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Friday

15.07

mainstage
symphonic concert
VFO / NOSEDA / FEDOROVA
SHCHEDRIN, SILVESTROV & SHOSTAKOVICH
A re-imagined programme calling for peace, solidarity, and inclusion of musicians of all nations opens the festival on 15 July: Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda conducts the Verbier Festival Orchestra in a concert that features Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony preceded by Rodion Shchedrin’s Second Piano Concerto and Silvestrov's poignant work, Prayer for Ukraine. At the piano will be Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova, alumna of the Verbier Festival Academy (2012 and 2017).

Friday 15 July 2022 19:00 to 21:30  —  salle des combins

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academy
Saturday

16.07

mainstage
Opera Concert
MOZART / DON GIOVANNI
VFCO – TAKÁCS-NAGY – MATTEI – STAVRAKAKIS – PERETYATKO – VOLKOV – KOŽENÁ – PETRENKO – VAN MELLAERTS – SAÏD – CHŒUR DE L’ATELIER LYRIQUE DE L’ACADEMY - SAKVARELIDZE - FORIEL-DESTEZET
Peter Mattei will mesmerise audiences in the title role of Mozart’s 'Don Giovanni', an intoxicating operatic retelling of the Don Juan legend. The Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra and singers of the Academy, conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy, will feature alongside a starry cast, which includes Alexandros Stavrakakis, Magdalena Kožená and Olga Peretyatko.

Saturday 16 July 2022 18:00 to 21:30  —  salle des combins

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academy
unltd
open air
Brass for Africa
Chill Out Concert
Brass for Africa, an ensemble of 12 vibrant brass and percussion musicians from Uganda, stops in the heart of the Alps for a colourful and dramatic programme. This performance with traditional costume and dance, features African-inspired brass band classics, popular music from Uganda, and traditional East African music arranged by the performers.

Saturday 16 July 2022 12:30 to 13:15  —  Place du Centre Culturel du Hameau

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open air
Brass for Africa
Chill Out Concert
Brass for Africa, an ensemble of 12 vibrant brass and percussion musicians from Uganda, stops in the heart of the Alps for a colourful and dramatic programme. This performance with traditional costume and dance, features African-inspired brass band classics, popular music from Uganda, and traditional East African music arranged by the performers.

Saturday 16 July 2022 17:00 to 17:45  —  loft bar terrace

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exhale / balades musicales
LA CHAUX
guided hike (fr / en)
Accompanied by a professional mountain guide, a musicologist and musicians of the Verbier Festival Academy, take to the heights above Verbier and discover its alpine pastures. Members of the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra will reward your efforts at the trail-end with a concert on the slopes of La Chaux.

Saturday 16 July 2022 09:00 to 12:00  —  tourist office of verbier

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Sunday

17.07

mainstage
academy
Masterclass
PAMELA FRANK / VIOLIN
Violinists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Sunday 17 July 2022 09:30 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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Masterclass
PAMELA FRANK / CHAMBER MUSIC
Academy soloists in chamber formations
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Sunday 17 July 2022 14:30 to 17:30  —  Téléverbier

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unltd
Monday

18.07

mainstage
symphonic concert
VFCO / TAKÁCS-NAGY / ARGERICH
VFCO – TAKÁCS-NAGY – ARGERICH – DAN – NIKOLOVSKA – GLUECKERT – PETRENKO – MÜNCHENER BACH-CHOR / BEETHOVEN
The legendary Martha Argerich brings beauty, control and majesty to a night of Beethoven with his First Piano Concerto, performed alongside Gábor Tákacs-Nagy and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. The programme also features the Ninth Symphony with esteemed soloists and the Münchener Bach-Chor.

Monday 18 July 2022 19:00 to 21:15  —  salle des combins

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Theatre
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
KISSIN – HAMPSON / KRESSMANN TAYLOR
Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's 'Address Unknown' is a short story written as a series of letters between a Jewish art dealer living in San Francisco, and his business partner who had returned to Germany in 1932. The story is credited with having alerted America to the horrors unfolding in Nazi Germany.

