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Programme

Thursday

13.07

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WARM-UP
KARAOKE LYRIQUE
from La dona è mobile to Bohemian Rhapsody
An opera star walks into a karaoke bar … or in this case, the singers of the Verbier Festival Academy's Atelier Lyrique. With a little dutch courage, these singers get the ball rolling in this open-mic karaoke evening that is a must-attend warm-up to UNLTD's summer programme.

Thursday 13 July 2023 21:30 to 23:30  —  Bar Le Crock no Name

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Friday

14.07

mainstage
opening concert
symphonic
VFO / MEHTA / WANG
Rachmaninoff & Berlioz
A tour de force of lushly-scored romanticism and virtuosity, Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto was written in 1909, to perform on his first visit to the USA. Contrasting a restless, melancholic theme redolent of traditional Russian music with a more warmly rapturous second subject, its Allegro ma non tanto builds to a dramatic cadenza before concluding on a dark whisper. The central Intermezzo equally balances melancholy with romance, before a glittering Finale. Berlioz’s revolutionary Symphonie Fantastique of 1830 ditched the usual symphonic four movements of "pure" music for five programmatic ones full of theatrical special effects, depicting a lovesick artist’s opium-fuelled dreams about the lady indifferent to his desire. She is represented throughout by a single recurring, constantly reimagined theme intoned first by smooth violins, and ultimately parodied in the climactic Witches Sabbath – following the artist’s execution for her murder – as church bells toll the Dies irae.

Friday 14 July 2023 18:30 to 21:00  —  salle des combins

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academy
masterclass
MIHAELA MARTIN / VIOLIN
academy violinists
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Friday 14 July 2023 09:30 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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Saturday

15.07

mainstage
symphonic
VFJO / JAMES GAFFIGAN
Rimsky-Korsakov
Rimsky-Korsakov’s colourfully scored Scheherazade of 1888 is based on the Arabian Nights, the 1001 folk tales told each night – so the story goes – by the Sultana Scheherazade to her dangerous new Sultan husband, in order to escape being executed the following morning as his other wives have been. Rimsky-Korsakov’s four movements, rich in solo opportunities, capture the stories’ drama and exoticism without being strictly narrative, the whole bound thematically together by its two opening themes: the stern brass fanfare representing the Sultan, and the seductively curling solo violin as Scheherazade. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship continues with majestically lilting music, after which The Story of the Kalender Prince ups the Eastern colour with its snaking woodwind solos. The Young Prince and the Young Princess is a sensual love story. The high-octane Finale then moves from The Festival at Baghdad to a sea storm and shipwreck, before Scheherazade gets a soft final word.

Saturday 15 July 2023 14:30 to 15:30  —  salle des combins

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symphonic
VFCO / TAKÁCS-NAGY / KANNEH-MASON
Brahms, Elgar & Schumann
Maestro Gábor Takács-Nagy and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason present you a concert full of emotion, starting with Brahms' Tragic Overture, followed by Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor and ending with Schumann's optimistic and warm Rhenish Symphony.

Saturday 15 July 2023 18:30 to 20:30  —  salle des combins

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recital
SERGEI BABAYAN
Hailed for his emotional intensity, bold energy and remarkable musical colours, Deutsche Grammophon exclusive artist Sergei Babayan has been coming regularly to the Verbier Festival since 2014, both as a performer and as an Academy teacher. Expect a memorable evening from this pianist whose recent Rachmaninoff recital recording has been garnering critical acclaim around the world.

Saturday 15 July 2023 19:30 to 21:30  —  Église de verbier Station

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academy
masterclass
MIHAELA MARTIN / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Saturday 15 July 2023 14:30 to 17:00  —  Téléverbier

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masterclass
KLAUS HELLWIG / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Saturday 15 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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KiDs
SABINE ET SIMON RACONTENT BEETHOVEN
A new duo to discover classical music with your family (fr).
Explorer Sabine Quindou and pianist Simon Zaoui form a unique duo to help young audiences uncover the mysteries of music, the history of instruments and the life and work of great composers. Today they introduce us to Ludwig van Beethoven. 

