Ausklang, the autumn festival of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl, which has opened every season since 2024, will enter its third edition in 2026. Curator Andreas Schett once again brings together artists from a wide range of musical genres for theFinish in Erl: classical music meets folk music, jazz, pop, world music and more. The resulting moments of surprise through unexpected musical sequences are intentional.
On the third day, the singer, songwriter and accordion player Maxi Pongratz with a new trio; he is also known as the former frontman of the Bavarian cult group Kofelgschroa. In partnership on stage with the Finnish harmonica quartet Sväng is a highly exciting experience. The soprano Anna Prohaska which is at home on the world's great stages, is coming to Erl. And the award-winning jazz formation Shake Stew by bassist Lukas Kranzelbinder closes the festival as a septet in folk music disposition: two basses and two percussion instruments as a foundation, with trumpet and two saxophones in three voices above.
Always involved in the interaction is the Musicbanda Franui. Together with their creative head Andreas Schett, the "local heroes" will once again take on the role of musical hosts.