Monday 18 July 2022 22:15 to 23:15  —  centre culturel du hameau

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academy
Masterclass
PAMELA FRANK / VIOLIN
Violinists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Monday 18 July 2022 09:30 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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Masterclass
PAMELA FRANK / CHAMBER MUSIC
Academy soloists in chamber formations
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Monday 18 July 2022 14:30 to 17:30  —  Téléverbier

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unltd
kids / workshops
STORYTELLERS I / HÄNSEL AND GRETEL
discovering the story of hänsel and gretel
In a new workshop each day, children learn about the tale of Hänsel and Gretel and discover classical music and musical instruments while creating illustrations that will be animated during a performance at the week's end. In this first workshop, children discover story and meet the musicians of the UNLTD Collective. Workshop for kids ages 5 to 10.

Monday 18 July 2022 10:00 to 12:30  —  espace saint-marc: salle communale

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illuminate / classical code crackers
Symphony Graphique
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (en)
Musicologist Hannah Chan-Hartley presents The Visual Listening Guide: a new way to easily discover a symphonic work in a visual way, and without any previous musical training. This Guide has been commissioned by UNLTD especially for this edition of the Verbier Festival.

Monday 18 July 2022 14:00 to 15:00  —  unltd concert club @ taratata

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open air
Veillée musicale
Reading in music (FR)
Actor René-Claude Emery takes you on a breathtaking journey between fiction and reality along the roads of the Ukrainian regions of Donbass and Luhansk. As the story unfolds, the musicians of the UNLTD Collective accompany the texts in this poetic evening, with a magical view of the mountains.

Monday 18 July 2022 21:00 to 22:00  —  chalet d'adrien

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Tuesday

19.07

mainstage
chamber Music
ALBAN GERHARDT / JULIEN QUENTIN
KODÁLY & BRAHMS
A virtuosic offering from cellist Alban Gerhardt who delivers a fresh take on Zoltán Kodály’s Sonata for Cello, a piece recognised as the most iconic work for the instrument since Bach’s Cello Suites. Moving on, Gerhardt takes audiences into the fantastical world of Brahms’ Sonata No. 2.

Tuesday 19 July 2022 16:00 to 17:00  —  église de verbier

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academy
Masterclass
PAMELA FRANK / VIOLIN
Violinists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Tuesday 19 July 2022 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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unltd
kids / workshops
STORYTELLERS II / HÄNSEL AND GRETEL
theatre workshop
In a new workshop each day, children learn about the tale of Hänsel and Gretel and discover classical music and musical instruments while creating illustrations that will be animated during a performance at the week's end. In this second workshop, the children discover the characters of the story. Workshop for kids age 5 to 10

Tuesday 19 July 2022 10:00 to 12:30  —  espace saint-marc: salle communale

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Wednesday

20.07

mainstage
academy
unltd
kids / workshops
STORYTELLERS I / HÄNSEL AND GRETEL
meeting singers of the academy
In a new workshop each day, children learn about the tale of Hänsel and Gretel and discover classical music and musical instruments while creating illustrations that will be animated during a performance at the week's end. In this third workshop, children take part in a great treasure hunt and search for the two protagonists of the story. Workshop for kids ages 5 to 10.

Wednesday 20 July 2022 10:00 to 12:30  —  espace saint-marc: salle communale

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Thursday

21.07

mainstage
symphonic concert
VFJO / GONZÁLEZ-MONJAS / KANTOROW
LISZT & RACHMANINOFF
Conductor Roberto González-Monjas and the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra sweep us into the heights of passion with Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. Pianist Alexandre Kantorow will delight audiences with a performance of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2

Thursday 21 July 2022 14:30 to 15:45  —  salle des combins

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piano recital
DANIIL TRIFONOV - MARTHA ARGERICH
SZYMANOWSKI, DEBUSSY, PROKOFIEV & RACHMANINOFF
Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov gives a spectacular demonstration of the piano’s limits in an evening of music that displays his passion, technique and skill for the instrument. Daniil Trifonov will be joined by Martha Argerich after the intermission to perform Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Danses.

Thursday 21 July 2022 19:00 to 21:00  —  salle des combins

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chamber Music
RENCONTRES INÉDITES II
BOUCHKOV – LOZAKOVICH – TEH ENGSTROEM – MAISKY – PLETNEV / GRIEG, BEETHOVEN SHCHEDRIN & BRAHMS
Classical music titans Mischa Maisky and Mikhaïl Pletnev are joined by violinists Marc Bouchkov and Daniel Lozakovich and violist Blythe Teh Engstroem for one of the Festival’s iconic Rencontres Inédites. The concert features Rodion Shchedrin’s mischievous Three Funny Pieces and works by Brahms, Beethoven and Grieg.

