Events for November 8 - 16. January 2025

National Symphony Orchestra: Season Opening Gala Concert Yunchan Lim plays Mel Bonis: Three Danses: Pavane; Sarabande; Bourrée Concert Hall Prepare yourself for a night of glamor and romance as classical music’s newest rock star Yunchan Lim performs one of the world’s greatest masterpieces, Rachmaninoff’s sweeping Piano Concerto No. 2. Experience Lim’s electrifying NSO debut at this dynamic concert that also features Ravel’s lyrical La Valse and Carlos Simon’s celebratory Four Black American Dances. The NSO’s magnificent new season officially begins! Prepare yourself for a night of glamor and romance as classical music’s newest rock star Yunchan Lim performs one of the world’s greatest masterpieces, Rachmaninoff’s sweeping Piano Concerto No. 2. Hailed as a “one-in-a-million talent” (Dallas Morning News) with “the potential to become a once-in-generation pianist” (The New Yorker), Lim became the youngest Gold Award winner at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Competition. Experience his electrifying NSO debut at this dynamic concert that also features Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon’s celebratory Four Black American Dances.

Orchestre:                     Residentie Orkest Performance Date:  04.10.2024 Conductor:                  Jan Willem de Vriend

Orchestra:                             Orchestre Lamoureux performance date:                     06th October 2024

Emilie Mayer Sinfonie f-Moll Dirigentin: Nefeli Chadouli Solist: David Tobin 12.10.2024 Gustav-Adolf-Kirche Charlottenburg 13.10.2024 Zwinglikirche Friedrichshain

Emilie Mayer Sinfonie f-Moll Dirigentin: Nefeli Chadouli Solist: David Tobin 12.10.2024 Gustav-Adolf-Kirche Charlottenburg 13.10.2024 Zwinglikirche Friedrichshain

Program Fanny Mendelssohn Overture in C major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto no 21 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no 4 Conductor and soloist Sunwook Kim Mozart's piano concertos hold a unique place in music history. They rank among Mozart's most personal works, in which he reached previously unknown heights of inspiration, originality and inventiveness. At the same time, they shaped people's ideas of what a piano concerto could achieve, creating the prototype that Beethoven and others who followed looked to when experimenting with the form. This concert features one of Mozart's most celebrated piano concertos, the bright and lucid No. 21 in C major, which gained immense popularity in the late 20th century after its graceful second movement was featured in the Swedish film "Elvira Madigan" in 1967. South Korean pianist Sunwook Kim will be performing on the piano and directing the orchestra from the keyboard, in the same manner as Mozart himself did when he premiered the work in Vienna in 1785. Sunwook Kim has long established himself as one of the foremost pianists of his generation. He won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 at just 18 years old, becoming its youngest winner in 40 years. ...

Thu 24.10. 19:30 Classical Abo Plus Star composers of the Romantic era Philippe Herreweghe conducts Mayer and Mendelssohn This concert promises an experience in a class of its own. The pioneering Belgian conductor and leading expert in historical performance practice Philippe Herreweghe has a deep knowledge of German Romantic music and, as a trained psychiatrist, also understands its profound effect on the listener. Felix Mendelssohn wrote his brilliant first symphony at the tender age of fifteen. As a teenager, he already possessed a mastery that can only be compared to the genius of Mozart. As a celebrated pianist, Mendelssohn played his second piano concerto in D minor to great acclaim throughout Europe. In his highly nuanced interpretation of this masterpiece, the French keyboard magician Bertrand Chamayou enchants the audience with breathtaking technical brilliance and great musical poetry.  

Basel Chamber Orchestra Philippe Herreweghe Conductor Bertrand Chamayou Piano Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor op. 40 MWV O 11 Symphony No. 1 in C minor op. 11 MWV N 13 Emilie Mayer Symphony No. 5 in F minor Organizer Hochuli Konzert AG Celebrated as “one of the few stars of the early music scene”, conductor Philippe Herreweghe has long since developed a repertoire that extends far beyond the boundaries of the Baroque. His recordings of Romantic works have been awarded prestigious prizes. Herreweghe returns to Zurich with another concert of his Mendelssohn cycle with the Basel Chamber Orchestra, bringing French pianist Bertrand Chamayou with him. Our classical concerts in Zug also aim to bring forgotten treasures back to life. Emilie Mayer, for example, was the most famous composer of the Romantic era and was revered throughout Europe as the “female Beethoven”. Her self-confident independence caused both consternation and admiration. Her impetuous Symphony in F minor is the culmination of her rich musical output and invites us to further explore female creativity in the 19th century.