Friday, October 25th 2019, 4pm
Musical Monastery Tour
A guided tour of the baroque monastery with musical surprises
Limited places available/not included in packages and passes
Friday October 25th 2019, 7pm
Opening Concert
Juliane Banse, Soprano
Merel Quartet
Una Stanić, Violin
Enrico Bronzi, Cello
Roman Rabinovich, Piano
Rafael Rosenfeld, Cello
Mary Ellen Woodside, Violin
| Ottorino Respighi: | Il Tramonto (The sunset)for mezzo-soprano and string quartet |
| Sergej Rachmaninov: | Trio élégiaque No. 1 G minor |
| Claude Debussy: | Sonate for Cello and Piano D minor (1915) |
| Isak Albert Berg: | Se solen sjunker (See, the sun is setting) – Schwedish Folksong |
| Franz Schubert: | Piano trio op. 100 D 929 E flat |
Friday October 25th, 2019 10.30pm
Late Night – Noche de Tango
Hotel Terrace, Belle Epoque Hall
with Marcelo Nisinman, Bandoneon and the Merel Quartet
Saturday Oktober 26th 2019, 11am
Matinee: "Apparitions"
10.15am: pre concert lecture on Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit
Una Stanić, Violin
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
Merel Quartet
Irina Ungureanu, Soprano
Roman Rabinovich, Piano
| Lili Boulanger: | Nocturne for Violin and Piano |
| Henri Dutilleux: | String Quartet Ainsi la nuit (1976) |
| George Crumb: | Apparition – Elegiac Songs and Vocalises for Soprano and Piano |
| Claude Debussy: | Estampes for Piano |
Saturday, October 26th 2019, 3pm
Open Workshop
with the Merel Quartet and Jürg Dähler
for young and other interested audiences
Exerpts from: J. Brahms String quintet op. 111 G major
Saturday, October 26th 2019, 3pm
Open Workshop
with the Merel Quartet and Jürg Dähler
for young and other interested audiences
Exerpts from: J. Brahms String quintet op. 111 G major
Friday, October 27th, 2017, 3pm
Special Event: Open Workshop Rehearsal
"Quartet Laboratorium" with the Merel Quartet
A program intended especially for a young audience – but all interested listeners are welcome!
Friday, October 27th, 2017, 3pm
Special Event: Open Workshop Rehearsal
"Quartet Laboratorium" with the Merel Quartet
A program intended especially for a young audience – but all interested listeners are welcome!
Sunday October 27th 2019, 11am
Matinee Music & Literature
Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke
Reading: Graziella Rossi
Music by Granados, Holliger, Crumb, Bloch, Lehmann, Bartók, Ravel, Liszt
Sunday, October 27th 2019, 5pm
Final Concert: "Transfigured night"
Juliane Banse, Soprano
Roman Rabinovich, Piano
Mary Ellen Woodside, Violin
Una Stanić, Violin
Alessandro D'Amico, Viola
Jürg Dähler, Viola
Rafael Rosenfeld, Cello
Enrico Bronzi, Cello
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
Merel Quartet
| Gideon Klein: | 3 Songs op. 1 (1940) |
| Arnold Schönberg: | Transfigured Night for String sextet op. 4 (1899) |
| Robert Schumann: | Nachtstücke for Piano op. 23 |
| Johannes Brahms: | String quintet No. 2 op. 111 G major |
Followed by Apéro
Saturday October 26th 2019, 7pm
Evening Concert: "Rencontres nocturnes"
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
Juliane Banse, Soprano
Merel Quartet
Enrico Bronzi, Cello
Roman Rabinovich, Piano
Una Stanić, Violin
Jürg Dähler, Viola
| Franz Liszt: | En rêve: Nocturne, S. 207 for Piano (1885) |
| Roland Moser: | Rencontres nocturnes for String quartet with Mezzo-soprano, World premiere |
| Frédéric Chopin: | Nocturnes for Piano |
| André Jolivet: | Nocturne for Cello and Piano (1943) |
| George Crumb: | 4 Nocturnes (Night Music 2) for Violin and Piano (1964) |
| Richard Wagner: | Wesendonck Songs for Soprano with String sextet |
