ANNA-LENA ELBERT / NICOLAS ALTSTAEDT
In the candlelit stone chapel of Verbier Village, soprano Anna-Lena Elbert and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt weave music spanning seven centuries — where voice and cello intertwine in dialogue, echo and silence.
Programme
GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT (v.1300–1377)
Je ne cuit pas qu’oncques à creature
Dame, se vous m’estes lointeinne
JOHN DOWLAND (1563–1626)
Come Again
TOBIAS HUME (1569–1645)
Loves Farewell
Fain Would I Change That Note
Tickle Me Quickly
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–1976)
Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 Op. 87
GYÖRGY KURTÁG (1926–)
excerpts from József Attila – Töredékek Op. 20
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE (1934–2022)
excerpts from 9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker
InWeave traces the evolving conversation between voice and cello across seven centuries — from Hildegard von Bingen’s radiant chant to Bach’s meditations, from folk fragments to contemporary works that dissolve melody into texture and sound.
Anna-Lena Elbert’s crystalline soprano and Nicolas Altstaedt’s expressive cello draw these threads together in a programme that feels timeless yet alive, uncovering how emotion, colour and breath have resonated through generations of music.
Performed by candlelight in the historic stone chapel of Verbier Village, this intimate concert transforms space and stillness into part of the music itself.