Dear Friends,
We are delighted to present the program for the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, which this year is entirely dedicated to the cello.
Every afternoon, the Gstaad Chapel will be filled with the talent of seven young cellists. Under the patronage of the great Clemens Hagen, they will benefit from his valuable advice in exclusive master classes. They will also have the privilege of performing “Molt,” a work composed especially for our festival by Sofia Avramidou, our resident composer.
For the opening concert, we are honored to welcome the renowned cellist Truls Mørk, who will perform the Schumann Concerto alongside the Les Siècles orchestra. The cello will also be celebrated by the masterful Mischa Maisky and Kian Soltani, as well as by the young Jeamin Han, who will be accompanied for this occasion by the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Christoph Koncz. Finally, the brilliant Jing Zhao will present the traditional Bach recital on Sunday morning at the church in Rougemont.
The festival will also feature other outstanding talents. We welcome violinists Augustin Hadelich, performing alongside the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and Charlie Siem, as well as indispensable pianists such as the legendary Martha Argerich, Mao Fujita, and Anastasia Voltchok.
To mark the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, the Trio Wanderer and the Quatuor Ébène will pay a moving tribute to his genius. The world of emotions will be further explored by the expressive baritone Benjamin Appl. Accompanied by Keigo Mukawa, he will transport us into Franz Schubert’s “Winterreise,” this melancholic masterpiece of German Romanticism.
The youngest audience members can look forward to the enchanting brushstrokes of Grégoire Pont. His live illustrations will transport them into the moonlight and to the top of the Eiffel Tower, accompanied by music by Claude Debussy, performed by Guillaume Bellom.
We look forward to seeing you again to experience the great moments of this intense week of music together.
