Fly at c. 10.00am from London Heathrow to Zurich. Stop at Winterthur to see the recently renovated Old Master and Impressionist paintings of the Oskar Reinhart Collection, beautifully displayed in the collector’s home in woods outside the city. Drive through Switzerland and into Austria, arriving mid-afternoon at Mellau in the lovely upland landscape of the Bregenzerwald.

Feldkirch. Introductory lecture. Drive down the valley to Feldkirch, a little town built at a narrowing of the valley of the River Ill, the historic buildings, arcaded streets and network of alleys nestling beneath high limestone cliffs. A guided tour includes mediaeval defences, town hall and Gothic cathedral (altarpiece by Wolf Huber). Drive directly to Schwarzenberg. Recital in the Angelika-Kaufmann-Saal (where all the concerts are held) with Christiane Karg (soprano) and Wolfram Rieger (piano): Lieder by Schubert and Wolf. Dinner between concerts. Concert with Cuarteto Casals: Schubert String Quartets: D94 in D; D68 in B; D810 in D minor, ‘Death and the maiden’.

Bregenz. Morning lecture. Visit the capital of the Vorarlberg on Lake Constance. Begin in the upper town, the picturesque older part, and then walk down to the lower town for lakeside walks, museum and art gallery. Return to Mellau in the early afternoon, drive to Schwarzenberg. Piano recital with Martin Stadtfeld: Schubert’s and Rachmaninov’s ‘Six Moments Musicaux’, D78 and Op.18. Dinner between concerts. Recital with Ian Bostridge (tenor) and Julius Drake (piano): selected Lieder by Schubert.

Birnau, Meersburg, Konstanz. Drive along the German side of Lake Constance to the pilgrimage church at Birnau, one of the most delectably decorated of all Rococo buildings. Leisurely lunch break in Meersburg, a lovely old town on a rise beside the lake. Cross the lake by ferry to Konstanz, and spend a couple of hours in the unspoilt old city and its mediaeval minster. Drive through Switzerland back to Mellau for some free time. Late-afternoon lecture then drive to Schwarzenberg. Evening concert with Baiba Skride (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello) and Bertrand Chamayou (piano): Schönberg, ‘Verklärte Nacht’; Schubert, Piano Trio in E flat, D929.

Free morning. Lecture before driving to Schwarzenberg mid afternoon. Concert with Cuarteto Casals: Schubert String Quartets D703 in C minor; D353 in E; D887 in G. Dinner between concerts. Recital with Werner Güra (tenor) and Christoph Berner (piano): Schubert, ‘Winterreise’.

Lecture and morning concert with Baiba Skride (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Sol Gabetta (cello), Wolfgang Güttler (double bass), Bertrand Chamayou (piano): Brahms, Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.60; Schubert, Piano Quartet in A, D667, ‘The Trout’. Break for lunch. Afternoon recital with Diane Damrau (soprano) and Xavier de Maistre (harp): programme to be confirmed. Dinner.

Fly from Zurich and arrive at London Heathrow c. 2.20pm.