Programme - Verbier Festival

Wednesday

16.07

mainstage

OPENING CEREMONY

Between Switzerland and Bohemia, this concert brings together nostalgic traditional songs and gypsy virtuosity, and is performed by Swiss musical masters of all generations, making the Verbier Festival one of the standard-bearers of national culture.

Wednesday 16 July 2025 19:00 to 20:15 — Salle des Combins

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Thursday

17.07

mainstage

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piano

JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET

Complete works for solo piano of Ravel - Concert 1

2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel's birth. It will also be more than twenty years since Jean-Efflam Bavouzet immortalized the composer’s piano works in a flamboyant complete discography, which he reproduces here live in two marathon concerts.

Thursday 17 July 2025 11:00 to 13:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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piano

JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET

Complete works for solo piano of Ravel - Concert 2

2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Ravel's birth. It will also be more than twenty years since Jean-Efflam Bavouzet immortalized his piano works in a flamboyant complete discography, which he reproduces here live in two marathon concerts.

Thursday 17 July 2025 15:30 to 16:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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Opening Concert

VFO / BARBARA HANNIGAN

Berlioz, Haydn, Rodgers, Copland

Barbara Hannigan opens the Festival and draws us into her all-encompassing universe between Europe and North America, from song to dance, and from Haydn to musical comedy.

Thursday 17 July 2025 18:30 to 20:15 — Salle des Combins

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Friday

18.07

mainstage

harp

TJASHA GAFNER

Tournier, Bach, Haydn, Renié, Chertok

First Prize winner of the Munich ARD Competition, 25 year-old Tjasha Gafner is the embodiment of the French harp revival. For Verbier, she has put together a programme with the scent of fairy tales and legends, with heady, fantastic sounds, from Bach to Pearl Chertok and from Haydn to Henriette Renié and Marcel Tournier.

Friday 18 July 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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ballet

BÉJART BALLET LAUSANNE

Stravinsky, Strauss, Beethoven, J. Strauss, Mozart, Offenbach…

This show invites us to rediscover some of Maurice Béjart's iconic choreographies, and to explore the vision of Julien Favreau, the new Artistic Director of Béjart Ballet, for the aptly named “Béjart et nous”.

Friday 18 July 2025 18:30 to 20:30 — Salle des Combins

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guitar

THIBAUT GARCIA

Barrios Mangoré, Chopin, Paganini, Beethoven

Thibaut Garcia and Agustín Barrios Mangoré: yesterday's guitar meets today's, in a tribute to the man who opened up new horizons for the classical guitar by blending traditional Paraguayan music with lyricism typical from Chopin’s or Schumann’s music.

Friday 18 July 2025 19:30 to 21:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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Le Cinéma

FRANCESCO TRISTANO

Bach & Beyond: A Dialogue Between Past and Present

Francesco Tristano, a pianist and sound artist, reimagines classical music for modern ears. With Bach & Beyond, he dives into the world of Bach, weaving together intricate keyboard virtuosity with bold electronic textures. His latest recording, Bach: The 6 Partitas, shot to the top of the Apple Music Classical charts, proving that centuries-old music still has the power to surprise. Whether at the piano or behind his synths, Tristano plays with time, structure, and rhythm, creating a sonic playground where Baroque meets the beats of today.

Friday 18 July 2025 21:30 to 23:00 — cinéma de verbier

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Saturday

19.07

mainstage

piano

EKATERINA BONYUSHKINA

Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Kapustin

It was at the age of 22 that Beethoven set foot in Vienna, establishing his reputation as a virtuoso pianist. It is also the age of Ekaterina Bonyushkina, 2024 alumna of the Verbier Festival Academy, who reunites with us for a recital devoted to German Romantic music and the jazzy Variations by Ukrainian pianist Nikolai Kapustin.

Saturday 19 July 2025 11:00 to 12:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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violin

VFCO / GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY / KRISTÓF BARÁTI

Shor, Paganini, Brahms

Since his victory at the Paganini Competition in 2010, violinist Kristóf Baráti has been a force to be reckoned with. In addition to Paganini's Second Concerto, which includes the famous ‘Campanella’, he plunges here into Alexey Shor's world of Mozartian refinement. Brahms's final Symphony completes the programme.

Saturday 19 July 2025 18:30 to 20:45 — Salle des Combins

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piano

SERGEI BABAYAN

Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Ponce, Rachmaninoff, Kreisler...

