Rita Rovelli Caltagirone has called Gstaad home for over forty years. Cindy Schönrich has spent the better part of two decades shaping life at the Gstaad Yacht Club. Together, they created the Gstaad Cultural Encounters – dedicating Mondays in August to spending time with expert guest sp ...

Gstaad has long been a place where families return generation after generation. For violinist Daniel Hope, the connection runs even deeper. This summer, as the new Artistic Director of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad, he returns not only to the festival that shaped his musical life  but also to the ...

The September issue of GstaadLife brings together some of the stories that matter in the Saanenland right now. From our profile with Homayra Sellier and a closer look at the Ebnitmatte housing project to art, culture, local history and the people shaping life in the region, there is plenty to discover ...

A sentence in this issue has stayed with me. In our Profile interview, Rita Rovelli Caltagirone says she believes knowledge is the greatest richness. She talks about the pleasure of listening to someone who knows something you don't; of discovering an artist, an idea or an entirely different world – ...

Two young violinists shared the top prize at the fourth Alberto Lysy International Violin Competition in Saanen. But winning a competition no longer guarantees a successful career. Organiser Çetin Köksal explains why supporting young musicians involves far more than awarding prizes.

Some works of art cannot be fully appreciated in isolation. Their significance emerges only when they are returned to the intellectual, artistic and architectural environment for which they were conceived. Alberto Giacometti's andirons belong to this category.

Seventy years after Yehudi Menuhin first brought his musical friends to the Saanenland, the festival that bears his name entered a new era. With Daniel Hope at the helm, the 2026 anniversary edition combined world-class performances, fresh ideas and a renewed emphasis on personal connections.

The Pays-d’Enhaut classical music festival returns from 9 to 18 October with ten days of chamber music, young talent, family events and performances across Château-d’Oex and Rougemont.

Twenty-two young musicians have been selected from 183 applicants for this year’s Alberto Lysy International Violin Competition, culminating in a free final concert at Saanen Church on 10 October.

Growing up in the Pays-d’Enhaut is not the most obvious starting point for a career in fashion photography. But from teaching himself photography in his bedroom in Château-d’Œx during the pandemic to photographing a Hollywood star, Dylan Jason Rochat has built his career by trusting ...

Books are read, drawn, walked and set to music when Literarischer Herbst Gstaad, Gstaad’s autumn literature festival, returns from 22 to 25 October. Across four days in Saanen, Gstaad and Gruben, the festival brings together established names, new literary voices and a programme that takes literature ...

A little Danish pride is entirely justified in Gstaad as the Royal Danish Orchestra made its Menuhin Festival debut, joined by violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and conducted by Marie Jacquot. After a delayed start, the evening unfolded into a confident showcase of Danish musical pedigree.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Maison Piguet invites you to the elegant surroundings of the Gstaad Palace, Salle Baccarat, on Thursday, 20 August, for a special day devoted to expertise, legacy and collecting. Over the past two decades, Maison Piguet has established itself as a trusted name in the ...

Under the Menuhin Festival’s theme “Family Matters”, the Eggli brought together musical worlds that might not seem like obvious companions.

There is an intriguing story behind Gagosian’s summer exhibition in Gstaad. The sixteen paintings on display were created by Simon Hantaï between 1982 and 1985 – but were never exhibited during his lifetime.

Gentians and other Alpine flowers are such a familiar part of summer in the Saanenland that we may hardly stop to look at them. Tarmak22’s new exhibition gives us a reason to do exactly that.

Three very different artistic practices meet around a shared question: what can happen when creativity is forced to work within limits? In Equilibrium, Soviet textile designer Anna Andreeva, Swiss architects Trix and Robert Haussmann, and artist Olga Tatarintsev each turn systems, rules and restrictions ...

Rossinière has a new gallery – and its opening exhibition brings the work of Vaud painter Émile-Pierre “Milous” Bonny (1913–1974) back into public view.

Guerino Paltenghi does not hurry. Perhaps he never has, but at 91 there seems even less reason to start now. He paints, quietly and continuously, and only every second year does he gather the work together for an exhibition.

What happens to a painting an artist decides not to keep? In Andreas Eriksson’s case, parts of it may survive.

A red spruce cone looks simple, but it’s a clever structure made of overlapping scales that protect the seeds inside from cold, wind and harsh weather.

Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino was awarded the 2026 Olivier Berggruen Prize during his recital at Saanen Church on Monday evening, becoming the fifth recipient of the award for outstanding young musical talent.

For Saanen sketch artist Theres Rütschi, drawing is a way of seeing. Whether in a café, on a train or out in nature, her sketchbook captures the moments that often go unnoticed.

Quo vadis, culture? That was the question behind the Menuhin Festival's new three-day forum, where artists, festival directors, technologists and business leaders came together in Rossinière to discuss the future of the arts.

THE SUMMIT - new ideas beyond the concert hall

Blue alpine gentians are small, low growing plants that dot high meadows and rocky slopes with deep, trumpet shaped flowers.

Born into a family of artists including his father Giovanni (1868–1933), his brothers Alberto (1901–1966) and Bruno (1907–2012), and his cousin Augusto (1877–1947), Diego (1902–1985) distinguished himself by his ability to transform furniture into works of art.