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Start of the church concert series: With drums and trumpets
"Rejoice, exult, praise these days" are the words of the opening chorus of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Christmas Oratorio", where dance rhythms meet virtuosity. Klosters Music is starting the new year 2025 with this momentum: Immanuel Richter and his colleagues will open the new church concert series on 4th January 2025. Georg Rudiger asked him a few questions.
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Church concert series: Tickets available now
With the new format of the church concert series in St Jacob’s Church, Klosters Music is expanding its programme throughout the year. The Goll organ, a valuable musical treasure in Klosters, will be heard in very different sound combinations, solo or with instrumental or vocal music. The opening year 2025 is dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach.
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“I like to get things moving”
Franziska von Arb is the chief executive of Klosters Music and she is not only responsible for the finances, but she is also the one who plans and organises the concerts. Georg Rudiger spoke to her about her ideas for expanding the festival, a more sophisticated family concert and the invited artists Andreas Ottensamer and Augustin Hadelich.
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Klosters Music Summer Festival 2025
The violinist Augustin Hadelich (Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto) and the two pianists Piotr Anderszewski (Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1) and Nikolai Luganski (Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2) are leading musicians who will be appearing for the first time at the festival. Sir András Schiff returns to Klosters with two piano recitals.
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Opening concert 4 January 2025
This queen of instruments will take on an almost majestic splendour this evening in combination with drums and trumpets, in George Friedrich Händel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks". Immanuel Richter, Huw Morgan and Jon Flurin Buchli from the Basel Symphony Orchestra will present the trumpet in its many facets; Alex Wäber, solo drummer in the Basel Chamber Orchestra, will really get the music swinging with his dynamic beats and twirls.
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The opening concert to re-listen to on SRF 2 Kultur
The opening of Klosters Music was celebrated with a brilliant concert by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen under the direction of Maxim Emelyanychev to standing ovations in the sold-out concert hall of the Arena Klosters. You can listen to the concert from 21 August, 8.00 pm, onwards on SRF 2 Kultur on the programme "Weltklasse".
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Klosters Music 2024
We want to express our sincere thanks to the numerous visitors, the artists, the volunteers, the patrons, the supporting institutions and foundations, especially the community of Klosters, the Klosters Cultural Fund, the Evangelical Reformed Parish of Klosters and the Canton of Graubünden, as well as to all those who have contributed to the wonderful success of Klosters Music.
Impressions 2024
«AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…»
Von den Fanfaren aus «Ben Hur» bis zum gewaltigen, von 5 Schlagzeugern befeuerten «Imperial March» aus «Star Wars» reichte das Abschlusskonzert «And the Oscar goes to...», das im ausverkauften Konzertsaal der Arena Klosters mit stehenden Ovationen gefeiert wurde. Unter der Leitung von Kevin Griffiths, der auch charmant durch den Abend führte, bot das über 70-köpfige City Light Symphony Orchestra ein Filmmusikkonzert der Extraklasse.
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IMPERIAL ENCOUNTERS
«Leuchtende Vorbilder» hiess der Titel des vorletzten Konzertes von Klosters Music, bei dem die Musik von Tschaikowsky mit der seines Idols Mozart und die von Brahms mit der seines Vorbildes Schumann in Verbindung trat.
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DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN
Als Liedbegleiter konnte man Sir András Schiff bei Klosters Music noch nie erleben. Der Liederabend mit Franz Schuberts Zyklus «Die schöne Müllerin», exklusiv in der Schweiz, wurde zu einem Höhepunkt des Festivals. Das lag aber nicht nur an Schiffs Begleitkunst am historischen Hammerflügel.
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INTO THE DEPTHS
Einen ganzen Schubert-Abend hatte Sir András Schiff angekündigt. Aber das Rezital begann der Pianist mit der Aria aus den «Goldbergvariationen» von Johann Sebastian Bach, weil man jeden Tag mit der Musik von Bach beginnen müsse, wie er im Anschluss dem Publikum in der Kirche St. Jakob erklärte.
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BLUE SKIES
Auch wenn es draussen regnete - drinnen im Konzertsaal der Arena Klosters waren beim umjubelten Auftritt von Thomas Hampson und dem Janoska Ensemble «Blue Skies» angesagt. Bereits der Eröffnungssong von Irving Berlin aus dem Jahr 1926 brachte Stimmung und viel Energie ins Publikum.