Sergei Babayan is a long-standing friend of the Verbier Festival. His latest recital gives voice to songs from all over the world, from his native Armenia to Gershwin and Charles Trenet, via Mompou, Sibelius and Schubert.

Saturday 19 July 2025 19:30 to 21:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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Le Cinéma

YOUN SUN NAH & OXY MORE

Jazz, Classical, and Everything In Between

Youn Sun Nah doesn’t just sing—she tells stories with her voice. A jazz icon with an unmistakable sound, she joins forces with the genre-blurring piano duo OXY MORE (Philippe Boaron & Dinu Mihailescu) for a night where jazz and classical meet somewhere in the middle—and then go even further. With her effortless phrasing and fearless artistry, Youn Sun Nah has captivated audiences worldwide, while OXY MORE’s four hands move as one, reshaping the piano’s possibilities. Together, they take the audience on an adventure that is bold, intimate, and impossible to pin down

Saturday 19 July 2025 21:30 to 23:00 — cinéma de verbier

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Sunday

20.07

mainstage

violin

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS / ILYA GRINGOLTS / ENSEMBLE APOLLON

Bach

Three years after his landmark recording of the complete Sonatas and Partitas, Leonidas Kavakos is back with a recording of the Leipzig Cantor's Concertos, the fruit of an exploration of this repertoire with bows from different periods. He is joined here by Ilya Gringolts, and accompanied by the Apollon Ensemble.

Sunday 20 July 2025 11:00 to 12:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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piano

VFJO / ROBERTO GONZÁLEZ-MONJAS / JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET

Korngold, Ravel, Elgar

Sunday 20 July 2025 15:00 to 16:15 — Salle des Combins

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symphonic

VFO / KLAUS MÄKELÄ / YUNCHAN LIM

Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky

He is the piano revelation of the 2020s: Yunchan Lim, First Prize winner of the Van Cliburn Competition in 2022, performs Rachmaninov's Fourth Concerto. In the second half, Klaus Mäkelä conducts The Firebird, in the rare original and complete version.

Sunday 20 July 2025 18:30 to 20:45 — Salle des Combins

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voice

THOMAS HAMPSON / KSENIJA SIDOROVA

Schubert, Weill

Thomas Hampson is undoubtedly the lyrical voice of America, and dazzled audiences at the Verbier Festival during his venue in 2019. He returns for an original recital, from Schubert to Weill and Piazzolla, and breaks the codes sharing the stage with the virtuoso accordionist Ksenija Sidorova.

Sunday 20 July 2025 19:30 to 21:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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Monday

21.07

mainstage

guitar

MILOŠ

Weiss, Bach, Rameau, Handel, Couperin, Scarlatti, Albéniz, Barrios Mangoré, Lennon, McCartney, Duplessy

MILOŠ is undoubtedly the most prominent guitarist of his generation. His main asset is his unfailing eclecticism, which has led him to explore genres as varied as rock, classical music and film scores. The recital programme, ranging from Rameau to the Beatles, proves this once again.

Monday 21 July 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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voice

ACADEMY PRESENTS I

Recital of opera arias

Singers of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Atelier Lyrique perform this always popular recital of opera arias with the head of the Atelier’s opera programme, pianist Caroline Dowdle. An opportunity to hear the best of the new generation of emerging opera stars.

Monday 21 July 2025 15:30 to 16:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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piano

EVGENY KISSIN

Bach, Chopin, Shostakovich

One of the Festival's most loyal performers, Evgeny Kissin offers a panoply of his favourite repertoires, from the architectural depth of Bach to the gritty complexity of Shostakovich. A special place is given to Chopin, from the sombre lyricism of the Nocturnes to the fireworks of Scherzo No. 4.

Monday 21 July 2025 18:30 to 20:15 — Salle des Combins

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viola

RENCONTRES INÉDITES I

Haydn, Poulenc, Mozart

The Verbier Festival presents the ‘Rencontres Inédites’, where the greatest soloists come together in never-before-heard combinations. For this first evening, Ilya Gringolts, Lawrence Power, Nicolas Altstaedt, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and many others join forces for a colourful and festive programme, from Haydn to Poulenc.