followed by dinner with the artists/must be booked separately
Saturday October 28th, 7pm
Evening Concert
Castalian Quartet
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
Rafael Rosenfeld, Cello
Dominic Chamot, Piano
Mary Ellen Woodside, Violin
Maia Cabeza, Violin
Alessandro D‘Amico, Viola
J.S. Bach: Contrapunctus 4 from "The Art of Fugue"
J.S. Bach: Contrapunctus 13 from "The Art of Fugue"
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for cello and piano e minor op. 38
Franz Schubert: Fantasy f Minor for piano 4 hands D 940
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Piano quintet No. 2 E-flat major op. 26
followed by dinner with the artists
Saturday October 26th 2019, 7pm
Evening Concert: "Rencontres nocturnes"
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
Juliane Banse, Soprano
Merel Quartet
Enrico Bronzi, Cello
Roman Rabinovich, Piano
Una Stanić, Violin
Jürg Dähler, Viola
| Franz Liszt: | En rêve: Nocturne, S. 207 for Piano (1885) |
| Roland Moser: | Rencontres nocturnes for String quartet with Mezzo-soprano, World premiere |
| Frédéric Chopin: | Nocturnes for Piano |
| André Jolivet: | Nocturne for Cello and Piano (1943) |
| George Crumb: | 4 Nocturnes (Night Music 2) for Violin and Piano (1964) |
| Richard Wagner: | Wesendonck Songs for Soprano with String sextet |
followed by dinner with the artists/must be booked separately
Friday, October 26th 2018, 4pm
Musical Monastery Tour
A guided tour of the baroque monastery with musical surprises
Limited places available/not included in packages and passes
Friday October 26th 2018, 7pm
Opening Concert
Rafael Rosenfeld, Violoncello
Izabella Simon, Klavier
Merel Quartett
Yura Lee, Violine
Dénes Várjon, Klavier
Reto Bieri, Klarinette
Virpi Räisänen, Mezzosopran
Mary Ellen Woodside, Violine
Edouard Mätzener, Violine
Alessandro D'Amico, Viola
R. Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston für Violoncello und Klavier op.102
D. Ph. Hefti: Concubia nocte (Streichquartett Nr. 5), composed for Zwischentöne 2018
M. de Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas
L. van Beethoven: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano B-flat op.11 "Gassenhauer-Trio"
L. Janáček: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Z. Kodaly: Serenade for 2 Violins and Viola op.12
Friday October 26th, 2018 10.15pm
Late Night - Music and literature
Ball Saal, Hotel Bellevue-Terminus
"Of Fiddling Elves and Hunchbacked Musicians"
Tales and myths told by Christian Sutter, with folk music
Christian Sutter, Narrator and Double Bass
Yura Lee, Violin
Reto Bieri, Clarinet
Edouard Mätzener, Violin
Hitomi Niikura, Cello
Saturday Oktober 27th 2018, 11am
Matinee
10.15am: pre concert lecture
Virpi Räisänen, Mezzo Soprano
Felix Renggli, Flute
Rafael Rosenfeld, Cello
Izabella Simon, Piano
Mary Ellen Woodside, Violin
Alessandro D'Amico, Viola
Yura Lee, Viola
Reto Bieri, Clarinet
Moritz Huemer, Cello
Sarah O'Brien, Harp
Luca Borioli, Percussion
M. Ravel: Chansons madécasses for Voice, Flute, Cello and Piano
L. Berio: Sequenza III for female voice (1965)
S. Veress: String trio (1954)
L. Berio: Folk Songs for Voice and 7 instruments (1964)
Saturday, October 27th 2018, 3pm
Open Workshop
with the Merel Quartet
for young and other interested audiences
Exerpts from: B. Bartók: String Quartet No.5 Sz.102
Saturday October 27th 2018, 7pm
Evening Concert
Merel Quartett
Virpi Räisänen, Mezzo Soprano
Reto Bieri, Clarinet
Mary Ellen Woodside, Violin
Dénes Várjon, Piano
Yura Lee, Violin
Alessandro D'Amico, Viola
Rafael Rosenfeld, Cello
J. Haydn: String Quartet D-Maj op.20 No.4
Song from Finnland, tba.