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Enthusiasm and strong emotions
Mit zwei fulminanten, mit stehenden Ovationen bedachten Konzerten der Deutschen Kammerpilharmonie Bremen unter der temperamentvollen Leitung von Maxim Emelyanychev hat die sechste Ausgabe von Klosters Music begonnen. Die zweite Festivalhälfte bietet ganz unterschiedliche Besetzungen und eine grosse stilistische Bandbreite – vom Liederabend bis zum Filmmusikkonzert, vom Klavierrezital bis zum Sinfoniekonzert.
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VOM PANORAMA ZUM TRIPTYCHON
Der Abend mit dem Titel «Vom Panorama zum Triptychon» verband Bilder von Giovanni Segantini mit einer Einführung in das Werk durch seine Enkelin Gioconda Leykauf-Segantini und Liedern von Gustav Mahler. Die Naturliebe und eine tiefe Melancholie prägten sowohl den Mahler als auch den Komponisten, die sich allerdings nie persönlich kennengelernt hatten.
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TINO FLAUTINO AND THE TOMCAT LEO
Das Familienkonzert gab es bereits zum zweiten Mal bei Klosters Music.
Wieder waren die Kinder auf Matten und Turnbänkli ganz nah dabei, um dem virtuosen Flötenspiel von Maurice Steger und der von Nikolaus Schmid erzählten Geschichte um ein verlorenes Notenblatt zu lauschen Die Bühne war im Konzertsaal der Arena Klosters seitlich aufgebaut.
CON PASSIONE!
Nach zwei sinfonischen Konzerten mit viel romantischer Musik im Konzertsaal der Arena Klosters brachte der Montagabend eine ganz neue Farbe ins Festival. Maurice Steger beglückte mit seiner Flötenkunst und Musik aus dem 17. und 18. Jahrhundert das Publikum. Und hatte mit dem La Cetra Barockorchester Basel eine herausragende musikalische «Barockband» dabei.
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NATIONS & EMPIRES
Er sei ganz begeistert von der Natur in Klosters, sagte Jan Lisiecki, nachdem er bei seinem Debüt wie ein Rockstar gefeiert wurde. Und bedankte sich mit einer ganz lyrischen Zugabe, der Arietta von Edvard Grieg, beim begeisterten Publikum. Zuvor hatte der Kanadier gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie Bremen unter der Leitung von Maxim Emelyanychev eine denkwürdige, tiefgründige, die Extreme auslotende Interpretation von Griegs Klavierkonzert geboten. Voller Spannung und perfekt ausbalanciert.
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Opening Concert: CROSSING CONTINENTS
Mit einem fulminanten Konzert der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie Bremen unter der Leitung von Maxim Emelyanychev, das mit stehenden Ovationen im ausverkauften Konzertsaal der Arena Klosters gefeiert wurde, ist Klosters Music eröffnet worden. Alina Ibragimova entdeckte neue Welten in Mozarts Violinkonzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, Dvořáks Sinfonie «Aus der neuen Welt» wechselte zwischen höchster Dramatik und berührender Intimität im Largo.
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All ready to go!
Never before have as many tickets been sold in advance as this year.
The 6th edition of Klosters Music (27 July to 4 August 2024) with ten concerts promises to be a complete success. The varied festival programme also includes a family concert, a talk about Giovanni Segantini, a painter from the Canton of Graubünden (accompanied by Mahler songs) and an evening of film music.
On the trail of Romanticism
From a piano concerto with a folkloristic character to the musical fairytale world of "Swan Lake" - two varied symphony concerts with exceptional works and masters of their craft (Jan Lisiecki, piano and Ben Goldscheider, horn)
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Howling coyotes and shining armour
The closing concert of Klosters Music "And the Oscar goes to ..." on August 4 at 5 pm in the concert hall of the Arena Klosters offers plenty of excitement and great emotions. Some sequences of Oscar-winning films such as "Atonement" or "Dances with Wolves" can also be seen. City Light Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Kevin Griffiths, evokes memories of moving cinematic experiences.