Monday 21 July 2025 19:30 to 21:15 — Église de Verbier Station

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Tuesday

22.07

mainstage

viola

ANTOINE TAMESTIT / JULIEN QUENTIN

Mozart, Schubert, Schumann

Around Schumann's Märchenbilder, Antoine Tamestit has put together a series of transcriptions, each of which reflects a facet of Schumann's genius: melancholy in Mozart and Schubert's Lieder, and forceful in Schumann's own Adagio and Allegro. He is accompanied here by Julien Quentin, a regular on our stages.

Tuesday 22 July 2025 11:00 to 12:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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piano

MINSOO SOHN

Beethoven

In 2020, to mark the composer’s 250th birthday, Minsoo Sohn — a star in his own right and known to us as Yunchan Lim’s teacher — recorded the complete Beethoven Sonatas, the fruit of several years' immersion in the composer's world. Here he performs the last three of these masterpiece works for piano.

Tuesday 22 July 2025 15:30 to 16:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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piano

VFCO / KLAUS MÄKELÄ / SERGEI BABAYAN / DANIIL TRIFONOV

Bartók, Sibelius

1914, 1945: the dates of Sibelius's Fifth Symphony and Bartók's Concerto for two Pianos mark the boundaries of the upheavals that struck the early twentieth century. Sibelius's compatriot Klaus Mäkelä and pianists Sergei Babayan and Daniil Trifonov perform this demanding programme.

Tuesday 22 July 2025 18:30 to 20:00 — Salle des Combins

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piano

YUNCHAN LIM

Bach

A few hours after his teacher Minsoo Sohn's recital, Yunchan Lim climbs another piano Everest: Bach’s Goldberg Variations. The perfect choice for the man who recently confessed that his aim was for his music "to become more profound... and if this desire reaches the public, I will be fully satisfied."

Tuesday 22 July 2025 19:30 to 21:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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Wednesday

23.07

mainstage

violin

RENCONTRES INÉDITES II

Saint-Saëns, Schumann

Over the last ten years, the Verbier Festival has showcased talents as varied as Daniel Lozakovich, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Timothy Ridout. We have brought together 9 of them for this second episode of our ‘Rencontres Inédites’, combining Schumann's Quintet with that of Saint-Saëns.

Wednesday 23 July 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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piano

DANIIL TRIFONOV

Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Barber

Daniil Trifonov's Mephistophelean virtuosity and his love of Russian music does not obscure his insatiable thirst for new repertoire. As well as Tchaikovsky and Chopin, here he sets his sights on Samuel Barber's Sonata, with its varied and intriguing structure.

Wednesday 23 July 2025 18:30 to 20:30 — Salle des Combins

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violin

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS / IASON MARMARAS

Bach

For some years now, Leonidas Kavakos has been exploring the Bible of the violinist's repertoire: the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a first disc devoted to his Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, and a second to his Concertos, in this recital he presents us with the six sonatas with harpsichord.

Wednesday 23 July 2025 19:30 to 21:30 — Salle des Combins

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Le Cinéma

UNRAVELLED

Jazz, classique… et l’entre-deux

Maurice Ravel—a dandy, a perfectionist, an enigma. 150 years after his birth, UnRavelled takes his music apart and puts it back together in unexpected ways. Featuring Véronique Gens, Quatuor Agate, and James Baillieu, this immersive experience blends Ravel’s shimmering String Quartet, poetic songs, and bold electronic interludes, all rewired through sound and visuals captured in the composer’s home in Montfort-l’Amaury, outside Paris. The creak of a floorboard, the clinking of his teacup—everyday sounds from his world become part of the music, shaping atmospheric interludes that dissolve seamlessly into the live performance. Meanwhile, rare archival images, transformed by Lost Heritage, blur the lines between past and present, pulling audiences deeper into Ravel’s textures, rhythms, and restless imagination. A little mystery, a little magic—150 years later, and still ahead of his time.

Wednesday 23 July 2025 21:30 to 23:00 — cinéma de verbier

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Thursday

24.07

mainstage

piano

MAO FUJITA

Scriabin, Chopin

For the young Mao Fujita, the Preludes of Scriabin and Chopin are two inseparable sums. So much so that he has placed them at the heart of his latest album, which he brings to us live in this recital.

Thursday 24 July 2025 11:00 to 12:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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voice

ACADEMY PRESENTS II

Recital of Lied and Art Song

Singers of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Atelier Lyrique take to the stage for this recital of Lied and Art Song. James Baillieu, Head of the Atelier’s Song Programme, collaborates on piano. An opportunity to hear the best of the new generation of vocal talent.

