Programme - Verbier Festival

Tuesday

21.07

mainstage

Vocal

MAGDALENA KOŽENÁ / MARTHA ARGERICH / ALEXANDRE KANTOROW

Schumann

A once-in-a-lifetime duo beyond imagination. Martha Argerich and Alexandre Kantorow, each an absolute genius of their generation, come together for an exceptional piano concert, before being joined by Magdalena Kožená for Schumann’s famous Dichterliebe.

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Tuesday

28.07

mainstage

chamber music

RENCONTRES INÉDITES V

Dvořák, Franck

A true Carte Blanche offered to Leonidas Kavakos, one of the most loyal friends of the Verbier Festival for 25 years. The programme features Franck’s famous Sonata with Alexandre Kantorow at the piano, as well as works by Dvořák with their inimitable Romanticism and energy.

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Thursday

30.07

mainstage

piano

ALEXANDRE KANTOROW

Chopin, Medtner, Beethoven

Since his brilliant victory at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition, Alexandre Kantorow has captivated audiences with the intensity of his interpretations. At 28, he is one of the leading ambassadors of the piano worldwide. In addition to Chopin, he performs the exceptional Sonata by Medtner and a sacred masterpiece: Beethoven’s ultimate Sonata, Op. 111.

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Sunday

02.08

mainstage

Closing

VFO / VASILY PETRENKO / ALEXANDRE KANTOROW

Shor, Tchaïkovski, Prokofiev

To close the 2026 edition, a concert of dazzling grandeur: the Concerto that earned Alexandre Kantorow the First Prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition, followed by the Suite from the most beloved Russian ballet of the 20th century — Romeo and Juliet — conducted by Vasily Petrenko, one of the foremost Tchaikovsky specialists.