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Giovanni Segantini / Gustav Mahler and Christian Bolt
As a highlight of this year's art and music event on 31 July, we are delighted to welcome Gioconda Leykauf-Segantini as a guest speaker at Atelier Bolt. The Segantini/Mahler evening continues in the exhibition, which is open until 23 August.
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“Classical music has been a natural part of my life from an early age”
Conductor Christoph Koncz can be heard together with horn player Ben Goldscheider and the Münchener Kammerorchester on 3 August at 7 pm in the concert hall of the Arena Klosters.
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“Film music creates the emotional narrative”
David Whelton is not only a great music lover, but also a passionate cinephile. At the film concert with the City Light Symphony Orchestra under conductor Kevin Griffiths on 4 August the artistic direcctor will be able to combine both passions. Georg Rudiger asked him a few questions.
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Exclusive: Nuria Rial in a short interview
"Begegnungen. People and Places" is the motto of Klosters Music in 2024. In a short series, we ask our artists for their thoughts on this. Soprano Nuria Rial can be heard together with Maurice Steger and the La Cetra Barockorchester Basel on 29 July at 7 pm ("Con Passione!") in St. Jacob’s Church in Klosters.
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“Playing the horn is my dream”
Ben Goldscheider is the soloist in Mozart's 4th Horn Concerto in E flat major KV 495, which is on the Klosters Music programme for the concert with the Munich Chamber Orchestra on 3 August. Georg Rudiger spoke to the affable Englishman about daily practice, his beginnings in an English brass band and Mozart's ingenuity.
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Tino Flautino and Tomcat Leo
Maurice Steger (recorder & conductor) and Nikolaus Schmid (narrator) are the leading lights at this year's family concert on 30 July (5 pm) in the concert hall of Arena Klosters.
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Barbara Gabrielli elected to the Foundation Board of Klosters Music
At its last meeting, the Foundation Board of the Foundation Art & Music, Klosters, (Klosters Music) elected Mag. phil. EMBE HSG Barbara Gabrielli to the Foundation Board as of 1 August 2024.
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“Only in complete silence can I truly recharge”
Jan Lisiecki has just given two outstanding concerts at the Berliner Philharmoniker's Easter Festival in the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. The 29-year-old exceptionally talented Canadian has long since become a mature pianist who nevertheless exudes a great deal of youthful energy in his profound interpretations. On 28 July 2024, Lisiecki will play Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in Klosters.
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Series: Places in music (4)
Musicologist Georg Rudiger introduces some of the places that are significant for certain works performed in Klosters. Today: Norway, the home of the composer Edvard Grieg (Piano Concerto in A minor op. 16)
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Exclusive: A brief interview with the Janoska Ensemble
«Begegnungen. People and Places» is the motto of Klosters Music in 2024.
In a short series, we ask our artists what they think about it.
Series: Places in music (3)
Musicologist Georg Rudiger introduces some of the places that are important for certain works performed in Klosters. Today: "Tin Pan Alley" in New York, the birthplace of the "Great American Songbook".
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“A song is always an island”
Thomas Hampson, one of the most famous singers of all time, is coming to Klosters Music to perform songs together with the Janoska Ensemble from the "Great American Songbook". Georg Rudiger spoke to the American baritone about his connection with Switzerland, musical spontaneity and what playing tennis has to do with singing.
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«Music unlimited» meets «Sports unlimited» with Maurice Steger
Recorder player and conductor Maurice Steger skis just as swiftly and skilfully as he plays the recorder! Franziska von Arb was on the slopes of Klosters with him - the result is a delightful conversation about the connection between nature, sport and music. And a recorder intermezzo couldn't be missed either.
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Programme adjustment: Friday, 2 August 2024, “Into the Depths II” (7.30 pm)
Instead of giving a second recital, Sir András Schiff will perform Franz Schubert's song cycle "Die schöne Müllerin" together with tenor Julian Prégardien on 2 August 2024 at 7.30 pm. Ticket holders have been informed separately.
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Musical splendour – Klosters in summer: “The place to be”
The numerous advance ticket reservations are raising high expectations. Advance sales have now started for the sixth edition of Klosters Music (27 July – 4 August 2024). This summer, the classical music festival will once again bring together important symphonic music with first-class performers.
