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Festival radio program – Series for the 51st concert season | Concert introduction podcast
In the coming weeks and months, the programmes for the 51st concert season will be published here.
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Baroque Concert 3 (19 July)
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater is one of the "Greatest Hits" of Baroque music. Johann Sebastian Bach was fascinated by the music and arranged it for his own performance set to a German text. Jonathan Inniger guides you through this remarkable cantata "Tilge Höchster, meine Sünden". Baroque Concert 3 (19 July) | Broadcast of 26 April
Chamber Concert 1 (28 July) «Heart's Flame»
Of jealous ghosts - the story of a flamenco ballet. In the opening programme, Joseba Zbinden and Jonathan Inniger talk about Ernen and the festival radio project. Jonathan then tells a story from the opening concert of «Chamber Music Plus». The introduction for Chamber Concert 1 begins at around minute 9. Chamber Concert 1 (28 July) | Broadcast of 5 April
Chamber Concert 4 (3 August) | Christian Mason
The extensive programme about this year's Composer in Residence and his new work Figures in a landscape (awaiting eternity), which will be premiered on 3 August. After the in-depth conversation with the composer, you'll find...
... at 22.20: Introduction to Shadowy Fish (Chamber Concert 5, Sunday, 4 August)
... at 32.35: Introduction to the Tuvan Songbook (Orchestra Concert 1, Friday, 2 August)
Chamber Concert 4 (3 August) | Broadcast of 19 April
Chamber Concert 5 (4 August) | «Hell's Kitchen»
Intriguing kitchen utensils dancing to jazzy music? This is not a delirium, but the dance theatre piece The Kitchen Revue by Jarmila Kröschlová! The music was composed by Bohuslav Martinů in the roaring 1920s in Paris. Our guest on the programme is bassoonist Valeria Curti, who will be taking part in the performance in Ernen. Chamber Concert 5 (4 August) | Bradcast of 12 April
NB: The podcast for Chamber Concert 4 also deals with Christian Mason's quintet Shadowy Fish, which will be performed in Chamber Concert 5 (there: from min. 22.20).
Chamber Concert 6 (5 August in Brig) | «Beacons»
Nadia Boulanger - the story of a true authority! This musician taught over 1000 students in 75 years. This woman was asked for advice by personalities such as Igor Stravinsky, Astor Piazzolla, Quincy Jones and Leonard Bernstein. Chamber Concert 6 (5 August in Brig) | Broadcast of 3 May
Chamber Concert 7 (7 August) | «Phoenix»
"As if Robert Schumann himself had been burnt." The story of the love triangle between a special musical couple and their mutual friend - or: How Clara Schumann destroyed a special musical manuscript. Chamber Concert 7 (7 August) | Broadcast of 17 May