Verbier Festival 2018: 25th Anniversary Concert
The Verbier Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with arguably the most phenomenal gathering of soloists in classical music.
This all-star program is devised in three parts focusing on strings, piano and orchestra. This exuberant reunion of talents is an opportunity for unique collaborations, whether amongst string players in Bach or Sarasate, or in 2, 4, 6 and 8 hand piano repertoire with Evgeny Kissin, Daniil Trifonov, András Schiff, or Yuja Wang.
The grand finale gathers everyone under the baton of Valery Gergiev for a unique Fledermaus Overture, where the orchestra is joined by Renaud Capuçon, Vilde Frang, Leonidas Kavakos, Daniel Lozakovich, Nobuko Imai, Tabea Zimmermann, Mischa Maisky…
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BWV 1048; Sarasate/Dmitry Sitkovetsky: Navarra Fantasy; Peter Heidrich: Happy Birthday Variations, Theme, Variation II (Haydn), Variation IV (Beethoven), Variation VI (Brahms), Variation X (Viennese Style), Variation XIII (Tango), Variation XIV (Hungarian Style); Smetana: Sonata for 2 pianos; Brahms: Souvenir de la Russie Nos. 2, 3 & 4; Bach/Mikhail Pletnev: Jesus bleibet meine Freude BWV 147; Rachmaninov: Romance; Dvorak: Slavonic Dance Op. 72 No. 2; Dvorak: Slavonic Dance Op. 46 No. 5; Rachmaninov: Italian polka; Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 for 2 Pianos Op. 5, Barcarolle; Lutosławski: Variations on a theme by Paganini; Rossini: William Tell: Overture; Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus; Haendel: The Messiah: Hallelujah; Johann Strauss II: Polka Op. 332; Johann Strauss II/ Stephan Koncz: Die Fledermaus: “Champagne medley”; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus: Overture; Rossini: William Tell: Overture