Full programme

9 February

20:00 | Symphonic
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Joshua Bell violin
Nikolaï Lugansky piano

DVOŘÁK Romance in F minor, Op. 11
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Excerpt from The Drunken Beauty (traditional Chinese music, arr. Yang Nailin)
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 in G major

10 February

11:00 | Recital
Behzod Abduraimov piano

BRAHMS 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119
CZERNY Variations on a Theme by Rode, Op. 33
DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque
STRAVINSKY Three Movements from Petrushka

14:30 | Recital
Ziyu Shao piano

LISZT Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H, S. 529
BEETHOVEN Fantasia in G minor, Op. 77
DE FALLA Fantasia Bætica
SCRIABIN Fantasia in B minor, Op. 28
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition

17:00 | Masterclass

20:00 | Chamber Music
David Garrett violin
Julien Quentin piano
Franck van der Heijden guitar

TCHAIKOVSKY Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6
KREISLER Andantino in the style of Padre Martini
VERACINI Allegro from Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 1 No. 7 / V
WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List
BACH Jesus bleibet meine Freude, excerpt from the cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
PROKOFIEV March from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33
SCHUMANN Einfach innig, excerpt from Romances, Op. 94
SIBELIUS Nocturne from Belshazzar’s Feast, Op. 51
CHOPIN Étude No. 3 in E major “Tristesse”, from 12 Études, Op. 10
WIENIAWSKI Légende, Op. 17
KREISLER La Chasse
SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre, Op. 40
Interval
MASSENET Élégie
MOZART Menuetto from Divertimento in D major, K. 334
PAGANINI Cantabile, Op. 17
DINICU Hora staccato
SHOSTAKOVICH Waltz No. 2
DEBUSSY Beau soir
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-sharp minor
RACHMANINOFF Adagio from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
PUCCINI “Nessun dorma”, excerpt from Turandot
MENDELSSOHN Andante con moto, excerpt from Songs Without Words, Op. 19
SARASATE Romanza andaluza, Op. 22 No. 1
NOVÁČEK Perpetuum mobile

11 February

11:00 | Chamber Music
Daniel Lozakovich violin
Blythe Teh Engstroem viola
Pablo Ferrández cello
Behzod Abduraimov piano

GRIEG Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor
GRIEG Piano Trio Andante con moto in C minor
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 41

14:30 | Recital
Nikolaï Lugansky piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
SCHUMANN Fantasie, Op. 17
CHOPIN Barcarolle, Op. 60
CHOPIN Polonaise, Op. 53

17:00 | Masterclass

20:00 | Symphonic
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Joshua Bell violin
Sergei Babayan piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271
BRUCH Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”

12 February

11:00 | Recital
Joshua Bell violin
Jeremy Denk piano

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major “Spring”
BACH Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor
MOZART Rondo in A minor for piano, K. 511
RAVEL Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major

14:30 | Recital
Marc André double bass
Julien Quentin piano

SOLTAN Élégie (arr. Marc André)
TCHAIKOVSKY Valse sentimentale (arr. Marc André)
SCHUMANN Dichterliebe, Op. 48
PIAZZOLLA “Nightclub 1960”, excerpt from Histoire du tango (arr. Marc André)
DVOŘÁK Songs My Mother Taught Me, from Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 No. 4 (arr. Fritz Kreisler and Marc André)
DEBUSSY Beau soir
DEBUSSY Clair de lune (arr. A. Roelens and Marc André)
DE FALLA Spanish Dance No. 1, from La Vida breve
GLUCK Mélodie, from Orfeo ed Euridice (arr. Kreisler)
MORRICONE Main Theme from Cinema Paradiso (arr. Marc André)
PIAZZOLLA “Yo soy María”, from María de Buenos Aires (arr. Marc André)

17:00 | Masterclass

20:00 | Chamber Music
Marc Bouchkov violin
Clara-Jumi Kang violin
Antoine Tamestit viola
Pablo Ferrández cello
Nikolaï Lugansky piano
Vadim Rudenko piano

RACHMANINOFF Suites No. 1 and No. 2 for two pianos
DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

13 February

11:00 | Recital
Lucas Debargue piano

SCARLATTI Sonata in D minor, K. 32
SCARLATTI Sonata in D major, K. 214
SCARLATTI Sonata in A minor, K. 109
SCARLATTI Sonata in D major, K. 45
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”
RACHMANINOFF Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
DEBARGUE 20 Concert Variations and Finale on Summertime by George Gershwin

14:30 | Recital
Pablo Ferrández cello
Julien Quentin piano

BACH Suite No. 1 in G major for solo cello
CASSADÓ Suite for solo cello
SCHUMANN 3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
PROKOFIEV Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119