Thursday 24 July 2025 15:30 to 16:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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opera

PUCCINI - Gianni Schicchi / MASCAGNI - Cavalleria Rusticana

Puccini, Mascagni

Bryn Terfel sings the title role Gianni Schicchi, with Yulia Matochkina as Santuzza, Freddie De Tommaso as Turiddu, and Ludovic Tézier as Alfio offer a choice setting for Cavalleria Rusticana in this concert version of these two gems of Italian verism, conducted by Fabio Luisi.

Thursday 24 July 2025 18:30 to 21:15 — Salle des Combins

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violin

RENAUD CAPUÇON / GAUTIER CAPUÇON / MARTHA ARGERICH

Haydn, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn

For many years, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon and the legendary Martha Argerich have formed an ensemble of unparalleled brilliance. They honor us in this 32nd edition with their remarkable collaboration.

Thursday 24 July 2025 19:30 to 21:15 — Église de Verbier Station

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Friday

25.07

mainstage

piano

ROMAN BORISOV

Beethoven, Godowsky, Franck, Prokofiev

Alumnus of the Verbier Festival Academy in 2019, Roman Borisov interprets Prokofiev's Eighth Sonata.

Friday 25 July 2025 11:00 to 12:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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piano

YUNCHAN LIM / MINSOO SOHN

Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Strauss

Pupil and master reunited in an exceptional two-piano recital: pianists Minsoo Sohn and Yunchan Lim perform rare transcriptions of key twentieth-century works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Strauss.

Friday 25 July 2025 15:30 to 16:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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violin

RENCONTRES INÉDITES III

Brahms, Rachmaninoff

This third episode of our ‘Rencontres Inédites’ crosses generations and talents, with the cast including pianists Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan, Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, Timothy Ridout and Daniel Blendulf. The programme includes colourful works by Brahms and Rachmaninoff.

Friday 25 July 2025 18:30 to 20:30 — Salle des Combins

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voice

BENJAMIN APPL / JAMES BAILLIEU

Tribute to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

To mark the centenary of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's birth, Benjamin Appl set off in the footsteps of his mentor to create a concert in the form of a tribute, combining works dear to the Master with anecdotes and excerpts from letters, revealed to the world for the first time in an original way.

Friday 25 July 2025 19:30 to 21:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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Le Cinéma

THE AMY WINEHOUSE BAND

Back to Black and Beyond

Amy Winehouse’s music defined a generation, and now, the band that played alongside her is bringing it back to life. From Frank to Back to Black, these original members of The Amy Winehouse Band take the stage to celebrate her legacy—performing the hits they helped shape, with the energy and soul that made Amy an icon. More than a tribute, this is an intimate, electrifying journey into her sound, from the raw emotion of Love Is a Losing Game to the irresistible swing of Valerie. A night of music, memory, and the unmistakable spirit of Amy.

Friday 25 July 2025 21:30 to 23:00 — cinéma de verbier

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Saturday

26.07

mainstage

violin

RENCONTRES INÉDITES IV

Haydn, Beethoven, Saint-Saëns

Behzod Abduraimov impressed Verbier Festival audiences last year with a remarkable recital, touching them with his fiery virtuosity and the intelligence of his playing. He has this year brought together some of the most exciting artists in the Verbier Family for a programme set between France and Austria-Hungary.

Saturday 26 July 2025 11:00 to 12:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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cello

VFJO / GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY / ANASTASIA KOBEKINA

Tchaikovsky, Dvořák

Anastasia Kobekina's sparkling energy and solemn lyricism have brought a breath of fresh air to the world of the cello. She returns with Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, while Dvořák's Eighth Symphony is presented in the second half of the programme by the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra, conducted for the first time by Gábor Takács-Nagy.

Saturday 26 July 2025 15:00 to 16:15 — Salle des Combins

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voice

BACH - MASS IN B MINOR

Bach

‘Without Bach, I wouldn't be a musician’. This statement by Leonardo García Alarcón speaks volumes about the influence the Kantor of Leipzig has had on him. Here, the Argentine conductor is joined by Ying Fang, Mariana Flores, Alice Coote, Bernard Richter and Benjamin Appl for a Mass in B sure to be rich in fervour and emotion.