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Series: Places in music (2)
Musicologist Georg Rudiger presents some of the places that are important for certain works performed in Klosters: this time the Karelia Suite op. 11 by Jean Sibelius. Karelia is a historical landscape in north-east Europe between the Baltic Sea and the White Sea with 25,000 rivers and 60,000 lakes, which has always been divided between Sweden, Russia and Finland.
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“I always wanted to be a conductor”
Maxim Emelyanychev has already conducted the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Now the Russian is celebrating his debut with Klosters Music on the opening weekend with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Georg Rudiger spoke to him about the appeal of chamber orchestras, his approach to Mozart and his conducting debut at the age of twelve.
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Series: Places in music
"Begegnungen. People and Places" is the motto of Klosters Music 2024,
and musicologist Georg Rudiger introduces some of the places that are important for certain works performed in Klosters. It starts with Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" by Antonín Dvořák.
The freedom of music
The Janoska Ensemble will accompany the charismatic baritone Thomas Hampson on the National Day as he interprets well-known songs and jazz ballads from the "Great American Songbook".
In the recently released film "Die Freiheit der Musik" on 3sat.de, you have the opportunity to find out more about the Janoska Ensemble and immerse yourself in their virtuosity.
Klosters Music 2024: Begegnungen. People and Places
Following its successful anniversary edition in 2023, Klosters Music is eagerly anticipating its sixth festival from 27 July to 4 August 2024 with ten very different first-class concerts. Six artists – Thomas Hampson, Jan Lisiecki, Maxim Emelyanychev, Alina Ibragimova, Ben Goldscheider and Christoph Koncz – are celebrating their Klosters debut.
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A Celebration of Masterpieces
Experience the alpine mountains and the best of classical music at the same time with Klosters Music.
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An integral part of the musical landscape
Before the programme is published, Georg Rudiger spoke to Artistic Director David Whelton about the significant growth in the audience, upcoming programme highlights and Klosters Music's recipe for success.
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Klosters Music 2024
Thomas Hampson, the great American baritone, is coming to Klosters Music in 2024 performing the “American Songbook” with the inimitable Janoska Ensemble. On the opening weekend “Voyagers of discovery”, the theme for 2024, will bring together the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.
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Change in the Foundation Board of Klosters Music
The Foundation Board of the Foundation Art & Music, Klosters decided on the 2024 festival programme at its meeting on 20 October 2023. At the same time they said goodbye to two members of the Foundation Board and a new member was elected.
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Congratulations: Orchestra of the Year 2023
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen wins the Gramophone Classical Music Award "Orchestra of the Year 2023" for the first Haydn CD "London Symphonies" with principal conductor Paavo Järvi!
We are happy to congratulate them and look forward to opening Klosters Music 2024 with this first-class orchestra next summer.
“Beauty and Fragility” on SRF 2 Kultur
The concert "Beauty and Fragility" from August 3, 2023 will be broadcast on August 14 at 8 pm in the program "Weltklasse" on SRF 2 Kultur. The program features Antonio Vivaldi, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Johann Sebastian Bach with Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Magali Mosnier (flute), Martin Klett (harpsichord) and the Kammerakademie Potsdam.
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Record attendance and standing ovations
The fifth edition of Klosters Music ("Longing for nature. Musical Landscapes") came to an end with an impressive two-and-a-half-hour piano recital by Sir András Schiff.
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Many thanks
Klosters Music 2023 was a glorious celebration of music with inspirational performances by outstanding musicians, enjoyed by audiences from all over the world.
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At the Still Point of the Turning World
The title of the final concert of Klosters Music on 6 August with Sir András Schiff is "At the still point of the turning world". In music, silence resembles an empty vessel that is filled with sounds and thoughts.
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Distant Landscapes
Sharon Kam played the Clarinet Concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of fifteen with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta.
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Stradivarius Trio
The Stradivari Foundation Habisreutinger, based in St. Gallen, owns a total of six instruments, making it the largest private Stradivari collection in Europe. Three of them can be heard at the "Funkenschlag" concert on 4 August.