17:00 | Masterclass

20:00 | Symphonic
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Pinchas Zukerman violin
Behzod Abduraimov piano

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy, Op. 80

14 February

11:00 | Recital
Clara-Jumi Kang violin
Lucas Debargue piano

DEBARGUE Mozart transcription
PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
FRANCK Sonata for violin and piano in A major

14:30 | Recital
Jeremy Denk piano

BACH Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 892, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
MONTGEROULT Études
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

17:00 | Masterclass

19:30 | Chamber Music
Ana Oniani soprano
Marc Bouchkov violin
Daniel Lozakovich violin
Clara-Jumi Kang violin
Antoine Tamestit viola
Blythe Teh Engstroem viola
Pablo Ferrández cello
Mischa Maisky cello
Kian Soltani cello
Jing Zhao cello
Sergei Babayan piano
and musicians from the VFCO

VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

22:30 | Valentine’s Concert
Programme to be announced

15 February

11:00 | Chamber Music
Clara-Jumi Kang violin
Pinchas Zukerman violin
Antoine Tamestit viola
Blythe Teh Engstroem viola
Kian Soltani cello
Jing Zhao cello
Marc André double bass
Lucas Debargue piano
Jeremy Denk piano

MENDELSSOHN Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110
BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60

14:30 | Recital
Vadim Rudenko piano

BACH Partita No. 2 in C minor
MOZART Sonata in D major, K. 311
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book II
RACHMANINOFF 4 Moments musicaux, Op. 16
TCHAIKOVSKY / PLETNEV Concert Suite from the ballet The Nutcracker

17:00 | Masterclass

20:00 | Symphonic
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Ana Oniani soprano
Daniel Lozakovich violin
Clara-Jumi Kang violin
Ziyu Shao piano

BACH Double Concerto in D minor for two violins (Kang, Lozakovich)
CATALANI “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana…”, from the opera La Wally
VERDI “Sempre libera”, from La Traviata
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 in D major

16 February

11:00 | Chamber Music
Marc Bouchkov violin
Blythe Teh Engstroem violin
Kian Soltani cello
Jing Zhao cello
Lucas Debargue piano
Vadim Rudenko piano

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45

14:30 | Recital
Antoine Tamestit viola
Julien Quentin piano

MOZART Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304
SCHUBERT “Arpeggione” Sonata in A minor, D. 821
SCHUMANN Märchenbilder for viola and piano, Op. 113
SCHUMANN / SCHUBERT Selection of lieder (arr. A. Tamestit)
SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro for piano and horn, Op. 70 (arr. A. Tamestit)

17:00 | Masterclass

20:00 | Chamber Music
Marc Bouchkov violin
Antoine Tamestit viola
Mischa Maisky cello
Kian Soltani cello
Marc André double bass
Behzod Abduraimov piano
Sergei Babayan piano

MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
SCHUBERT “Trout” Quintet, D. 667

17 February

11:00 | Recital
Mischa Maisky cello
Julien Quentin piano

“The Singing Cello”
BEETHOVEN 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, from The Magic Flute by Mozart
SCHUBERT Der Müller und der Bach
SCHUBERT Heidenröslein
SCHUBERT An die Musik
SCHUBERT Du bist die Ruh
SCHUMANN Excerpts from Dichterliebe, Op. 48
SCHUMANN Excerpt from Myrthen, Op. 25
BRAHMS Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1
BRAHMS Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 No. 2
MENDELSSOHN Lied ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 1
DE FALLA Siete canciones populares españolas

14:30 | Recital
Jing Zhao cello
Julien Quentin piano

BEETHOVEN Sonata for cello and piano No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
DEBUSSY Sonata for cello and piano No. 3 in D minor
GLAZUNOV Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71
GLAZUNOV Two Pieces for cello and orchestra (piano), Op. 20
MARTINŮ Variations on a Theme by Rossini for cello and piano, H. 290

17:00 | Masterclass

20:00 | Recital
Marc Bouchkov violin
Yuja Wang piano

MOZART Sonata in E minor, K. 304
FAURÉ Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
BEACH Romance, Op. 23
PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94b

18 February

11:00 | Recital
Sergei Babayan piano

PÄRT Für Alina
LISZT Ballade No. 2 in B minor
BACH Goldberg Variations

14:30 | Masterclass

20:00 | Symphonic
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Teddy Abrams conductor
Yuja Wang piano
Yamen Saadi violin

BERG Chamber Concerto for piano, violin and 13 wind instruments
TSFASMAN Jazz Suite for piano and orchestra
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major