December 4, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Great Hall of City Hall, Sierre
To mark the anniversary of the poet's birth, the Fondation Rilke two new volumes of the historical-critical edition published by Wallstein: Das Stunden-Buch (The Book of Hours) and Sonette an Orpheus (Sonnets to Orpheus).
Christoph König, professor of German literature and general editor, Benjamin Krutzky, editor of the Book of Hours, Thedel von Wallmoden, director of the Wallstein publishing house, and Marcel Lepper, director of the Fondation Rilke, will explain the major project. Actress Miriam Japp will read a selection of poems.
Refreshments will be served after the event. New publications will be available for purchase.
Das Stunden-Buch und zugehörige Gedichte. 1899–1905 . Edited by Benjamin Krutzky. Historisch-kritische Ausgabe der Werke Rilkes. Edited by Christoph König. Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag, 2025. 648 pp., 17 illustrations, some in color, cloth binding, dust jacket.
Die Sonette an Orpheus. Aus dem Nachlass des Grafen C. W. und Gedichte 1919–1922. Edited by Christoph König. Historical-critical edition of Rilke's works. Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag, 2025. 656 pp., 19 illustrations, some in color, clothbound, dust jacket.
