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PASTORALE DI NATALE - WEIHNACHTSKONZERT
Participants
- Barbara Auer speaker
- Johanna Rosa Falkinger soprano
- Ensemble 1700
- Dorothee Oberlinger conducting & recorder
Programme
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G minor, Op. 6
Alessandro Marcello
Concerto in D minor, S Z799
Alessandro Scarlatti
Cantata “O di Betlemme altera povertà”
Francisco Soto de Langa
Lauda “L’unico Figlio”
Giovanni Antonio Guido
“L’Hyver” from Scherzi armonici sopra le quattro stagioni dell’anno
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 11 in C major, Op. 44, RV 443
Alfonso Maria de Liguori
Tu scendi dalle stelle
Johann Christoph Pez
Concerto pastorale in F major
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PASTORALE DI NATALE - WEIHNACHTSKONZERT
Participants
- Barbara Auer speaker
- Johanna Rosa Falkinger soprano
- Ensemble 1700
- Dorothee Oberlinger conducting & recorder
Programme
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G minor, Op. 6
Alessandro Marcello (1673–1747)
Concerto in D minor, S Z799
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725)
Cantata “O di Betlemme altera povertà”
Francisco Soto de Langa (1534–1619)
Lauda “L’unico Figlio”
Giovanni Antonio Guido (1675–1728)
“L’Hyver” from Scherzi armonici sopra le quattro stagioni dell’anno
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Concerto No. 11 in C major, Op. 44, RV 443
Alfonso Maria de Liguori (1696–1787)
Tu scendi dalle stelle
Johann Christoph Pez (1664–1716)
Concerto pastorale in F major
Subject to change
BACH UND TRIOSONATEN
Participants
- Emmanuel Pahud flute
- Charlotte Spruit violin
- Luka Coetzee cello
- Benjamin Alard harpsichord
Programme
OVERTURE
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Selection of Inventions
MAIN PART
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Sonata No. 3 in G major, BWV 1038 for flute, violin and basso continuo
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527
Sonata in G major, BWV 1039 for two flutes and basso continuo
Trio Sonata in C minor from “The Musical Offering”, BWV 1079
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BEATRICE RANA - MASKEN UND FIGUREN
Participants
- Beatrice Rana piano
Programme
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Études, Book I
INTERMISSION
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Nocturne in F-sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Scherzo
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THE CELLO SAMBA TRIO
Participants
- Jaques Morelenbaum cello
- Rafael Barata percussion
- Lula Galvão Guitar
Programme
Brazilian cellist Jaques Morelenbaum and his trio trace a musical arc through the history of bossa nova — from its roots to the present day. Alongside works of their own, the programme features classics by Jobim, Gilberto, Veloso, and others, as well as music by a new generation of composers.
A tribute to Antônio Carlos Jobim, the founder of bossa nova, on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2027.
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BEETHOVEN IM DUO „SAITENWEISE CELLO & KLAVIER II“
Participants
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Martin Helmchen piano
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
Conclusion of the complete Beethoven cycle
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CHRISTIAN GERHAHER - ABENDRÖTHE
Participants
- Christian Gerhaher Baritone
- Gerold Huber piano
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Selected Songs
Manfred Trojahn (*1949)
Abendröthe (Eleven Songs on Texts by Friedrich Schlegel)
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COHEN & AVISHAI
Participants
- Avishai Cohen trumpet
- Yonathan Avishai piano
Programme
Avishai Cohen is regarded as a defining innovator of contemporary jazz. In duo with his childhood friend Yonathan Avishai, he continually reimagines jazz standards in a style that is intimate, free, and deeply expressive.
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Concerti Brillanti: STURM UND GLANZ
Participants
- Alexandra Kahrer cello
- Itamar Carmeli piano
- European Orchestra Academy
Programme
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Sinfonia in B minor, RV 169 “Al Santo Sepolcro”
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
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BACH UND WOHLTEMPERIERTES KLAVIER
Participants
- Hana Chang violin
- Angela Hewitt piano
Programme
PRELUDE
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Preludes and Fugues from “The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II”
INTERLUDE
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
POSTLUDE
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
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