Saturday 26 July 2025 18:30 to 20:45 — Salle des Combins

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violin

RENCONTRES INÉDITES V

Beethoven, Brahms

The mischievousness of young Mao Fujita multiplied tenfold by the energy of his elders Leonidas Kavakos, Antoine Tamestit and Gautier Capuçon: that's the promise of this fifth ‘Rencontres Inédites’ concert. Brahms's monumental Second Piano Quartet is at the heart of the programme.

Saturday 26 July 2025 19:30 to 21:15 — Église de Verbier Station

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Le Cinéma

WOODEN ELEPHANT : BEYONCÉ'S LEMONADE REIMAGINED

Fierce. Poetic. Unplugged.

Beyoncé’s Lemonade, but like you’ve never heard it before. Wooden Elephant, the boundary-pushing ensemble known for their radical acoustic reworks of iconic albums, returns to Verbier with an electrifying take on Queen B’s masterpiece. Stripping away the beats and synths, they rebuild the album from the ground up—using only strings, percussion, and extended techniques that transform familiar anthems into something raw, immersive, and unexpected. Spoken word artist Felispeaks joins the mix, embodying Beyoncé’s defiant energy through poetry and rhythm. This is Lemonade distilled to its essence—intimate, urgent, and utterly captivating.

Saturday 26 July 2025 21:30 to 23:00 — cinéma de verbier

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Sunday

27.07

mainstage

clarinet

'FRÖST INTERLACED'

Martin Fröst has been a regular guest at the Verbier Festival for almost twenty years. He has surrounded himself with artists with unique personalities, such as MILOŠ, Marc Bouchkov and Anastasia Kobekina, and offers a programme full of surprises and imagination, from Bach to Lutoslawski... and much more besides!

Sunday 27 July 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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cello

VFO / MANFRED HONECK / GAUTIER CAPUÇON

Dvořák, Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss

The king of cello concertos and a sparkling display of Viennese spirit by Strauss await in this grand concert at the Salle des Combins. As masters of ceremony, Gautier Capuçon, a true specialist of this repertoire, and Manfred Honeck, Viennese to his fingertips.

Sunday 27 July 2025 18:30 to 20:30 — Salle des Combins

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violin

RENCONTRES INÉDITES VI

Brahms, Schoenberg

These Rencontres Inédites celebrate the string sextet genre through the masterpieces of Brahms and Schoenberg, bringing together a superb team of chamber musicians emblematic of the Verbier Festival.

Sunday 27 July 2025 19:30 to 21:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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Monday

28.07

mainstage

violin

RANDALL GOOSBY / JULIEN QUENTIN

Bologne de Saint-George, Fauré, Chausson, Schubert

Verbier Festival Academy alumnus (2019) Randall Goosby embodies a new generation of violinists. His recital features Schubert, French music and the fascinating character of the Chevalier de Saint-George.

Monday 28 July 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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chamber music

BOUCHKOV / SZÜCS / BLENDULF / QUENTIN

Schumann, Raykhelson

Robert Schumann’s Piano Quartet, one of the most touching portrayals of his love for his wife, Clara Schumann, is contrasted here with Igor Raykhelson’s Quartet, which is directly inspired by Schumann. The performance features some of the finest soloists in the Verbier family.

Monday 28 July 2025 15:30 to 16:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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violin

VFCO / FABIO LUISI

Haydn, Rossini

Sonya Yoncheva and Ludovic Tézier have developed the same culture of vocality, placing at the centre of their art the purity of diction. In the company of Alice Coote and Sunnyboy Dladla, they perform Rossini's Stabat Mater, conducted by Fabio Luisi.

Monday 28 July 2025 18:30 to 20:30 — Salle des Combins

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cello

MISCHA MAISKY / MARTHA ARGERICH

A concert celebrating 50 years on stage with this legendary duo.

Monday 28 July 2025 19:30 to 21:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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Tuesday

29.07

mainstage

violin

JOHAN DALENE / JULIEN QUENTIN

Ravel, Rautavaara, Grieg, Franck

Johan Dalene (Verbier Festival alumnus 2016) is a curious young musician, aware of where he comes from and knowing where he's going. The winner of the Nielsen Competition in 2019 offers a programme that gives pride of place to his Nordic origins, while exploring the great French tradition in the light of the modern era.