Saturday 15 July 2023 15:30 to 16:30  —  cinéma de verbier

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Sunday

16.07

mainstage
recital
VÉRONIQUE GENS / I GIARDINI
"Shivering woods, starry sky, my beloved has gone away..." It is around Ernest Chausson's Chanson perpétuelle that the soprano Véronique Gens has brought together French, night-themed melodies: nights of love, madness, festivity or dread, with their skies and stars. Originally written for voice and piano or orchestra, these melodies have been transcribed for voice with string quartet and piano performed by I Giardini. They chime with the Chanson perpétuelle in a unique moment of "vocal chamber music".

Sunday 16 July 2023 11:00 to 12:30  —  Église de verbier Station

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chamber music
KAVAKOS / MA / AX
Beethoven
Beethoven Fourth Symphony opens with a brooding Adagio and gives way to a triumphant Allegro. After a rumbustious Scherzo punctuated by a slower Trio, she rounds things off with a Finale of Haydn-esque playfulness. His Piano Trio No. 7 of 1811 meanwhile is symphonic in size and conception with its four movements. A noble, spacious and often richly textured Allegro leads to a Scherzo, begun by strings alone, whose carefree lilt gets interrupted by a darker, fugal Trio. 

Sunday 16 July 2023 18:30 to 20:15  —  salle des combins

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academy
masterclass
AMIHAI GROSZ / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Sunday 16 July 2023 10:00 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
KLAUS HELLWIG / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Sunday 16 July 2023 14:00 to 18:00  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
I GIARDINI / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber music formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Sunday 16 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  Téléverbier

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ideaLAB
INNOVATIONS IN CONCERT CURATION
How do artists design their concert programmes in this day and age? Much more than a simple list of classical works, a concert programme can be an opportunity to innovate and offer the audience surprising and unexpected emotions and reactions.

Sunday 16 July 2023 14:00 to 15:30  —  Shed. HOTEL

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KiDs
SABINE ET SIMON RACONTENT GERSHWIN
A new duo to discover classical music with your family (fr).
Explorer Sabine Quindou and pianist Simon Zaoui form a unique duo to help young audiences uncover the mysteries of music, the history of instruments and the life and work of great composers. Today they introduce us to George Gershwin.

Sunday 16 July 2023 15:30 to 16:30  —  cinéma de verbier

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CONCERT CLUB
SHEKU-KANNEH MASON + HARRY BAKER
A fresh take on everything from Bach to Herbie Hancock
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason teams up with jazz pianist-composer Harry Baker for an evening that truly breaks the mold, featuring  classical favourites, popular songs, jazz standards, and improvisations. 

Sunday 16 July 2023 22:00 to 23:30  —  taratata

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Monday

17.07

mainstage
symphonic
VFO / VERDI - REQUIEM
Gatti – Davidsen – Matochkina – De Tommaso – Terfel
Verdi’s Requiem of 1837 wasn’t quickly described as his ‘latest opera’ for nothing, with its intense human emotion, huge forces and sheer dramatic kick. Opening in hushed, grief-soaked beauty, its opening ‘Requiem’ and ‘Kyrie’ rise to various climaxes before ending in serene hope. Hence the shock of the ‘Dies irae,’ whose initial cataclysmic music will act as a linking thread to a vast, multi-coloured movement incorporating the ‘Tuba mirum’, ‘Liber scriptus’, ‘Quid sum miser’, ‘Rex tremendae’, ‘Recordare’, ‘Ingemisco’, ‘Confutatis’ and ‘Lacrymosa.’ Next, warm radiance for the ‘Offertorium’ and up-tempo vigour for the ‘Sanctus’ with its fugue for double chorus. Another striking opening comes with the ‘Agnus Dei,’ soprano and mezzo soloists introducing its theme unaccompanied, in octaves. Then, after the ‘Lux aeterna,’ the final ‘Libera me,’ featuring a voices-only restatement of the first ‘Requiem aeternam,’ book-ended by the ‘Dies irae’ music.  

