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G reat conductors such as Zubin
Mehta, James Levine and Nikolaus
Harnoncourt, leading soloists such as
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Giora Feidman
and Nigel Kennedy and renowned en-
sembles from all over the world have
captivated audiences at the Summer
Concerts with their artistry.
The 2006 Summer Concerts once
again offered a diverse programme
of music – ranging from classical to
pop – between July 14 and August 4.
For the first time, the Summer Con-
certs staged guest performances
beyond the Ingolstadt region. Two
new festival venues, Neckarsulm
and Nuremberg, were added.
The highlights of 2006 also included
performances by Edita Gruberova,
Montserrat Caballé and Lang Lang. In
partnership with the radio station
Bayern 3, pop stars and newcomers
appearing in Ingolstadt included the
British pop star Seal. Towards the end
of the three-week festival, the Salz-
burg Festival staged a guest perform-
ance of the opera “Il re pastore” and
the new star in the jazz-soul firma-
ment, Jamie Cullum,brought the artis-
tic programme to a successful close.
One euro from the sales proceeds of
every ticket to the Summer Concerts
was donated to the UNICEF campaign
“Unite Against AIDS”. This ensured
that both cultural aficionados and
children suffering from AIDS benefit-
ed from the Summer Concerts.
Audi Summer
Concerts
Partner of
“Wetten, dass..?”
Europe’s most successful
light entertainment TV pro-
gramme “Wetten, dass..?”
(“You bet”) returned after
the summer break not just
with some exciting bets
and big-name guests, but
also with an additional
exclusive highlight: the
new Audi R8* sports car
as the main prize in the
charity prize competition
sponsored by the German
Track and Field Association
to raise money for the
initiative “Active Camps for
Young People”. The brand
with the four rings is
moreover the new car part-
ner of “Wetten, dass..?”
for three series up until
June 2009.
Montserrat Cabellé also captivated the audience.
The British singer Seal was just
one of many stars at the Summer
Concerts.
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culture
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