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The Four Seasons
Arabella Steinbacher was a guest in Klosters last year with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and thrilled the audience with a profound interpretation of Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto. On 3 August 2023, she will perform Antonio Vivaldi's well-known concert cycle "The Four Seasons" with the Kammerakademie Potsdam
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Celestial Fanfares
The concert by Immanuel Richter (trumpet) and Rudolf Lutz (organ) in St. Jacob’s Church brings royal splendour, as the programme includes several pieces of coronation music, such as the Trumpet Voluntaries by John Stanley and Henry Purcell and "Eternal Source of Light Divine".
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Silent film classics on the National Day
"Cinema Paradiso" and "Singin' in the rain" have ensured a sold-out Arena Klosters in recent years. In 2023, Klosters Music offers three silent film classics by Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy (Dick & Doof) and Buster Keaton with live music on National Day.
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Reading: The Red Diamond
Thomas Hürlimann, born in Zug in 1950, is one of the most important contemporary German-language authors and has received many awards including the Jean Paul Prize and the Gottfried Keller Prize of the Bodmer Foundation.
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Joseph Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation”
Never before has a choir been a guest at Klosters Music, never before has an oratorio been performed at the festival. Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" is a special highlight in the festival's history.
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All set for the opening
All the preparations have been finalised to make the 5th edition of Klosters Music (29 July to 6 August 2023) a great success. Advance ticket sales are exceeding all expectations.
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Exclusive: Hansueli Roth, President of the municipality Klosters
«Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes» is the motto of Klosters Musik 2023. So far, we have asked our artists in a short series what they think about it. Today we put the questions to Hansueli Roth.
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How to program coronation music?
Our Artistic Director, David Whelton, was responsible for the music program at the coronation of King Charles III this spring.
How do you combine royal pageant tradition with modern life?
“No one could love the countryside as much as I do”
As part of our “Nature in Music” series, today Georg Rudiger is taking a closer listen to Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, also known as the “Pastorale”.
“We can understand Beethoven better if we see him as a man in whom external nature was fully personified”, writes Anton Schindler, Beethoven’s secretary and first biographer.
“Music Unlimited” meets “Sports Unlimited” – Spectacular interview with Julie Fuchs
"On stage, I feel quite free." - At the beginning of June, we had the pleasure of welcoming soprano Julie Fuchs (opening concert: Joie de Vivre on July 29) for a special interview.
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Exclusive sound with exceptional instruments
Enjoy the Stradivarius Trio can at Klosters Music in the "Funkenschlag" concert with works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Ernest von Dohnányi. Rolf Habisreutinger (1908-1991) actually wanted to become a professional cellist. But his father persuaded him to take over the textile company. As a consolation he was given a Guarneri cello as a gift - his passion for collecting exceptional string instruments was kindled.
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Exclusive: violinist Veronika Eberle, violist Antoine Tamestit and cellist Sol Gabetta in a short interview
In a short series, we ask our artists what they think about our motto "Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes"
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The creation
At the beginning, a big bang: a single, cutting note in the whole orchestra, which is further hardened by the timpani roll. Then muted strings intensify the uncertainty with chromaticism and dissonance. "The description of chaos" is what Joseph Haydn called the effective beginning of his three-part oratorio "The Creation".
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Exclusive: Giovanni Antonini, conductor
In a short series, we ask our artists what they think about our motto "Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes"
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In the heart of the action
Klosters Music presents a family concert for the first time in the old school building – the "Carnival of the Animals". Camille Saint-Saëns composed the "Carnival of the Animals" with a house concert in mind. The "great zoological fantasy", as he humorously called this work for instrumental ensemble and two pianos.
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Exclusive: Conductor Kevin Griffiths
In a short series, we ask our artists what they think about our motto "Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes"
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Waves and spatial sound
In our series "Nature in Music", Georg Rudiger listens a little more closely: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's concert overture "The Hebrides" op. 26. Travelling broadens the mind. And leaves lasting impressions of nature, as can be heard in Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's music.
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Gentle and intimate, sassy and spirited
Sharon Kam says she is just like the clarinet. The German-Israeli clarinettist, born in Haifa in 1971, will play Mozart's famous clarinet concerto in Klosters on 5 August 2023 in place of Andreas Ottensamer. Georg Rudiger spoke with her about her musical beginnings in Israel, winning the ARD Music Competition and about a very special instrument.
