The VFCO continues its 2025 residency at Schloss Elmau with a five-concert European tour led by Music Director Gábor Takács-Nagy. The tour opens in Lugano, Switzerland, with cellist Steven Isserlis as soloist, before travelling to Hungary — Gábor’s home country — for performances in Budapest, Pécs, Szeged and Debrecen. Renowned pianist Dezső Ránki will perform an all-Beethoven programme.
The full programme will be as follows :
1 December, Lugano
20:00
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy direction
Steven Isserlis cello
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 2
Bloch, From Jewish Life for cello and strings (arr. C. Palmer)
Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60
2 December, Pécs
19:00
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy direction
Dezső Ránki piano
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
4 December, Szeged
19:00
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy direction
Dezső Ránki piano
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
5 December, Debrecen
19:00
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy direction
Dezső Ránki piano
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
6 December, Budapest
19:30
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy direction
Dezső Ránki piano
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7