Experience Verbier Festival at Schloss Elmau: 21 to 28 November 2026

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Young Artists 2026
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Summer 2026
Your summer of unlimited music starts with these concerts.
Buskers 2026
Calling all street performers! Apply now to play at next summer's Verbier Festival.
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Summer 2026
Concerts, workshops and outdoor fun for children during the Verbier Festival.
Storytellers in the Classroom
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Drawing Contest
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Short animated films inspired by The Carnival of the Animals.
Ludwig's World
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Verbier Festival Gold
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Virtual Hall®
The Verbier Festival presents its first virtual reality experience, in partnership with Cybel’Art.
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Semin Yim

Semin Yim

viola

Biography

Semin Yim was born in South Korea in 2002. Since 2024, he has studied at the Fundación BBVA Viola Chair at the Reina Sofía School of Music, first with Nobuko Imai and currently with Lawrence Power. He has received a scholarship from Fundación Albéniz. Semin made his debut with the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra and was recognised by Korea’s Ministry of Culture and Sports for his talent and commitment after winning the Seong-Jeong Music Competition. In 2025, he won 4th Prize at the 1st Tenerife International Viola Competition in Spain. In chamber music, he is a member of the Seoul- and New York-based group Sejong Soloists. He has also participated in numerous music festivals, performing alongside musicians including the Schumann Quartet, Nobuko Imai, Sadao Harada, Mathieu Herzog and Mihaela Martin.

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