Tuesday, 2 May, 6:30 p.m. – Oberhofen – Klösterli – Schloss Oberhofen
Opening Night
Wednesday, 3 May, 7:30 p.m. – The Town Church Thun
Of Love and Other Drunkenness
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Night Music of the Streets of Madrid
Hans Gál (1890–1987)
Piano Trio
Variations on a Viennese ‹Heurigen› Melody Op. 9
Garth Knox (*1956)
Stranger for Viola and Viola d’Amore
Garth Knox: (*1956)
String Quintet
The Weaver's Grave
Swiss Premiere
Interval
Erika Stucky (*1962)
Solo
Erika Stucky (*1962)/Garth Knox (*1956)/traditional
Cruel Wind Song
for Voice and Viola d’Amore
Swiss Premiere
Erika Stucky (*1962)/Garth Knox (*1956)/traditional
Black Brittany
for Viola d’Amore, Double Bass and Bodhrán
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Contrabajissimo
Swiss Premiere of the arrangement by Lars Schaper
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Histoire du Tango
for Violin, Clarinet, Piano and Double Bass
I. Bordello 1900
II. Café 1930
III. Nightclub 1960
Swiss Premiere of the arrangement by Akos Hoffmann
Musicians
Piano: Sergei Redkin, Caspar Vos
Violin: Markus Fleck, Abigel Kralik, Gwendolyn Masin, Peter Sheppard Skaerved
Viola: Garth Knox, Martin Moriarty, Razvan Popovici
Cello: Sandro Meszaros, Patrick Moriarty, Anton Spronk
Double Bass: Lars Schaper
Clarinet: Fabio di Casola
Bodhrán: David Brühlmann
Voice: Erika Stucky
Ticket price: CHF 60.–/50.–
Students/KulturLegi: CHF 15.–
Thursday, 4 May, 7:30 p.m. – Scherzligen Church
Lovers and Loss
18.30 p.m.
Pre-concert programme introduction and talk with Aregnaz Martirosyan, moderated by Marc Kilchenmann
György Ligeti (1823–2006)
Sonata
for Solo Cello
Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967)
Serenade
for 2 Violins und Viola
Premiere
Aregnaz Martirosyan (*1993)
Work for 7 Instruments
Commissioned by GAIA Music Festival
Premiere
Urs Peter Schneider (*1939)
Work for 7 Instruments
Commissioned by GAIA Music Festival
Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960)
String Trio in C Dur Opus 10 «Serenade»
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Romanian Folk Dances
Musicians
Violin: Abigel Kralik, Jiska Lambrecht, Gwendolyn Masin
Viola: Martin Moriarty, Markus Fleck, Razvan Popovici
Cello: Patrick Moriarty, Anton Spronk
Double Bass: Lars Schaper
Students of the Lucerne School of Music of the University of Applied Arts and Sciences
Oboe: Robert Abrahamyan
Bassoon:Carlo Golinelli
Violin: Marie Hasoňová, Asli Ayben Özdemir
Cello: Silvan Sterki, Isabel Castro
Piano: Artem Markaryan, Ana Velinovska
Director: Philipp Hutter
Ticket price: CHF 60.–/50.–
Students/KulturLegi: CHF 15.–
Children up to 12 years accompanied by an adult: CHF 5.–
Friday, 5 May, 7:30 p.m. — Hilterfingen Church
Unbounded Friendship
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano Trio Op. 101 in C minor
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
String Sextet in A minor Op. 48
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dances No. 17, 5, 4
Piano Four Hands
Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dance in E minor for String Quintet Op. 72, No. 2
Arrangement by Tony Kime
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 4 (“Dumky” Trio) Op. 90 in E minor
Musicians
Piano: Sergei Redkin, Caspar Vos
Violin: Abigel Kralik, Jiska Lambrecht, Gwendolyn Masin, Peter Sheppard Skaerved
Viola: Markus Fleck, Garth Knox
Cello: Leonard Elschenbroich, Patrick Moriarty, Anton Spronk
Double Bass: Lars Schaper
Ticket price: CHF 60.–/50.–
Students/KulturLegi: CHF 15.–
Children up to 12 years accompanied by an adult: CHF 5.–
Friday, 5 May, 22:30 p.m. — Restaurant Burehuus, Thun
Late Night
Saturday, 6 May, 7:30 p.m. — Yehudi Menuhin Forum, Berne
Adorned with Borrowed Plumes
18.00 p.m.
Public Aperitif for the concert audience
offered by Her Excellence Mrs Hedda Samson, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Switzerland
18.30 p.m.