Monday 17 July 2023 18:30 to 20:00  —  salle des combins

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academy
masterclass
AMIHAI GROSZ / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Monday 17 July 2023 10:00 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
KLAUS HELLWIG / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Monday 17 July 2023 14:30 to 16:30  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
I GIARDINI / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Monday 17 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  Téléverbier

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recital
ACADEMY PRESENTS I
The Verbier Festival Academy’s internationally renowned Atelier Lyrique receives talented singers from around the world to study either on its opera programme, its song programme, or on both. This special recital – effectively a surprise concert, its repertoire fixed only days in advance – presents a cornucopia of operatic arias from the singers of the Opera programme, future stars in the making, accompanied by its head Head Caroline Dowdle.

Monday 17 July 2023 15:00 to 16:00  —  Église de verbier

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KiDs
LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
Even a five-year-old can appreciate a masterclass; it just takes a little preparation.
Even a 5-year old can appreciate an Academy masterclass. UNLTD is here to guide pairs of children and parents on how to attend, listen and watch. Children and parents who take part in this workshop must be available to attend the first hour of the Academy violin masterclass at 09:30 on 18 July at Chalet Orny.

Monday 17 July 2023 13:45 to 14:45  —  Combins Music Academy

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CONCERT CLUB
I GIARDINI / THE WHEEL
Music of Caroline Shaw
I Giardini is a champion of music of leading international women composers. This intimate Concert Club performance features 'The Wheel', the collective's latest collaboration with Pultizer Prizewinner Caroline Shaw.

Monday 17 July 2023 22:00 to 23:30  —  taratata

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Tuesday

18.07

mainstage
symphonic
VFCO / TAKÁCS-NAGY / JANSEN / GROSZ / FRÖST
Clyne, Mozart & Brahms
Written for Martin Fröst, Anna Clyne’s new five-movement clarinet concerto has a dual meaning bound up in its title, Weathered. Exploring five elements – Metal, Heart, Stone, Wood, and Earth – it touches both on our collective experience of being weathered by the pandemic, and on the alarm of global warming.

Tuesday 18 July 2023 18:30 to 20:45  —  salle des combins

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academy
masterclass
LAWRENCE POWER / VIOLA
academy violists
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.
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masterclass
I GIARDINI / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Tuesday 18 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  Téléverbier

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KiDs
LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
Even a five-year-old can appreciate a masterclass; it just takes a little preparation
Even a 5-year old can appreciate an Academy masterclass. UNLTD is here to guide pairs of children and parents on how to attend, listen and watch. Children and parents who take part in this workshop must be available to attend the first hour of the Academy cello masterclass at 10:15 on 19 July at Téléverbier.

Tuesday 18 July 2023 13:45 to 14:45  —  Combins Music Academy

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ideaLAB
« ECHO » : VALORISATION DES ARCHIVES DU VF
Over the past 30 years, the Verbier Festival has built up an exceptional archive, one of the most important of its kind. It now looks to put this resource to use.  The « echo » project, which will be developed over several years, aims to be at the centre of a network of innovation that opens up a new future for classical music.

Tuesday 18 July 2023 14:00 to 15:30  —  Shed. HOTEL

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MAINSTAGE PRE-CONCERT
HANNAH CHAN-HARTLEY
talk in english – visual learning guide
Join our Musicologist-in-Residence Hannah-Chan Hartley as she prepares English-speaking audiences for tonight's Verbier Festival Mainstage concert at Salle des Combins using her innovative Visual Listening Guide.

Tuesday 18 July 2023 17:30 to 18:10  —  café chopin

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CONCERT CLUB
PAUL COLOMB – BLEUE QUINTET
Five cellos and an incredible musical journey
Between exacerbated lyricism, mystical sounds inspired by Indian music and hypnotic rhythms, this quintet, which strives to create bridges between different musical styles, practices an original mix of electronic production and neo-classical music composed and arranged by Paul Colomb.

Tuesday 18 July 2023 22:00 to 23:30  —  taratata

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Wednesday

19.07

mainstage
academy
masterclass
GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Wednesday 19 July 2023 14:30 to 17:00  —  chalet orny

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unltd
KiDs
LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
Even a five-year-old can appreciate a masterclass; it just takes a little preparation
Even a 5-year old can appreciate an Academy masterclass. UNLTD is here to guide pairs of children and parents on how to attend, listen and watch. Children and parents who take part in this workshop must be available to attend the first hour of the Academy piano masterclass at 09:30 on 20 July at the Hameau.