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“Distant Landscapes”: Sharon Kam to replace Andreas Ottensamer
Andreas Ottensamer, with great regret, has to withdraw from his performance in Klosters with Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. In his place, we are very pleased to welcome the brilliant Sharon Kam, one of the world’s leading clarinet soloists.
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Julie Fuchs about her singing technique
In the latest edition of KlickKlack – the music magazine on BR Klasisk with Sol Gabetta – French opera singer Julie Fuchs gives us insights into her singing technique.
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Exclusive: a short interview with violinist Arabella Steinbacher
"Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes" is the theme of Klosters Music 2023. We asked our artists for their thoughts on this.
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Klosters Music presents an additional event (31.7.)
The Swiss writer Thomas Hürlimann will be a guest at the upcoming festival, where he will present and read individual passages from his latest, critically acclaimed work "The Red Diamond" in a conversation with the dramaturge and translator Fedora Wesseler.
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Chirping birds and rumbling thunderstorms
In our new series "Nature in Music", Georg Rudiger takes a closer look. Today: Antonio Vivaldi's "Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)".
"Spring has come, the birds welcome it joyously with cheerful song and the streams flow with gentle babbling in the softly blowing zephyr winds", writes Antonio Vivaldi in the first stanza of his sonnet "Spring", which precedes Opus 8/1 with the same name.
Exclusive: the artistic director David Whelton in a short interview
"Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes" is the theme of Klosters Music 2023. We asked our artists for their thoughts on this.
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Looking forward to the anniversary edition
Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" (30 July) with the Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Basel Chamber Orchestra (conductor: Giovanni Antonini) brings this year's festival motto "Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes" to life. For artistic director David Whelton, it was important to arrange this special work with an exceptional cast for the fifth anniversary: "Five years after it was established, Klosters Music is a remarkable festival with international appeal. In the words of conductor Pablo Heras-Casado: 'A real jewel!'"
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Triple Bill
Film concerts with live music have become a firm favourite at Klosters Music. This year, the festival is dedicated to three classics of the silent film era by Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Laurel & Hardy. "Music is essential in silent films to create emotionality and to accompany the story being told," says Artistic Director David Whelton.
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Spirit of optimism
Klosters Music celebrates its fifth anniversary at the opening concert with soprano Julie Fuchs and the Camerata Salzburg. The New Year's Eve celebrations are only a few weeks behind us. As the champagne corks pop and people wish their nearest and dearest a happy new year, they look to the future with joy and confidence.
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Klosters Music 2023:
The programme of the five year anniversary of Klosters Music is an homage to the landscape in and around Klosters. Joseph Haydn’s powerful oratorio “The Creation” meets Antonio Vivaldi’s famous violin concertos “The Four Seasons”. Ludwig van Beethoven’s 6th Symphony ("Pastorale") is in the same programme as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's concert overture “The Hebrides”. For artistic director David Whelton, however, the reference to nature goes deeper. “The motto Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes also describes the personal feelings of the audience and the artists when they experience the magnificent Alpine panorama in Klosters”.
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Julie Fuchs about the longing of nature
"Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes" is the theme of Klosters Music 2023. We asked our artists for their thoughts on this.
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The music gift
Klosters Music wishes you a Happy New Year 2023! Give your loved ones moments and memories with music. Vouchers can be ordered via info@klosters-music.ch or by phone +41 76 561 21 58.
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Portrait, Heinz Brand, President Art & Music, Klosters Foundation
Heinz Brand has lived in Klosters since a child. As president of the Art & Music, Klosters Foundation, the experienced lawyer and politician has played a major role in the success of Klosters Music. In an interview with Georg Rudiger, he reflects, reveals his favourite places in nature and ventures an outlook.
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Advent window Klosters Music
On Sunday, 11 December 2022, we will open our Advent window at Landstrasse 177. We warmly invite you to make a detour to us during your evening walk. We look forward to talking to you over a small pre-Christmas aperitif between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. You can also find out more about the programme and the artists of Klosters Music 2023. "Sehnsucht Natur. Musical Landscapes" - the 5th anniversary is a tribute to the beautiful landscape in and around Klosters.