FIRST LISTEN - SOFÍA ROS
Accordionist Sofía Ros, the Verbier Festival Academy's Creative Project Development Resident, joins Academy string players and narrators for a musical journey across Europe and South America. From Albéniz, Casals and Piazzolla to traditional melodies from Scotland and Denmark.
Program
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ (1860–1909)
Córdoba
(Ros)
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ
Asturias
(Ros)
PABLO CASALS (1876–1973)
El cant dels ocells (Le Chant des oiseaux)
(Ros, Cayet, Feller, Nam, Houzé, Chenaux, Sacchetti)
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA (1921–1992)
Adiós Nonino
(Ros, Cayet, Feller, Nam, Houzé, Chenaux, Sacchetti)
GYÖRGY LIGETI (1923–2006)
Sonata for cello (excerpt)
(Tedesco)
JAKUB MAKUSIAK (1988)
Rhythm of Doubt (arr. Phil Cunningham/Ryan Corbett)
(Ros, Sacchetti)
PETER CUNNINGHAM (arr. Ryan Corbett)
Loch Katherine’s Lady
(Ros)
TRADITIONNEL DANOIS (arr. Rune Torsgaard Sørensen)
Shine You No More
(Ros, Cayet, Feller, Nam, Houzé, Chenaux, Sacchetti)
TRADITIONNEL ÉCOSSAIS
The Skye Boat Song
(Ros, Cayet, Feller, Nam, Houzé, Chenaux, Sacchetti)
Artist(s)
- Sofía Ros accordion
- Anaïs Feller violin
- Christina Nam violin
- Héloïse Houzé viola
- Lyam Chenaux cello
- Alessandro Sacchetti cello
- Paolo Tedesco cello
Original accordion repertoire and new arrangements, this programme explores the accordion’s extraordinary expressive palette while celebrating the connections between cultures, stories and musical traditions.
More than a performance, ‘First Listen’ is a space for artistic risk and discovery. The Academy’s annual Creative Project Development Residency invites one young artist to design and workshop an original project that challenges how we experience music today. This concert at South marks the first public encounter with that evolving work — a rare chance to witness the spark of something new.