Wednesday 19 July 2023 13:45 to 14:45  —  Combins Music Academy

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ideaLAB
ADVANCES IN AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
A discussion on spatial audio
Audio technology continues to evolve, including the development of spatial audio systems that are now accessible to everyone. This talk, presented by audio experts in this field, takes stock of the latest technologies and invites you to experience them.  

Wednesday 19 July 2023 14:00 to 15:30  —  Shed. HOTEL

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Thursday

20.07

mainstage
academy
recital
ACADEMY PRESENTS II
A chance to hear the stars of tomorrow, this special recital – effectively a surprise concert, its repertoire likely to be fixed just days beforehand – sees the singers, soloists and ensembles of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Atelier Lyrique join forces with other Academy ensembles and musicians, to present a variety-filled programme of song and chamber music.

Thursday 20 July 2023 15:00 to 16:00  —  Église de verbier

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MAINSTAGE PRE-CONCERT
HANNAH CHAN-HARTLEY
talk in english – visual learning guide
Join our Musicologist-in-Residence Hannah-Chan Hartley as she prepares English-speaking audiences for tonight's Verbier Festival Mainstage concert at Salle des Combins using her innovative Visual Listening Guide.

Thursday 20 July 2023 17:30 to 18:10  —  café chopin

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Friday

21.07

mainstage
academy
masterclass
GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Friday 21 July 2023 09:30 to 12:30  —  Téléverbier

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masterclass
AUGUSTIN DUMAY / VIOLIN
academy violinists
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Friday 21 July 2023 10:00 to 13:00  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Friday 21 July 2023 14:30 to 17:00  —  Téléverbier

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CONCERT CLUB
FRANCESCO TRISTANO
piano electro
Pianist and electro musician Francesco Tristano mixes electronic rhythms and classical melodies in a clever contemporary tangle, powerful and delicate at the same time. Just try to resist diving into the sound or dancing for that matter! 

Friday 21 July 2023 22:00 to 23:30  —  taratata

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Saturday

22.07

mainstage
jazz
WYNTON MARSALIS & FRIENDS
Jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader Wynton Marsalis not only makes his Verbier Festival debut this year, but does so in the form of a residency that promises to showcase the tremendous breadth and scope of his musical personality and activity. He will be accompanied by a small jazz ensemble.

Saturday 22 July 2023 18:30 to 20:30  —  salle des combins

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chamber music
RENCONTRES INÉDITES V
Dvořák & Elgar
Antonín Dvořák's Trio for Piano and Strings No. 4 features Sergei Babayan, Mischa Maisky and Augustin Hadelich. After the interval, Renaud Capuçon, Alexandra Conunova, Lawrence Power, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Alexandre Kantorow take the stage for Edward Elgar's Quintet for Piano and Strings.

Saturday 22 July 2023 19:30 to 21:00  —  Église de verbier Station

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academy
unltd
EXHALE
BALADE MUSICALE
Musical adventures at great heights
During this unique musical stroll in the heart of the Alps, a mountain guide will reveal stories of the Valaisan landscape while UNLTD musicians and music experts provide a related soundtrack and commentary. The hike ends at la Chaux in time for the first performance of hoplà.

Saturday 22 July 2023 08:30 to 12:00  —  the heights of verbier

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hoplà
NOLA KIN
Montreux Jazz Swiss Rising Talent 2022
The folk-pop of Nola Kin—the solo project of Zurich-based singer-songwriter Carla Fellinger—is more used to late-night than early-morning concerts. She opens the festivities of hoplà, this full-day of free concerts in the heart of the green alpine pastures of La Chaux. Delicately dreamy and sometimes even a little wild, the music of Carla Fellinger (real name) will be your sound energy bar and an unexpected morning musical treat

Saturday 22 July 2023 11:00 to 12:00  —  La Chaux

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hoplà
ensemble transmusica feat. Merve Akyildiz
urban Middle Eastern fusion
ensemble transmusica’s mission is to create a space where diversity is celebrated and music transcends borders. In this hoplà performance, the ensemble leads a musical journey through Turkey, Bulgaria and Morocco, showing the wide range of new compositions by its musicians and the exciting soundscapes these cultures have to offer. Its unique musical fusion is complemented by Turkish pianist and singer Merve Akyildiz who joins as soloist on this occasion.

