The event, featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn and Johann Christian Bach, was opened with a concert performed by Julian Rachlin and the Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra.
It was followed by the Cello and Orchestra Concert by J. Haydn, which was performed by Mischa Maisky, and Haydn's Symphony No. 46 in H major.
The festival continues today with violin concerts by Rachlin and Janine Jansen and the Bavaria Radio Chamber Orchestra.