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Opening Ceremony

Published on 18 May 2025

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Opening Ceremony of the Verbier Festival

The Verbier Festival invites you to a true celebration of Swiss music at the opening ceremony of its 32nd edition. This year, the internationally renowned classical music event will shine a spotlight on the most talented Valaisan and Romandy musicians of their generation.

 

 

The evening will bring together:

The charismatic cellist Estelle Revaz, well known not only for her musical talent but also for her political engagement as a Swiss National Councillor;

The remarkable pianist Loris Mittaz who captivates the audience with his deep and colourful melodies;

The outstanding violinist Arthur Trælnes, discovered at the Verbier Festival and now a regular Konzertmeister of the Festival’s various orchestras.

Joining them on stage will be a reference of Swiss musical life: the Oberwalliser Vokalensemble, who will perform a vibrant selection of traditional and classical works with irresistible energy, under the guidance of their musical director Hansruedi Kämpfen.

Pianists Lionel Monnet and Roberto Olzer as well as the Ensemble « apartig » will be part of the festivities.

 

 

This exceptional concert will be preceded by welcome messages from prominent figures who are proud to celebrate the opening of the Verbier Festival 2025: Fabien Sauthier, Président de la Commune de Val de Bagnes : Mathias Reynard, Conseiller d’État du Valais; Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board of the Verbier Cultural Center Foundation; François Reyl, Chairman of the Board of the Verbier Festival Foundation; and the traditional welcome address by Martin T:son Engstroem, Founder and Co-CEO of the Verbier Festival. Annie Dutoit-Argerich will be the evening’s master of ceremony.

 

 

Daetwyler, Ai-na-na, danse des bergers anniviards
(Oberwalliser Vokalensemble, Ensemble « apartig »)

Traditionnel, S’isch äbe n’e Mönsch uf Ärde (Guggisberglied), arr. Carl Munzinger
(Oberwalliser Vokalensemble, Arthur Trælnes, Estelle Revaz, Roberto Olzer)

Salzgeber, Stilles Land
(Oberwalliser Vokalensemble, Ensemble « apartig »)

Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen Op. 20
(Arthur Trælnes, Lionel Monnet)

Kämpfen, Abschied vom Rhonetal
(Oberwalliser Vokalensemble, Ensemble « apartig », Arthur Trælnes, Estelle Revaz, Roberto Olzer)

Popper, Hundarian Rhapsody Op. 68
(Estelle Revaz, Lionel Monnet)

Mittaz, Improvisation on the Valaisan anthem Marignan by Jean Dätwyler
(Loris Mittaz)

Meier, Sehnsucht
(Oberwalliser Vokalensemble)

Bovet, Ô nuit brillante
(Oberwalliser Vokalensemble)

Meier, Weischus dü?
(Oberwalliser Vokalensemble, Ensemble « apartig », Arthur Trælnes, Estelle Revaz, Roberto Olzer, Loris Mittaz)

Arthur Trælnes violin
Estelle Revaz cello
Loris Mittaz piano
Lionel Monnet piano
Roberto Olzer piano
Ensemble apartig
Oberwalliser Vokalensemble
Hansruedi Kämpfen musical director
Annie Dutoit-Argerich master of ceremony

 

 

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