Thursday 21 July 2022 20:00 to 21:45  —  église de verbier

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academy
Masterclass
ANA CHUMACHENCO / VIOLIN
Violinists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Thursday 21 July 2022 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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unltd
kids / workshops
STORYTELLERS IV / HÄNSEL AND GRETEL
treasure hunt
In a new workshop each day, children learn about the tale of Hänsel and Gretel and discover classical music and musical instruments while creating illustrations that will be animated during a performances at the week's end. In this fourth workshop, children discover musical instruments and melodies from Humperdinck's opera, Hänsel and Gretel. Workshop for kids ages 5 to 10

Thursday 21 July 2022 10:00 to 12:30  —  espace saint-marc: salle communale

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exhale / music, healing, meditation
Sound Healing
Sound therapy is a very powerful healing technique used since ancient times. This session, led by Academy alumnus Alfredo Ferres, includes sound channeling through voice, cello and singing bowls, and guided meditation and visualisation to help you enter a state of calmness.
Sound therapy is a very powerful healing technique used since ancient times. This session, led by Academy alumnus Alfredo Ferres, includes sound channeling through voice, cello and singing bowls, and guided meditation and visualisation to help you enter a state of calmness.

Thursday 21 July 2022 09:00 to 10:00  —  Chapelle protestante

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exhale / music, healing, meditation
Sound Healing
music therapy / cello - voice - singing bowls
Sound therapy is a very powerful healing technique used since ancient times. This session, led by Academy alumnus Alfredo Ferres, includes sound channeling through voice, cello and singing bowls, and guided meditation and visualisation to help you enter a state of calmness.

Thursday 21 July 2022 10:30 to 11:30  —  Chapelle protestante

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Friday

22.07

mainstage
vocal concert
JAKUB JÓZEF ORLIŃSKI / MICHAŁ BIEL
PURCELL, HÄNDEL, FUX, KARŁOWICZ, MONIUSZKO & CZYŻ
The sensational counter-tenor Jakub Józef Orliński brings his brilliant artistry to the Festival with a programme of songs from Polish Romantic composers Stanisław Moniuszko and Mieczysław Karłowic, alongside repertoire from the Baroque period.

Friday 22 July 2022 11:00 to 12:30  —  église de verbier

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chamber Music
EVGENY KISSIN / ANDRÁS SCHIFF
SCHUMANN, MOZART, SMETANA & DVOŘÁK
Classical music titans Evgeny Kissin and András Schiff continue their artistic partnership, which began on stage at the Verbier Festival. This unmissable concert brings together the world’s best piano repertoire from Schumann, Mozart, Smetana and Dvořák.

Friday 22 July 2022 19:00 to 20:45  —  salle des combins

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academy
Masterclass
MATHIEU HERZOG / CHAMBER MUSIC
Academy soloists in chamber formations
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Friday 22 July 2022 09:30 to 12:30  —  Téléverbier

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Masterclass
ANA CHUMACHENCO / VIOLIN
Violinists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Friday 22 July 2022 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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unltd
kids / workshops
STORYTELLERS V / HÄNSEL AND GRETEL
gingerbread house construction
Storytellers gives children the opportunity to learn about a piece of classical music through a new art workshop each day. Under the guidance of UNLTD artists, discover the tale of Hänsel and Gretel, explore musical instruments and create illustrations that will be animated during a public performance at the end of the week. In this last workshop, children prepare a gingerbread house with a professional chef. Workshop for kids ages 5 to 10.

Friday 22 July 2022 10:00 to 12:30  —  espace saint-marc: salle communale

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off-piste
KELLYLEE EVANS
jazz / soul
Over the past 15 years, Kellylee Evans has been winning over audiences with forays into jazz, R&B, hip-hop, pop, and an award- winning tribute to Nina Simone simply entitled Nina. Her latest recording, ‘Greenlight’, has a one-of-a-kind allure that touches psychedelic pop and contagious soul groove that flows naturally from her jazz background.

Friday 22 July 2022 20:30 to 22:00  —  espace saint-marc: grande salle

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Saturday

23.07

mainstage
Jazz
'FOR YOU'
QUASTHOFF – EVANS – LANDGREN – ILG – HAFFNER – OSLENDER
Thomas Quasthoff, the bass-baritone described as having ‘the most beautiful voice in the world’, presents his programme For You—a dedication to his listeners, old and new, who have remained committed to his music-making whatever the genre.

