The GAIA Festival 2011 Film
Just days before GAIA 2012 begins, we are delighted to announce the launch of this poetic tribute to last year's Festival.
Bubbling with exuberant performances, the GAIA Festival 2011 Film also captures exciting interviews with musicians and audience members. We invite you to immerse yourself in emotive moments and relive GAIA 2011 with us. Experience the spirit of GAIA and find out what it is that makes GAIA so unique. Watch it here.
GAIA CloseUps 2011 - al fine
Since January, GAIA CloseUps —interviews with some of the artists who attended the GAIA Chamber Music Festival in 2011 — have been posted every two weeks.
The feedback to these short films has been overwhelmingly positive and we are pleased to present the eighth and final Monologue in the series.
It features violinist, founder and artistic director of GAIA, Gwendolyn Masin. Watch it here.
Now we look forward to the main film of the Festival from 2011, which we'll roll out just as the 2012 Chamber Music Festival begins in Thun this coming May.
See you at GAIA!
GAIA CloseUps 2011 - Da Capo
We've launched a series named "GAIA CloseUps".
Every two weeks, from late January until May 2011, we will unveil the GAIA Monologues — short films featuring some of the artists who attended the GAIA Chamber Music Festival in 2011. During brief moments between performances, they reveal their thoughts on the Festival, life, music, and much more. All this, in the build-up to the premiere of the 2011 Festival film.
Our first CloseUp is with cellist Guy Johnston. Watch it here.
GAIA Masters 2010 Film
The GAIA Masters 2010 film.
Watch it here.
At GAIA, the art of teaching deserves an homage of its own. GAIA's inaugural masterclass series was named "GAIA Masters" and it immediately burst to life. Those music-filled days were captured on film, and here, a selection of moments document the interaction between teachers and students, the exchanging of ideas and their inspirational results.
GAIA Broadcast on ORF 1
Austria's ORF 1 broadcasts GAIA recordings on 27 August 2011 at 3pm (CET) on "Apropos Klassik".
The programme includes Arensky's String Quartet no. 2 in A minor Op. 35 from the Festival's 2009 edition.
GAIA Broadcast on Performance Today
On 8 August 2011, Performance Today broadcast two works by Schumann from the GAIA 2010 edition. Gartenmelodie and Abendlied from 12 vierhändige Clavier-Stücke für kleine und grosse Kinder Op. 85 and Fantasiestücke Op. 73 were featured in the first hour of the two-hour programme.
According to American Public Media, Performance Today is aired on more than 260 public radio stations across America, at various times during the day and night, and is the most popular classical music programme in the country with over 1.3 million listeners each week.
GAIA Broadcast on King FM
Seattle's King FM radio broadcast the first of a number of GAIA retrospectives on 25 June 2011 at 2pm (Pacific). The programme included Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op.49, and Fauré Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.15 no. 1, from the Festival's 2009 edition.
In the second broadcast on 16 July 2011 at 2pm (Pacific), the programme will feature Arensky String Quartet no. 2 in A minor Op. 35, Schumann Piano Quartet in C minor, Schumann Concertstück in A minor for Violoncello and Orchestra Op. 129, and Bruch Kol Nidrei, Adagio in D minor on Hebrew Melodies for Violoncello and Orchestra Op. 47. These works are from the 2009 and 2010 Festival editions.
GAIA Film 2010
The GAIA Festival 2010 film (German subtitles).
Watch it here.
The film about the 2010 Festival is a love letter to GAIA, a taste of greater things to come, and a thank you to all those who make GAIA the phenomenon it is.
Maestro David Zinman becomes GAIA's Patron
GAIA is honoured to announce that David Zinman, Chief Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, has become its Patron.
Maestro Zinman is one of the world's finest conductors, and under his guidance since 1995, the Tonhalle-Orchester has grown to be one of the most widely recognised orchestras internationally. His extensive discography ranges from highly praised recordings such as the complete Beethoven Symphonies to outstanding works of the 20th century with renowned soloists such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Martha Argerich, Joshua Bell, and Yo-Yo Ma.
Maestro Zinman began his musical life as a violinist before turning to conducting. He has been music director of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic, and Baltimore Symphony, and has been guest conducter with most of the world's major orchestras. Until 2009, he was artistic director of the Aspen Music Festival where, whilst furthering the career and experience of young musicians, he founded the International Conducting Academy.
David Zinman: "GAIA has done, and is doing so much to bring chamber music and more to the wider public with outstanding musicians and innovative programmes. The motivations of Gwendolyn Masin and Christoph Ott are in line with my own – a continued drive to bring magic moments to our listeners."
GAIA – Encore!
After GAIA is before GAIA — the third edition of the Swiss-based Festival has been our most exhilarating yet. The memories will resonate within us for a long time to come. And while they do, we will be preparing the next instalment. See you then, and maybe many times before!
