About the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen

The KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hanover is an annual international and interdisciplinary festival in which music plays a central role. For the 16th edition of the festival, artistic director Ingo Metzmacher and the dramaturgy have again put together a diverse program that transcends genre boundaries and invites the audience to experience the arts in a unique way. From 22 May until 08 June 2025, the KunstFestSpiele present musical and circus theatre, performances, concerts, dance, theatre, and installations by international artists.

Some of the works on display are specifically commissioned and developed for the venues of the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen. 

The central festival venues – the Galerie and Orangerie, the Großer Garten and the Arne Jacobsen Foyer – are located in the magnificent setting of the Herrenhausen Gardens. The DHC-Halle in the immediate vicinity of the Herrenhausen Gardens has meanwhile established itself as a new venue. In the KunstFestSpiele's festival centre in the Herrenhausen Gardens, the artists, staff and audience meet in a relaxed atmosphere.

A highlight of the 16th KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen will be the grand closing concert, The Unanswered Question, to mark the end of Ingo Metzmacher's 10-year directorship on Sun 8 June 2025 at 11 a.m. in the HCC Kuppelsaal, featuring works by US composer Charles Ives. Special guest soloist is the world-famous baritone Thomas Hampson.