmonica instruments from Hohner? Harmonicas, millions of which have been built in Trossingen and the region for over 150 years and sold all over the world.
The large-scale production of harmonicas is also an exciting piece of the region’s industrial history. You can find out more at the German Harmonica Museum in Trossingen
And music has been at home here for centuries, as the famous Trossingen lyre was found in a 6th century grave near Trossingen. The story behind it can be found in the Auberlehaus Museum in Trossingen and in the Archaeological State Museum in Constance.
Today the State University of Music Trossingen, the Hohner Conservatory or the Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education Trossingen not only plays a prominent musical role in the life of the town.
Many artists, numerous professional musicians and amateur musicians have learned their “craft” here.
There is also a top-class cultural and musical program in the city every year.
The Baden-Württemberg Folk Music Day
In the Neuhausen ob Eck open-air museum, an entire village sounds on the first Sunday in September. More than 120 musicians will play for museum visitors in all the houses and squares in the historic museum village in the Donaubergland. On this day of folk music, musicians from all over Baden-Württemberg, a guest group from Bavaria, folk dance groups and instrument makers from the region show what traditional folk music is all about. traditional folk music traditional folk music: making music and dancing like in the old days in the village.
The World Harmonica Festival
A unique festival is the Word Harmonica Festivalthe “Harmonica World Championships” in the music town of Trossingen in the Donaubergland region. This is where the global elite of the harmonica scene meets in the fall. In 2025, the World Harmonica Festival will take place from October 29 to November 2.
Visitors can attend numerous concerts and exhibitions over five days. You can take part in competitions and workshops and meet harmonica enthusiasts from all over the world.
As always, the venue for the World Harmonica Festival is Trossingen, the birthplace of HOHNER, the world-famous manufacturer of harmonicas.
The famous lyre from Trossingen
It was a unique find, discovered in the grave of an Alamannic prince from the Merovingian period (around 560 AD) near Trossingen in the Donaubergland. The experts were thrilled by the spectacular grave goods: an almost completely preserved, 80 cm tall wooden lyre from the early Middle Ages. Only the strings, which were probably made of horsehair or gut, and the tailpiece are missing. The rich, all-over decorations are particularly striking.
The lyre was part of a rich find in so-called grave 58 near Trossingen. Due to the damp soil climate, the wooden objects were very well preserved. More about the Merovingian cemetery and the grave 58.
The original lyre can be found in the State Archaeological Museum in Constance. A replica, a replica and the story behind it are also on display in the Auberlehaus Museum in Trossingen.
We look forward to many enthusiastic guests at the music events.
We wish you exciting and inspiring concerts!
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