Saturday 23 July 2022 19:00 to 20:30  —  salle des combins

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academy
Masterclass
ANA CHUMACHENCO / VIOLIN
Violinists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Saturday 23 July 2022 09:30 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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unltd
family weekend
kids / for the whole family
STORYTELLERS PERFORMANCE / HÄNSEL AND GRETEL
performance for kids and families
In this unique performance, children discover how music, literature and visual arts mix and interact. Drawings from a week of creative workshops are mixed into a a live animated film to accompany the storyteller and musicians. For ages 5 and older. Narration in French.

Saturday 23 July 2022 11:00 to 11:45  —  espace saint-marc: grande salle

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philanthropy forum
philanthropy forum
VERBIER FESTIVAL PHILANTHROPY FORUM - Virtual attendance
how can philanthropy be more impactful in an age of disruption?
A forum for reflection — for sharing knowledge across generations and for engaging and fostering philanthropic initiative.

Saturday 23 July 2022 15:00 to 16:30  —  Virtual

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family weekend
kids / for the whole family
Boule de neige
show on the move
A travelling cabinet of curiosities integrated into a vintage gondola egg. The world of the Alps comes alive before your eyes, driven by the mechanism of a fantastic machine. A creation of Théâtre de la Toupine.

Saturday 23 July 2022 11:00 to 18:00  —  streets of verbier

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open air
Veillée musicale
Contes et légendes en musique
Un conte d’ici, une légende d’ailleurs, ou simplement une belle histoire, proposée par le comédien René-Claude Emery accompagné des musiciens du UNLTD Collective. Un moment poétique avec une vue magique sur les montagnes. En français.

Saturday 23 July 2022 21:00 to 22:00  —  chalet d'adrien

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Sunday

24.07

mainstage
chamber Music
TRIFONOV & FRIENDS
SHOSTAKOVICH, MUSSORGSKI & MENDELSSOHN
Grammy Award winning pianist, and audience favourite, Daniil Trifonov brings his sheer mastery and brilliant technique to the stage alongside a cohort of friends. Expect invigorating performances and astute interpretations of works by George Enescu, Mussorgski and Mendelssohn.

Sunday 24 July 2022 11:00 to 12:45  —  église de verbier

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symphonic concert
VFCO / GOEBEL / FRÖST / RICHTER / SÁ
VIVALDI & HAYDN
An evening of exquisite music from the baroque and classical periods featuring the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, clarinetist Martin Fröst, Jakub Józef Orliński as mezzo-soprano, and soprano Bruno de Sá under the baton of conductor Reinhard Goebel.

Sunday 24 July 2022 19:00 to 21:00  —  salle des combins

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vocal concert
IAN BOSTRIDGE / BRAD MEHLDAU
SCHUMANN & MEHLDAU
A unique programme that unites British tenor Ian Bostridge and American jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, pairing Mehldau’s Song Cycle The Folly of Desire with Schumann’s Dichterliebe. Mehldau's song cycle is derived from poetry by various poets including Shakespeare, Yeats, Goethe and Blake among others.

Sunday 24 July 2022 20:00 to 21:30  —  église de verbier

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academy
Masterclass
MIKLÓS PERÉNYI / CELLO
Cellists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Sunday 24 July 2022 09:30 to 12:30  —  Téléverbier

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Masterclass
LAWRENCE POWER / VIOLA
Violists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Sunday 24 July 2022 09:30 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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Masterclass
MATHIEU HERZOG / CHAMBER MUSIC
Academy soloists in chamber formations
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Sunday 24 July 2022 14:30 to 17:30  —  Téléverbier

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Masterclass
ANA CHUMACHENCO / VIOLIN
Violinists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Sunday 24 July 2022 14:30 to 17:30  —  chalet orny

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family weekend
kids / for the whole family
Le Voyage de Hänsel et Gretel
Musical walk and performance for families
An immersive musical walk through the enchanted forest where Hänsel and Gretel once outsmarted a ne’er-do-well witch. Actor René-Claude Emery joins the UNLTD Collective for a re-telling of the classic Grimm Brothers tale set to the music of Humperdinck’s popular opera. Bring your breadcrumbs!

Sunday 24 July 2022 10:00 to 11:30  —  le hatay shelter

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family weekend
kids / for the whole family
Boule de neige
show on the move
A travelling cabinet of curiosities integrated into a vintage gondola egg. The world of the Alps comes alive before your eyes, driven by the mechanism of a fantastic machine. A creation of Théâtre de la Toupine.