Saturday 22 July 2023 12:15 to 13:15  —  La Chaux

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hoplà
AYANNA WITTER JOHNSON
the very definition of eclectic soul
Ayanna Witter-Johnson is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, pianist and cellist. She has a phenomenal mastery for seamlessly crossing the boundaries of classical, jazz, reggae, soul and R&B, to imprint her unique musical signature with her virtuosic tap, strum and bow with her cello into her sound and vibe. A unique opportunity to see a true star on the rise.

Saturday 22 July 2023 13:30 to 14:30  —  La Chaux

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hoplà
RECOMPOSED BY MAX RICHTER: VIVALDI, THE FOUR SEASONS
classical music’s most famous work with a side of synth
Max Richter's visionary reboot of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has been a worldwide phenomenon. While the composer discarded 75 per cent of Vivaldi's original composition, the parts he does use are phased and looped, emphasising a grounding in postmodern and minimalist music. A refreshing and captivating way to celebrate the Academy's 30th birthday featuring Academy string players and alumna Mari Samuelsen.

Saturday 22 July 2023 14:45 to 15:45  —  La Chaux

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hoplà
BACAO RHYTHM & STEEL BAND
Mysterious steel pan funk by founding members of Mighty Mocambos
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, has amassed a cult following around the globe. Covering songs that span genres and range from mega hits to album cuts, they make them their own with their unique approach to the traditional steel pans of Trinidad and Tobago. Pack your dancing shoes for this closing hoplà concert at La Chaux.

Saturday 22 July 2023 16:00 to 17:00  —  La Chaux

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Sunday

23.07

mainstage
symphonic
VFO / MÄKELÄ / PLETNEV
Rachmaninoff & Strauss
In homage to Rachmaninoff, the Verbier Festival Orchestra directed by Klaus Mäkelä with the virtuoso Mikhaïl Pletnev launch into the concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2, which brought the composer back to fame after a three-year hiatus. After the intermission, enjoy Strauss Alpine Symphony live from the heart of the Alps in Verbier.

Sunday 23 July 2023 18:30 to 20:30  —  salle des combins

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chamber music
GAUTIER CAPUÇON / YUJA WANG
Britten, Chopin, Grieg
Benjamin Britten wrote his Cello Sonata in honour of Mstislav Rostropovich in a fit of admiration in 1960, after meeting and hearing the Russian cellist at the British premiere of Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto. An opening Dialogo contrasts calm writing with more vigorous and intense writing..

Sunday 23 July 2023 19:30 to 21:00  —  Église de verbier Station

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theatre
HUPPERT / SADE
« Justine et Juliette, le vice ou la vertu »
Tonight's reading by the talented Isabelle Huppert features a pair of short stories written by the most violent, sexually obscene and provocative author of the 18th century, the Marquis de Sade. After the joint publication of "Justine" and "Juliette" in 1801, Napoleon Bonaparte had him imprisoned for the rest of his life..

Sunday 23 July 2023 22:00 to 23:15  —  cinéma de verbier

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academy
masterclass
AUGUSTIN DUMAY / VIOLIN
academy violinists
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Sunday 23 July 2023 10:00 to 13:00  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber music formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Sunday 23 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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unltd
KiDs
LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
Even a five-year-old can attend a 'grown-up' concert; it just takes a little preparation.
Attending a classical music concert when you're only 5 years old may seem a stretch. Luckily, kids can count on UNLTD to help them and their parents get the most out of the great tradition of classical music. Children and parents who take part in this workshop must be available to attend the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra concert on the same day at 14:30 at Salle des Combins.

