THE SCHUBERTIADE 13-18 JUNE   Travel for the Arts is delighted to introduce into the programme for the first time the excellent Schubertiade featuring chamber and orchestral concerts, recitals and lieder concerts all held in a delightful Alpine setting in the picturesque village of Bezau. The programme features many of today's foremost musicians and singers, all of whom can be appreciated in the relaxed and intimate environment of this idiosyncratic Austrian festival.

WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE

Morning flight from London Heathrow on British Airways at 1010. Arrive Zurich Airport at 1255 and transfer by private coach to the 4 star Hotel Schwarzler in Bregenz, the Austrian town on the Easternmost tip of Lake Constance. Stop en route at Winterthur. Visit the Villa am Romerholz to see the Oskar Reinhart Collection, one of the leading private art collections built up during the 20th century and bequeathed to the Swiss Confederation in 1965.

The impressive collection ranges from the German masters of the 15th and 16th centuries right through to works by Pablo Picasso. There are works by Goya, Bruegel, Rembrandt, a sizeable French collection including Claude Lorrain, Boucher, Fragonard, Ingres and Delacroix as well as French Impressionsists and Post Impressionists. Welcome dinner in the hotel.

THURSDAY 14 JUNE

This morning join your guide for a walking tour of Bregenz, famous for its summer opera festival on the floating stage on Lake Constance. Stroll around the winding streets and charming squares of the Upper Town. Visit the Martinsturn, a 13th century tower crowned by a bulbous dome. The chapel contains a Late Gothic altar canopy and an important series of 14th century mural paintings. Enjoy views of the Lake and in the distance the Appenzell Alps. Afternoon at leisure. Evening transfer to Bezau. Piano recital. Arcadi Volodos. Programme includes works by Liszt, Schubert and Rachmaninov. Return transfer to Bregenz.

FRIDAY 15 JUNE

This morning drive by coach around the shores of Lake Constance crossing the German border to visit the island town of Lindau. Established by the Romans the little town of Lindau became an important staging post. This was recognised when it became a Free Imperial City under the Holy Roman Empire in 1275. Meander in the maze of ancient streets and visit the 15th century Altes Rathaus, the Barfusserkirche, Church of the Barefoot Pilgrims and the Market Square. Lunch under own arrangements. Return to Bregenz. Evening transfer to Bezau for evening performance. Liederabend. Ian Bostridge (tenor), Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Franz Schubert, 'Winterreise'. Return transfer to Bregenz after the performance.

SATURDAY 16 JUNE

This morning leave Bregenz by coach and drive south through the region known as the Bregenzerwald. Not a forest, as its name suggests, the picturesque landscape varies from gently rolling hills to majestic Alpine peaks. The farmsteads with their wooden facades and verandas decorated with brightly coloured flowers are run along traditional lines and traditional costumes are still widely worn by the women for any festive occasion. Stop at St Gerold and visit the Abbey there. Time for lunch under own arrangements.

Continue to Feldkirch, the pretty town where some of the Schubertiade concerts have been held in the past. Visit Schattenburg, the castle above the town and admire the view of the Rhine Valley and the castle's inner courtyard with tiers of wooden galleries and vast roofs. Afternoon return to Bregenz. Evening transfer to Bezau. Chamber concert. Alfred Brendel (piano), Katherine Gowers (violin), Lucy Jeal (violin), Douglas Paterson (viola), Adrian Brendel (cello). W.A. Mozart, Piano Quartet E flat major K493, Piano Quartet G minor, K478, Piano Concerto A major K414. Return transfer to Bregenz after the performance.

SUNDAY 17 JUNE

Morning transfer to the Hotel Post in Bezau. Orchestral Concert. Camerata Academica Salzburg, C: Sir Charles Mackerras. Gil Shaham (violin). Franz Schubert Music from the Schauspiel, 'Rosamunde, Furstin von Zypern.' D797: Zwischenaktmusik No. 1 and 2, Balletmusik No.2. W.A. Mozart: Violin Concerto A major, KV219.

Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 C major, D944, 'The Great C major'. Continue from there for lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to Anelika Kauffmann-Saal. Liederabend. Bo Skovhus (baritone), Helmut Deutsch (piano). Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf. Return to Bregenz after the performance. Farewell dinner at the hotel.

MONDAY 18 JUNE

Morning departure for Zurich stopping en route to visit the graceful Rococo library at the abbey in St Gallen. Continue to Zurich Airport and depart on British Airways at 1545. Arrive London Heathrow at 1630.

	PRICE per person 6 Day Tour Price £1080.00 Single Room Supplement £75.00 Deposit required £395.00 Booking Deadline 15 Feb Tour Code SCHU Tour price includes Flights and airport taxes - transfers - accommodation - buffet breakfast daily - one lunch - two dinners - sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees - first or second category tickets for performances described. Dress: Lounge suit