Joseph Kuipers, Creative Director of Texas Cellos, has released the official performance schedule for the 2026 Fredericksburg Music Festival & School, returning to the Texas Hill Country from June 7–21, 2026.
The second annual event promises two weeks of concerts, masterclasses, and cultural events, according to Kuipers. He is hosting 78 top cello students and a faculty that includes internationally renowned performers from leading conservatories and concert stages around the world. 'It is essentially an international European-style music festival in the Texas Hill Country, surrounded by vineyards, wine country, and a generally European aesthetic both in music and approach,” Kuipers said of his event.
The complete concert schedule:
• June 7, 6:00 PM, Opening Gala: Chopin & Rachmaninov, Joseph Kuipers and festival artists, Becker Vineyards
• June 9, 7:00 PM, THE FUTURE, Daniel Wang, St Joseph’s Halle
• June 11, 7:00 PM, Jens Peter Maintz, Solo Cello Recital, Jens Peter Maintz, Becker Vineyards Lavender House
• June 12, 7:00 PM, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt & Lindsay Garritson, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt; Lindsay Garritson, piano, St Joseph’s Halle
• June 13, Daytime, Instrument Exhibition & Symposium, International violin and cello makers, St Joseph’s Halle
• June 13, 7:00 PM, Cello Duello, Jens Peter Maintz and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Historic Nimitz Ballroom
• June 14, Daytime, Instrument Exhibition & Symposium, Fine instrument exhibition, St Joseph’s Halle
• June 14, 7:30 PM, Valentin Radutiu & Minhye Choi, Valentin Radutiu; Minhye Choi, piano, St Joseph’s Halle
• June 17, 7:00 PM, ADAPTATION: Steuart Pincombe, Steuart Pincombe, cello, Marienkirche at St. Mary's Church
• June 18, 7:00 PM, Clive Greensmith in recital, Clive Greensmith; Minhye Choi, piano, St Joseph’s Halle
• June 20, 3:00/ 4:00/ 5:00 PM, Bach & Bordeaux, Young artists of the Fredericksburg Music Festival & School, Becker Vineyards Lavender House
• June 20, 7:00 PM, Lluís Claret & Minhye Choi, Lluís Claret; Minhye Choi, piano; 12Cellos ensemble, St Joseph’s Halle
• June 21, Evening, 70CELLOS Closing Gala, Festival faculty and 70-cello ensemble, Altstadt Brewery Reservations are required for formal concerts.
Ticket links and performance details can be found online at texascellos.org/fredericksburg-festival.
Musicians will also present informal local public performances at the Farmers Market on Marktplatz, Black Chalk Laundry, and Becker Vineyards on Main Street.