Tuesday 29 July 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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violin

TAMESTIT / MAISKY / QUATUOR ÉBÈNE / ARGERICH / KISSIN

Shostakovich

2025 marks the 50th year since the death of the most enigmatic Russian composer of the 20th century. Evgeny Kissin, one of his most fervent interpreters, brings together an exceptional cast including Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Antoine Tamestit and Quatuor Ébène to perform four of the composer’s most emblematic chamber music works.

Tuesday 29 July 2025 18:30 to 20:45 — Salle des Combins

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RENCONTRES INÉDITES VII

Brahms, Prokofiev, Poulenc

The sonatas for clarinet and piano are at the heart of this seventh episode of the Rencontres Inédites. They will be played by Martin Fröst, while Zofia Neugebauer's flute, Lahav Shani's piano and the strings of Timothy Ridout, Marc Bouchkov, Boris Brovtsyn and Frans Helmerson join the party.

Tuesday 29 July 2025 19:30 to 21:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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Le Cinéma

SHEKU KANNEH-MASON & HARRY BAKER

Bowed Strings & Blue Notes

What happens when a soulful classical cellist meets a jazz pianist who lives for improvisation? Sparks fly. Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Harry Baker dive into the spirit of Bach, pulling the thread through Janáček’s dreamy Pohádka, Villa-Lobos’s lush Bachianas Brasileiras, folk tunes, Pat Metheny grooves, Bill Evans moods, and reimagined songs by Lianne La Havas and Laura Mvula. This is music in motion — a fearless back-and-forth where genres blur and boundaries bend. Rooted in tradition, lifted by improvisation, and full of spontaneous energy, each piece becomes a fresh conversation.

Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:30 to 23:00 — cinéma de verbier

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Wednesday

30.07

mainstage

cello

ANASTASIA KOBEKINA / ISATA KANNEH-MASON

Debussy, Schumann, Boulanger, Franck

Anastasia Kobekina and Isata Kanneh-Mason's complicity is expressed through their eclectic and interesting choice of repertoire, their inventive musicality and their engaging stage presence. They share a recital in which Clara and Robert Schumann cross paths with Nadia Boulanger, Franck and Debussy.

Wednesday 30 July 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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voice

ACADEMY PRESENTS III

chamber song recital

Accomplished singers and instrumentalists of the Verbier Academy's Atelier Lyrique and Soloists & Ensembles programme join forces in a captivating vocal chamber recital. This popular concert not only presents the remarkable talents of these performers but also shines a spotlight on some of the most captivating yet often underappreciated chamber music repertoire.

Wednesday 30 July 2025 15:30 to 16:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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symphonic

VFCO / GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY / ANTOINE TAMESTIT / PIERRE GÉNISSON

Haydn, Bruch, Schumann

Pierre Génisson and Antoine Tamestit have succeeded in giving their instruments a new glory, combining technical excellence with a sharp, open mind. They join forces in Bruch's Double Concerto, with Schumann's tumultuous Second Symphony completing the programme.

Wednesday 30 July 2025 18:30 to 20:30 — Salle des Combins

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voice

POSTNIKOVA / SEMENCHUK / HUSEYNOV

Shostakovich

Russian pianist Viktoria Postnikova — legend of the immediate post-war period — celebrates the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich's death in a daring way, combining the composer's two Piano Sonatas with the Fourteenth Symphony in a rare version for piano and voice.

Wednesday 30 July 2025 19:30 to 21:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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Thursday

31.07

mainstage

violin

BORIS BROVTSYN / JULIEN QUENTIN

Korngold, Bloch

A curious and versatile musician, Boris Brovtsyn is an artist who fully immerses himself in each work, exploring its depths to deliver an interpretation that captivates on every level. For his recital, he has chosen pieces by Bloch and Korngold.

Thursday 31 July 2025 11:00 to 12:45 — Église de Verbier Station

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piano

VFO / TEODOR CURRENTZIS / ALEXANDRE KANTOROW

Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich

Both standard-bearers of their generation, Teodor Currentzis and Alexandre Kantorow join forces in a programme devoted to Brahms and Shostakovich, highlighting the telluric force of the former and the tragic verve of the latter.

Thursday 31 July 2025 18:30 to 20:30 — Salle des Combins

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piano

ALEXANDER MALOFEEV

Schubert, Kabalevsky, Janáček, Liszt, Scriabin

Despite his young age, Alexander Malofeev has become a regular at the Verbier Festival. The exuberant freedom of this Moscow prodigy has conquered the globe. Here he is returns for a recital ranging from Schubert to Kabalevsky, via Janáček, Liszt and Scriabin.