Sunday 24 July 2022 11:00 to 18:00  —  streets of verbier

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illuminate / classical code crackers
Symphony Graphique
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (en)
As a prelude to the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra concert, musicologist Hannah Chan-Hartley presents The Visual Listening Guide: a new way to easily discover a symphonic work in a visual way, and without any previous musical training.

Sunday 24 July 2022 13:00 to 13:45  —  café schubert

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family weekend
kids / for the whole family
Le Petit labo musical
intro to music for children (fr)
It is never too early to embrace music! Children and their parents discover the pleasure of making-music together, in the sound space dedicated to them. For children ages 0 to 8, with their parents. Programme offered in French.

Sunday 24 July 2022 14:00 to 17:30  —  espace saint-marc: salle communale

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Monday

25.07

mainstage
Opera Concert
VERDI / UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
VFO – NOSEDA – DE TOMMASO – TÉZIER – MEADE – SEMENCHUK – FANG – OBERWALLISER VOKALENSEMBLE - SAKVARELIDZE - FORIEL-DESTEZET
Love, politics and power collide in Verdi’s intense three act opera Un ballo in maschera. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the Verbier Festival Orchestra and the Oberwalliser Vokalensemble with soloists Freddie De Tommaso, Ludovic Tézier and Ying Fang.

Monday 25 July 2022 19:00 to 21:45  —  salle des combins

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academy
Masterclass
MIDORI / VIOLIN
Violinists of the Academy Soloists Programme
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Monday 25 July 2022 09:30 to 12:30  —  chalet orny

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unltd
illuminate / classical code crackers
Vous trouvez ça classique ?
les divas sur le divan (fr)
Classical music is not for you... it's stuffy, it's uptight, right? No more misconceptions! Ensemble Appassionato and its conductor Mathieu Herzog break the codes with its 'Vous Trouvez ça Classique?' learning concerts. In this first of four concerts, they are joined by singers of the Verbier Festival Academy's Atelier Lyrique for an exploration of opera. Presentation in French.

Monday 25 July 2022 14:00 to 15:15  —  cinéma de verbier

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concert club / drôles d'oiseaux
L'AUTRE BAL MASQUÉ
Soirée surrealist
Ok, sure… we’re all fed up with masks. But there’s nothing like a masked ball! Poulenc's 'Le bal masqué' is the centrepiece of this musical journey through the looking glass featuring Verbier Festival Academy musicians and alumni, pianist Pedja Muzijevic and the off the wall spirit of Erik Satie. Earlier this same evening, don't miss the Verbier Festival mainstage presentation of Verdi's 'Un ballo in maschera'.

Monday 25 July 2022 22:00 to 23:00  —  unltd concert club @ taratata

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Tuesday

26.07

mainstage
chamber Music
QUATUOR ÉBÈNE / DANIIL TRIFONOV
HAYDN, SHOSTAKOVICH & FRANCK
The exuberant and highly respected pianist Daniil Trifonov will join Quatuor Ébène to share their magnificent interpretation of Franck’s Piano Quintet in F minor. This impassioned performance will be complimented by string quartets from Haydn and Shostakovich.

Tuesday 26 July 2022 20:00 to 21:45  —  église de verbier

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academy
unltd
illuminate / classical code crackers
Vous trouvez ça classique ?
88 keys to chopin (en)
Classical music is not for you... it's stuffy, it's uptight, right? No more misconceptions! Ensemble Appassionato and its conductor Mathieu Herzog break the codes with its 'Vous Trouvez ça Classique?' learning concerts. In this second of four concerts, they are joined by Verbier Festival Academy pianists for an exploration of Chopin. Presentation in English.

Tuesday 26 July 2022 14:00 to 15:15  —  cinéma de verbier

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Wednesday

27.07

mainstage
symphonic concert
VFCO / VANDELLI / ANTONACCI / FRÖST
POULENC & NOMADIC DANCES
Soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci delivers Poulenc's devastating tale of distress and heartache, La Voix humaine, with Claudio Vandelli conducting the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. Clarinetist Martin Fröst then takes to the stage for 'Nomadic Dances'.

Wednesday 27 July 2022 19:00 to 21:00  —  salle des combins

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academy
unltd
illuminate / talks
café croissant
antonio stradivari: the complete works (en)
After seven years of research led by an internationally renowned team, Beares Publishing, in partnership with J. & A. Beare will unveil 'Antonio Stradivari: The Complete Works' in autumn 2022. The publication documents every known instrument ever made by Antonio Stradivari, featuring uniquely detailed provenances, stunning photography, and scholarly essays, all printed to the finest technical standards. Charlotte Gardner speaks with Anna Saldadze, Beares Publishing Editorial Director, and renowned luthier Robert Brewer Young, about the ambitious project.