B. Bartók: Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin and Piano Sz.111
J. Brahms: Piano Quartet g-Min op.25
followed by dinner with the artists/must be booked separately
Sunday October 28th 2018, 11am
Sunday Matinee
10.15am: pre concert lecture
Dénes Várjon, Piano
Virpi Räisänen, Mezzo Soprano
Reto Bieri, Clarinet
Merel Quartet
B. Bartók: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano Sz.74
H. Holliger: Dörfliche Motive - Four Bagatells for Voice and Piano (1994)
I. Szeghy: Folclorico for Clarinet and Piano (2011/13)
B. Bartók: String Quartet No.5 Sz.102
Sunday, October 28th 2018, 5pm
Final Concert
Dénes Várjon, Piano
Izabella Simon, Piano
Virpi Räisänen, Mezzo Soprano
Edouard Mätzener, Violin
Moritz Huemer, Cello
Yura Lee, Violin
Rafael Rosenfeld, Cello
Merel Quartet
A. Dvořák: Piano trio e-Min op.90 "Dumky-Trio"
L. van Beethoven: from Scottish Songs op.108 for Soprana and Piano trio
A. Dvořák: from Slavic Dances for Piano four hands
F. Schubert: String Quintet C-Maj D 956
Followed by Apéro
Friday October 27th 2017, 7pm
Opening Concert
Dominic Chamot, Piano
Castalian Quartet
Rafael Rosenfeld, Cello
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
Maia Cabeza, Violin
Edouard Mätzener, Violin
Alessandro D‘Amico, Viola
Charlotte Bonneton, Viola
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fuge from Well-Tempered Clavier
Book II No. 20 A minor
Anton Webern: String Quartet op. 28 (1938)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano and cello D major op. 102 No. 2
Dimitri Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue Nr. 24 d-min op. 87 for piano
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: String Quintet A major op. 18
Saturday Oktober 28th 2017, 11am
Matinee
Merel Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 op. 130/133 B-flat major
with the "Grosse Fuge"
10.15am: pre concert lecture
Saturday October 28th, 2017, 2.30pm
"Todesfuge"
Music and literature
Friederike Wagner reads texts by Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs und Ingeborg Bachmann
Dominic Chamot, Piano
Merel Quartet
Castallian Quartet
Rafael Rosenfeld, Cello
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
music by:
R. Schumann, Heinz Holliger, D. Shostakovich, Gideon Klein, Thomas Demenga,
György Kurtág, D. Kabalevsky, G. Verdi
Sunday October 29th 2017, 11am
Sunday Matinee
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano sonata No. 29 B-flat major op. 106
"Hammerklaviersonate"
10.15am: pre concert lecture
Sunday, October 29th, 2pm
Guided Tour
A guided tour to the baroque monastery with musical surprises
Limited places available
Sunday, October 29th, 5pm
Final Concert
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Piano
Castalian Quartet
Merel Quartet
J.S. Bach: Ricercar a 6 from "The Musical Offering"
Joseph Haydn: String quartet C major op. 20 No. 2
Helena Winkelman: New piece for String quartet world premiere
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Octet E-flat major op. 20
Followed by Apéro
Friday, October 28th, 2016, 2pm
Special Event: Open Workshop Rehearsal
"Quartet Laboratorium" with the Merel Quartet and Reto Bieri
A program intended especially for a young audience – but all interested listeners are welcome!
Excerpts from Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
Friday October 28th 2016, 7pm
Opening Concert
„Ghost Variations”
Robert Schumann: "Ghost Variations" WoO 24 for Piano solo(1854)
Franz Schubert: Songs: "Geistesgruss" D.142, "Erlkönig" D.328“
Nicolas Bolens "Jeux d'Ombres" pour violon, alto, violoncelle et piano (1993)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio D major op.70 No.1, "Ghost"
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet E-flat major op.44
Saturday Oktober 29th, 11am
Matinee
"The end of times"
Olivier Messiaen: "Quatuor pour la fin du temps"
for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (1941)
10.15am: pre concert lecture with Reto Bieri
Saturday October 29th, 2016, 2.30pm
"The Devil's Advocate"
Music and literature on the subject of the devil
Robert Hunger-Bühler reads texts by Dante, Bierce, Bulgakov, Kafka and Milton
Franz Liszt Bagatelle sans Tonalité S.216a
Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit (1908)
Gaspar Cassado Danse du Diable vert for Cello and Piano
Igor Strawinsky Suite from L'Histoire du soldat (1919)
Saturday October 29th, 7pm
Evening Concert
„Death and the Maiden“
Leoš Janáček „On an Overgrown Path" Book 1 (1911)
György Kurtág "Adieu, Haydée 1" for Piano (2012)
Paul Hindemith „Die junge Magd“ six poems by Georg Trakl,
for voice, flute, clarinet and string quartet op.23,2
Franz Schubert:
Song: "Death and the Maiden" D.531
String Quartet "Death and the Maiden" d minor D.810
followed by dinner with the artists
Sunday October 2016, 11am
Sunday Matinee
"Holy Song of Thanksgiving"
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 a minor op. 132
10.15am: pre concert lecture with Rafael Rosenfeld
Sunday, October 30th, 5pm
Final Concert
„Après un rêve“
W.A. Mozart: Song "Abendempfindung an Laura", KV 523
Robert Schumann: Song "Zwielicht" from Liederkreis, op.39
Jörg Widmann: "Nachtstück" for Clarinet, Cello and Piamo(1998/rev 2009)
Franz Schubert: Notturno E-flat major D.897 for Piano Trio
Iris Szeghy: Aria for String Quartet, world premiere
Gabriel Fauré: Song "Après un rêve" op.7 Nr.1
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet B minor op. 115
Followed by Apéro