Sunday 23 July 2023 10:00 to 11:00  —  Combins Music Academy

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Monday

24.07

mainstage
chamber music
BENJAMIN BERNHEIM / CARRIE-ANN MATHESON
Hailed by Diapason as ‘The new star tenor,’ Deutsche Gramophon exclusive artist Benjamin Bernheim brings a recital of contrasts to Verbier, with his regular duo partner, pianist and conductor, Carrie-Ann Matheson, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Opera Center.     First, two giants of German lied, Johannes Brahms and his older friend and champion, Robert Schumann. Then, French late Romantic song from the pens of Henri Duparc – whose songs Debussy described as ‘Imperfect….but works of genius,’ and Ernst Chausson, whose 1892 song cycle, Poème de l’amour et de la mer, was dedicated to Duparc.

Monday 24 July 2023 11:00 to 12:30  —  Église de verbier Station

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gala
30th ANNIVERSARY GALA
Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Verbier Festival with the artists who have made its fame
Shindig, palooza, big bash, knees-up, pick your term, preface it with "Classical," and you’ve got what tonight is all about. For it’s party time, as we celebrate the Verbier Festival’s 30th anniversary by bringing together as many of our precious family of Verbier artists as we can possibly fit onstage, from new-generation talent to luminaries, and from Festival old-timers (many of whom first arrived here as promising Academy members) to more recent-blossomed relationships. Expect a festival atmosphere in every sense of the word, via a veritable smorgasbord of different musical works and artist constellations.

Monday 24 July 2023 18:00 to 22:00  —  salle des combins

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unltd
KiDs
WORKSHOP STORYTELLERS
The Story of the Town Musicians of Bremen
A donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster are about to embark on a great adventure. This workshop invites kids to join this journey by creating their own illustrations, play-acting and discovering music through the lens of these furry nomadic friends.
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CONCERT CLUB
PEDJA MUZIJEVIC / BASIC INSTINCTS
Pedja Mužijevic
They tell us that music is the universal language, but what does that really mean? Pianist Pedja Muzijevic leads this interactive performance with a wide range of short piano works and asks very specific questions that will encourage audiences to react to music with basic instincts There are no right or wrong answers and there is no need for any knowledge about music. Let your imagination run wild and let’s see how universal language of music really is.

Monday 24 July 2023 11:15 to 12:30  —  taratata

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Tuesday

25.07

mainstage
chamber music
RENCONTRES INÉDITES VI
Schubert & Brahms
Yuja Wang, Renaud Capuçon and Klaus Mäkelä open the first part of the concert with Schubert's Trio for Piano and Strings in B flat major, followed Brahms's Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor from Alexander Sitkovetsky, Vadim Repin, Antoine Tamestit, Mischa Maisky and Yefim Bronfman.

Tuesday 25 July 2023 18:30 to 20:30  —  salle des combins

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academy
masterclass
NICOLAS ALTSTAEDT / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Tuesday 25 July 2023 14:30 to 17:00  —  Téléverbier

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masterclass
GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber music formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Tuesday 25 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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STORYTELLERS : LE VOYAGE DES MUSICIENS DE BRÊME
Family show in the heart of nature (fr)
Accompany an adventurous donkey, dog, cat and rooster on their journey to Bremen to join the municipal orchestra. This interactive walk through the forest ends with a narrated musical performance of the classic Grimm Brothers tale, The Town Musicians of Bremen.

Tuesday 25 July 2023 10:00 to 12:00  —  le hatay shelter

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ideaLAB
MUSICOLOGY MEETS AUGMENTED REALITY
Using augmented reality together with her innovative 'Visual Listening Guides', musicologist Hannah Chan-Hartley invites the public to enrich their listening and understanding of orchestral music in unexpected and engaging ways. Here she explores Beethoven's Fifth Symphony through the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra’s recent release, in an interactive experience that combines the visual power of print with rich digital content.

Tuesday 25 July 2023 14:00 to 15:30  —  Shed. HOTEL

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MAINSTAGE PRE-CONCERT
MATHIEU HERZOG / VOUS TROUVEZ ÇA CLASSIQUE ?
conférence en français
Join conductor Mathieu Herzog as he prepares English-speaking audiences for tonight's Mainstage concert at Salle des Combins through his popular 'Vous trouvez ça classique' performance-lecture format.