Wednesday 27 July 2022 09:00 to 10:00  —  experimental chalet

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Thursday

28.07

mainstage
chamber Music
TIMOTHY CHOOI / JULIEN QUENTIN
PROKOFIEV, SZYMANOWSKI, KREISLER, GANG & RAVEL
Violinist Timothy Chooi and pianist Julien Quentin share a wide-ranging programme including Prokofiev’s expressive Violin Sonata No 2, Chen Gang’s beautiful Sunshine on Tashkurgan, as well as works by Kreisler, Ravel and Szymanowski.

Thursday 28 July 2022 16:00 to 17:00  —  église de verbier

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academy
unltd
concert club / ultraviolet
THOMAS ENHCO & VASSILENA SERAFIMOVA
classical / jazz - bach mirror
Pianist Thomas Enhco and percussionist Vassilena Serafimova present works from their album Bach Mirror. Each of the pieces, composed by either Enhco, Serafimova or both, is inspired by Bach’s works through a game of mirrors. With multiplied beats and echo-filled counterpoints, their compositions lull us into a rhythmic trance, their harmonies close to the soundscapes of Satie, Debussy and jazz.

Thursday 28 July 2022 22:00 to 23:00  —  unltd concert club @ taratata

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illuminate / talks
café croissant
the eighth: mahler and the world in 1910 (en)
With Mahler’s First Symphony on the Verbier Festival’s mainstage this evening, UNLTD takes the opportunity to discover Stephen Johnson’s recent book, ‘The Eighth: Mahler and the World in 1910’. Charlotte Gardner leads this conversation with Johnson, who the composer’s final symphony—a celebration of artistic and sexual creativity.

Thursday 28 July 2022 09:00 to 10:00  —  experimental chalet

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illuminate / classical code crackers
Vous trouvez ça classique ?
mozart ringtone (en)
Classical music is not for you... it's stuffy, it's uptight, right? No more misconceptions! Ensemble Appassionato and its conductor Mathieu Herzog break the codes with its 'Vous Trouvez ça Classique?' learning concerts. This third of four concerts asks 'Why do telephones around the world ring with the melody of Mozart's 40th symphony?'

Thursday 28 July 2022 14:00 to 15:15  —  cinéma de verbier

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Friday

29.07

mainstage
academy
Masterclass
GABÓR TAKÁCS-NAGY / CHAMBER MUSIC
Academy soloists in chamber formations
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Friday 29 July 2022 09:30 to 12:30  —  Téléverbier

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Masterclass
GABÓR TAKÁCS-NAGY / STRING QUARTETS
Academy string quartets
The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and pre-formed chamber music ensembles to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.

Friday 29 July 2022 14:30 to 17:00  —  chalet orny

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unltd
illuminate / classical code crackers
Vous trouvez ça classique ?
beethoven et le saint-graal des quatuors à cordes (fr)
Classical music is not for you... it's stuffy, it's uptight, right? No more misconceptions! Ensemble Appassionato and its conductor Mathieu Herzog break the codes with its 'Vous Trouvez ça Classique?' learning concerts. In this final of four concerts, Appassionato members Quatuor Agate explore Beethoven's glorious string quartets. Presentation in French.

Friday 29 July 2022 14:00 to 15:15  —  cinéma de verbier

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Saturday

30.07

mainstage
academy
unltd
Sunday

31.07

mainstage
Opera Concert
HUMPERDINCK / HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
VFJO – KOCHANOVSKY – SINGERS OF THE ATELIER LYRIQUE
Under the direction of Stanislav Kochanovsky, the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra and singers of the Academy's Atelier Lyrique present the opera Hänsel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck’s sublime interpretation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale.

Sunday 31 July 2022 14:00 to 16:00  —  salle des combins

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programme change
symphonic concert
VFO / DUTOIT / ARGERICH
KODÁLY, PROKOFIEV & STRAVINSKY
The 29th edition of the Festival will come to an unforgettable end with Charles Dutoit leading the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Stravinsky’s revolutionary masterpiece Rite of Spring and Kodály’s brilliant Háry János-Suite Op. 15.

Sunday 31 July 2022 19:00 to 21:00  —  salle des combins

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