Thursday 31 July 2025 19:30 to 21:15 — Église de Verbier Station

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Friday

01.08

mainstage

violin

QUATUOR ÉBÈNE / PIERRE GÉNISSON

Mozart, Tchaikovsky

Mozart and Tchaikovsky share a gift for creating melodies that are both light and profound, with unfathomable depths still being explored today. These masterpieces come to life through the artistry of Pierre Génisson and the renowned Quatuor Ébène.

Friday 01 August 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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chamber music

ACADEMY PRESENTS IV

Ensemble in residence and soloists in chamber music formation

The Verbier Festival Academy has helped launch some of today’s leading chamber music ensembles, including the Calidore, Arod, and Ébène Quartets, as well as Trio Concept, the 2024 Prix Yves Paternot Laureate. The Academy’s 2025 ensemble in residence joins its soloists in chamber music formation for this recital, the culmination of two weeks of intense collaboration and artistic exploration in Verbier.

Friday 01 August 2025 15:30 to 16:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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jazz

BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO

Jazz evening

Brad Mehldau is one of the most fascinating musical minds of his generation. A Grammy Award® winner for Best Jazz Instrumental Album in 2020, this lover of the Beatles, Bill Evans, and Herbie Hancock returns for a trio concert that promises to be bursting with inventiveness.

Friday 01 August 2025 18:30 to 20:00 — Salle des Combins

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violin

RENCONTRE INÉDITES VIII

Glinka, Elgar

Both Glinka and Elgar are composers who are too often overlooked. Yet they were both pioneers in the musical development of their country. The great names of the younger generation, Randall Goosby, Anastasia Kobekina, Edgar Moreau, Alexander Malofeev among others, highlight them in the eighth episode of Rencontres Inédites.

Friday 01 August 2025 19:30 to 21:00 — Église de Verbier Station

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Saturday

02.08

mainstage

chamber music

ACADEMY PRESENTS V

Soloists in chamber formations

After more than two weeks of intensive rehearsals and concerts, the pianists, violinists, violists, and cellists of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Soloists Programme come together for a chamber music recital. This concert celebrates the passion and talent of these young artists, marking the beginning of the Festival’s final weekend.

Saturday 02 August 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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violin

VFCO / TEODOR CURRENTZIS / MARC BOUCHKOV

Brahms, Mendelssohn

Teodor Currentzis' second long-awaited Verbier Festival concert, alongside violinist Marc Bouchkov in this concert that explores the epic heights and depths of Mendelssohn.

Saturday 02 August 2025 18:30 to 20:15 — Salle des Combins

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violin

DANIEL LOZAKOVICH / EDGAR MOREAU / BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV

Dvořák, Tchaikovsky

Daniel Lozakovich, Edgar Moreau and Behzod Abduraimov share the same culture of elegant sound. They join forces in two highlights of Romantic lyricism: the Trios by Dvořák and Tchaikovsky.

Saturday 02 August 2025 19:30 to 21:15 — Église de Verbier Station

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Sunday

03.08

mainstage

chamber music

ACADEMY PRESENTS VI

soloists in chamber music formations

A fitting moment to celebrate the young talents of the Verbier Festival Academy. In this final recital, the pianists, violinists, violists, and cellists of the Soloists Programme come together one last time to share their artistry. The recital is followed by the presentation of the Academy awards, honoring their hard work and accomplishments during the Festival.

Sunday 03 August 2025 11:00 to 12:30 — Église de Verbier Station

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opera

TCHAIKOVSKY - EUGENE ONEGIN

Tchaikovsky

An incredible showcase of young talent concludes the activities of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Atelier Lyrique and the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra with this performance of Tchaikovsky's beloved opera Eugene Onegin. An afternoon of lush melodies and remarkable artistry of the next generation.

Sunday 03 August 2025 14:00 to 16:30 — Salle des Combins

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symphonic

VFO / PAAVO JÄRVI / KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI

Tchaikovsky, Mahler

Returning after several years' absence, Khatia Buniatishvili and Paavo Järvi are the stars of this closing concert, performing two milestones of the repertoire: Tchaikovsky's First Concerto and Mahler's 'Titan' Symphony.

Sunday 03 August 2025 18:30 to 20:45 — Salle des Combins

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