Tuesday 25 July 2023 17:30 to 18:10  —  café chopin

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CONCERT CLUB
RACHMANINOFF AT THE COTTON CLUB
Un programme tiré à quatre épingles
In the Roaring 20s, New York was a hub for the greatest classical and jazz musicians. Gershwin, Ellington, Ravel, Stravinsky and even Rachmaninoff, whose 150th anniversary we commemorate this year, could well have shared a table at the legendary Cotton Club. Imagine the jam-night that could have been!

Tuesday 25 July 2023 22:00 to 23:30  —  taratata

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Wednesday

26.07

mainstage
symphonic
VFCO / PLETNEV / GAFFIGAN
Mozart & Rachmaninoff
To begin, the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Mikhaïl Pletnev tells the story of Mozart's Don Juan, followed by symphony No. 40. After the interval, James Gaffigan leads the orchestra and Mikhaïl Pletnev back to the piano to perform Rachmaninoff's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1.

Wednesday 26 July 2023 18:30 to 20:00  —  salle des combins

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recital
MAO FUJITA
Chopin & Liszt
The three-time Polonaise was one such national dance, and while it sat on the refined end of the scale, popular among the nobility, in Chopin’s hands it frequently came with fire attached. Composed in 1853, Liszt's monumental Piano Sonata in B minor was structurally ground-breaking for its time and remains an arguably unsurpassed tour de force of architectural imagination.  

Wednesday 26 July 2023 19:30 to 21:15  —  Église de verbier Station

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academy
masterclass
KIRILL GERSTEIN / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber music formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Wednesday 26 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
NICOLAS ALTSTAEDT / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Wednesday 26 July 2023 14:30 to 17:00  —  Téléverbier

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CONCERT CLUB
DINU MIHAILESCU / ROMERICAN AVANT-GARDE
A bridge between American and Romanian Avant-Gardes for solo piano
Adept at creating strong auditive and sensorial experiences, pianist Dinu Mihailescu presents a powerful avant-garde solo piano works by some of the greatest American composers, punctuated by Romanian pieces in a sort of unlikely transatlantic musical bridge.

Wednesday 26 July 2023 11:30 to 12:45  —  taratata

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MAINSTAGE PRE-CONCERT
HANNAH CHAN-HARTLEY
talk in english
Join our Musicologist-in-Residence Hannah-Chan Hartley as she prepares English-speaking audiences for tonight's Verbier Festival Mainstage concert at Salle des Combins using her innovative Visual Listening Guide.

Wednesday 26 July 2023 17:30 to 18:10  —  café chopin

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CONCERT CLUB
MARI SAMUELSEN CARTE BLANCHE
A meditative and energising journey
In Mari Samuelsen's musical world, there are no barriers between the music of contemporary composers and the classics. Her adventurous approach to programming finds its way onto the Concert Club stage for a collaboration with the musicians of the Verbier Festival Academy in a programme that includes music by Philip Glass, Laura Massoto, Meredi, Max Richter and Caroline Shaw.

Wednesday 26 July 2023 22:00 to 23:30  —  taratata

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Thursday

27.07

mainstage
opera
VFO / SHANI - WOZZECK
Berg
Alban Berg's three-act opera, composed between 1912 and 1922, comes to Verbier under the direction of Lahav Shani, with the inimitable Matthias Goerne in the lead role of Wozzeck. Inspired by a news item from 1821, the libretto tells the story of a German soldier who murders his mistress and is executed three years later. The Austrian composer's revolutionary work is uniquely innovative: each scene demonstrates a specific vocal technique, and shows how fatality imposes itself on the poor and exploited. In present times, the captivating nature of this incomparable opera holds extreme relevance.

Thursday 27 July 2023 18:30 to 20:15  —  salle des combins

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academy
masterclass
PIERRE COLOMBET / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Thursday 27 July 2023 14:30 to 17:00  —  hameau forum

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masterclass
KIRILL GERSTEIN / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber music formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Thursday 27 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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ideaLAB
GABRIEL PROKOFIEV PASTORAL 21 RECORD LAUNCH
Gabriel Prokofiev's latest album, Pastoral 21, is the culmination of a collaboration with UNLTD and the UNLTD Collective. Meet and hear from Gabriel about this project that is a call to climate action, and pick up a copy of the freshly pressed album.