Pre-concert programme introduction by Jörg Scheller
There is much talk of cultural appropriation (and indeed, exploitation) in recent years, but what about cultural appreciation?
Dr Jörg Scheller, professor of art history at the Zurich University of the Arts, journalist and musician, gives an introduction to this controversial topic in a pre-concert talk.
Emil Frey (1889–1946)
Small Slavic Suite Op. 38
for Piano Solo
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Piano Trio No. 39 ("Gypsy") in G major Hob. XV/25
Frank Martin (1890–1974)
Piano Trio on Popular Irish Melodies
George Gershwin (1898–1937) / Igor Frolov (1937–2013)
Concert fantasy on themes of "Porgy and Bess"
for Violin and Piano
Gwendolyn Masin, Caspar Vos
Interval
Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Overture on Hebrew Themes Op. 34
for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Musicians
Piano: Sergei Redkin, Caspar Vos
Violin: Markus Fleck, Abigel Kralik, Jiska Lambrecht, Gwendolyn Masin, Peter Sheppard Skærved
Viola: Razvan Popovici
Cello: Leonard Elschenbroich, Martin Moriarty, Anton Spronk
Clarinet: Fabio di Casola
Sunday, 7 May, 11:00 a.m. – Oberhofen Castle
Songs and Dances
Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959)
Three Madrigrals, H. 313
for Violin and Viola
Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Quintet Op. 39 in G minor
for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857)
Grand Sextet in E-flat major
for two Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano
Musicians
Piano: Sergei Redkin
Violin: Markus Fleck, Abigel Kralik, Jiska Lambrecht, Gwendolyn Masin
Viola: Martin Moriarty, Razvan Popovici
Cello: Sandro Meszaros
Double Bass: Lars Schaper
Clarinet: Fabio di Casola
Oboe: Selen Schaper
Ticket price incl. Prosecco-Apéro: CHF 75.–
Students/KulturLegi: CHF 15.–
Children up to 12 years accompanied by an adult: CHF 5.–
Sunday, 7 May, 6:00 p.m. – Hilterfingen Church
The Godfather
Anton Arensky (1861–1906)
String Quartet No 2, Op. 35 in A minor
Alexander Glasunow (1865–1936)
String Quintet in A major, Op. 39
Interval
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
String Sextet Op. 70 in D minor «Souvenir de Florence»
Musicians
Violin: Markus Fleck, Abigel Kralik, Jiska Lambrecht, Gwendolyn Masin
Viola: Martin Moriarty, Razvan Popovici
Cello: Leonard Elschenbroich, Patrick Moriarty, Anton Spronk
Ticket price: CHF 60.–/50.–
Students/KulturLegi: CHF 15.–
Children up to 12 years accompanied by an adult: CHF 5.–
Tuesday, 28 November 19:00 p.m. – Hochschule Luzern HSLU in cooperation with GAIA Music Festival
Lovers and Loss
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Klaviertrio Nr. 39, G-Dur, Hob. XV/25 (1795)
- Andante
- Poco adagio: Cantabile
- Rondo all’Ongarese: Presto
Marie Hasoňová, Violine; Silvan Sterki, Violoncello; Pierre Delignies Calderón, Klavier
Aregnaz Martirosyan (*1993)
«Retrospektive» für 7 Instrumente (2023)
Kompositionsauftrag des GAIA Musikfestival
Robert Abrahamyan, Oboe; Carlo Golinelli, Fagott; Marie Hasoňová, Violine; Asli Ayben Özdemir, Violine; Silvan Sterki, Violoncello; Isabel García Castro, Violoncello; Artem Markaryan, Klavier
Urs Peter Schneider (*1939)
«Vorwärts zu den Quellen» für 7 Instrumente (2022)
Kompositionsauftrag des GAIA Musikfestivals
Robert Abrahamyan, Oboe; Carlo Golinelli, Fagott; Marie Hasoňová, Violine; Asli Ayben Özdemir, Violine; Silvan Sterki, Violoncello; Isabel García Castro, Violoncello; Antonia Fischer, Klavier
Antonín Dvořák (1814–1904)
Klaviertrio Nr. 4, e-Moll, op. 90, «Dumky-Trio» (1891)
- Lento maestoso – Allegro quasi doppio movimento
- Poco adagio – Vivace non troppo
- Andante – Vivace non troppo
- Andante moderato quasi tempo di Marcia – Allegretto scherzando
- Allegro – Meno mosso quasi tempo primo
- Lento maestoso – Vivace quasi doppio movimento
Gwendolyn Masin; Violine; Isabel García Castro, Violoncello; Pierre Delignies Calderón, Klavier