«Without music, life would be a mistake.» Friedrich Nietzsche
Artistic Direction Chamber Musik Weeks 2012:
Xenia Jankovic
29 July 2012: Lieder recital
Sunday, 29 July 2012 – 6 PM – Venue: Village church Ernen
with Martin Achrainer, bass-bariton and Maki Namekawa, piano
Gustav Mahler: Five songs from «Des Knaben Wunderhorn»
Gustav Mahler: «Das himmlische Leben» from the 4th Symphony G major
Philip Glass: «Songs of Milarepa» | World premiere
31 July 2012: Orchestra concert 1
Tuesday, 31 July 2012 – 8 PM – Venue: Village church Ernen
Philip Glass: Tirol Concerto for piano and string orchestra
Alan Hovhaness: «Lousadzak» concerto no. 1 for piano and string orchestra op. 48
Joseph Haydn: «The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross»
2 August 2012: Chamber music concert 1
Thursday, 2 August 2012 – 8 PM – Venue: Village church Ernen
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: Piano trio D minor op. 11
Galina Ustwolskaya: Grand duet for cello and piano (1959)
Galina Ustwolskaya: Duet for violin and piano (1964)
Sándor Veress: String trio (1954)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: String quintet B flat major op. 87
4 August 2012: Chamber music concert 2
Saturday, 4 August 2012 – 6 PM – Venue: Village church Ernen
Johann Sebastian Bach: «Die Kunst der Fuge» | Version for string quartet
Mieczysław Weinberg: Piano quintet F minor op. 18
Johann Sebastian Bach: Fuga a 3 Soggetti from «Die Kunst der Fuge»
Ludwig van Beethoven: String quartet no. 15 A minor op. 132
5 August 2012: Jazz concert
Sunday, 5 August 2012 – 6 PM – Venue: Village church Ernen
with the Alex Rüedi Big Band and the Alinde Quartett, the Quartet del Gesú and Arnulf Ballhorn, double bass
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no. 40 G minor | a jazz adaptation by Gordon Goodwin
Johann Sebastian Bach: 2 Part Invention D minor | a jazz adaptation by Gordon Goodwin
Alex Rüedi: «Morning in Salina» for big band and string orchestra
Phil Woods: «Paul» for big band and string quartet
Phil Woods: «Gary» for big band and string quartet
Phil Woods: «Julian» for big band and string quartet
6 August 2012: Chamber music concert 3 in Brig
Monday, 6 August 2012 – 8 PM – Venue: Rittersaal (Great Hall) of the castle Stockalperschloss in Brig
Charles Valentin Alkan: «L’enfer» from the grand duo concertant for violin and piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano quartet E flat major
André Caplet: Conte fantastique after «The Mask of the Red Death» by Edgar Allan Poe
Charles Valentin Alkan: Piano trio G minor op. 30
8 August 2012: Chamber music concert 4
Wednesday, 8 August 2012 – 8 PM – Venue: Village church Ernen
Franz Liszt: Tristia | Version for piano trio
Gabriel Fauré: String quartet E minor op. 121
Anton Bruckner: Adagio from the string quintet F major
Rudi Stephan: Music for seven stringed instruments (1911)
9 August 2012: Chamber music concert 5
Thursday, 9 August 2012 – 8 PM – Venue: Village church Ernen
with the participants of the master class for chamber music
Free entrance (there will be a retiring collection at the end of the concert)
Joseph Haydn: String quartet G minor
Béla Bartók: String quartet no. 6
Franz Schubert: String quartet D minor «Death and the Maiden»
10 August 2012: Orchestra concert 2
Friday, 10 August 2012 – 8 PM – Venue: Village church Ernen
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for two violins, strings and basso continuo
Edward Elgar: Introduction and allegro for string quartet and string orchestra op. 47
Leó Weiner: Romance for cello, harp and string orchestra op. 29
Joseph Haydn: Concerto for piano, violin and string orchestra F major
11 August 2012: Orchestra concert 3 in Martigny
Saturday, 11 August 2011 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for two violins, strings and basso continuo
Edward Elgar: Introduction and allegro for string quartet and string orchestra op. 47
Leó Weiner: Romance for cello, harp and string orchestra op. 29
Joseph Haydn: Concerto for piano, violin and string orchestra F major