Thursday 27 July 2023 14:00 to 15:30  —  Shed. HOTEL

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CONCERT CLUB
CABARET KLEZMER
Jonathan Leibovitz, Quatuor Agate / Klezmer fever takes over the Concert Club
Traditional and contemporary, melancholic and festive, Klezmer music expresses a vast palette of toe-tapping sensations.For this frenetic and irresistible evening, clarinetist Jonathan Leibovitz and his friends from Quatuor Agate invite you immerse yourselves in the feverish atmosphere of our cabaret.

Thursday 27 July 2023 22:00 to 23:30  —  taratata

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Friday

28.07

mainstage
recital
RENÉE FLEMING / EVGENY KISSIN
The span of emotion and subject matter in Schubert’s 600-plus song settings ranges from the sunny simplicity of Die Vögel, von Schlegel’s depiction of a bird reveling in its carefree flight, to the tense, sombre longing of Mignon’s Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, a Goethe text Schubert returned to repeatedly. Schubert-admirer Liszt composed around 70 songs, his own Goethe settings including hymn-like Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh, which transforms a perfect evening into a peaceful death, and Mignon’s Kennst du das Land. Equally imagery-rich are Sposalizio, his Années de pélerinage depiction of Raphael’s The Marriage of the Virgin, and his late-years Valses oubliées. Like the five evocative Morceaux de fantaisie, all Rachmaninoff’s songs are earlier-career works, penned in Russia. His self-critical older contemporary Henri Duparc kept only 16 of his own, but Debussy described them as "perfect."

Friday 28 July 2023 18:30 to 20:15  —  salle des combins

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academy
masterclass
KRISTÓF BARÁTI / VIOLIN
academy violinists
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Friday 28 July 2023 09:30 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
KIRILL GERSTEIN / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy soloists in chamber music formations
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Friday 28 July 2023 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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masterclass
GABRIEL LE MAGADURE / CHAMBER MUSIC
academy string quartet & piano trio
For 30 years, the world's most promising young artists have come to Verbier to work alongside classical music's greatest mentors at Verbier Festival Academy masterclasses.

Friday 28 July 2023 14:30 to 17:00  —  hameau forum

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CINÉ-SPECTACLE STORYTELLERS
The famous story of The Town Musicians of Bremen put to music and animation (fr)
You're invited to join a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster embark on a great adventure. This narrated participative and multidisciplinary show recounts the famous Grimm tale of the Town Musicians of Bremen and features illustrations created by children in Storytellers workshops throughout the week and from schools across the region.

Friday 28 July 2023 10:30 to 11:30  —  cinéma de verbier

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CONCERT CLUB
CATHERINE D'OEX
Burlesque
Catherine d'Oex, a regular at the famous drag queen cabaret Chez Maman in Brussels is one of UNLTD favourite 'drôles d'oiseaux'. Adorned with with XXL jewellery and with an air of Jacqueline Maillan, she returns to the Concert Club by popular demand to sing the great repertoire of French popular song, this time in the company of guitarist Germain Umdenstock.

Friday 28 July 2023 22:00 to 23:30  —  taratata

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Saturday

29.07

mainstage
academy
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Sunday

30.07

mainstage
opera
VFJO / GAFFIGAN - THE RAKE'S PROGRESS
Stravinsky
Stravinsky had the idea for his final and only full-length opera when, one day at the Chicago Art Institute, he discovered William Hogarth’s series of eight paintings, The Rake's Progress. Here is it performed by the singers of the Academy's Atelier Lyrique with the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra conducted by James Gaffigan. Concert with French and English surtitles.

Sunday 30 July 2023 14:00 to 16:30  —  salle des combins

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academy
recital
ACADEMY PRESENTS VI
The last of three final concerts performed by musicians of the Academy Soloists Programme features chamber music collaborations with the Programme's pianists, violinists, violists and cellists. The recital will then be followed by the presentation of Academy awards. A precious memory to be cherished for many years to come.

Sunday 30 July 2023 11:00 to 12:30  —  Église de verbier

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