Lunchtime Concert, Thursday, 15 October 2026, 12:30-13:15

A PHRASE OF PASSION - Hommage to Frederic Mompou

JAZZ-TRIO Antoni Casellas, piano - Miquel Casanova, double bass - Pau Gurpegui, drums

PROGRAMME

Frederic Mompou (1893-1987): Música callada No. XIX, Arrangement/Transcription Antoni Casellas

Antoni Casellas (*2001): original composition

Frederic Mompou: Música callada Nos. IX, XXII, XVI - Arrangement/Transcription Antoni Casellas

Entry free. Collection. Reservation recommended to reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Heure bleue Concert, Thursday 24 September 2026, Spalenvorstadt 25, 19:30-20:30

DEBUSSY’S LEGACY - Where Virtuosity Meets Poetry

Pianist Dmitry Batalov performs Claude Debussy “12 Études” L.136 (1915)

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended at: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert _ Thursday, 10 September 12.30–13:15

CANCIONES DE AMOR Y SOMBRA

Judit Subirana, mezzo soprano & Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, piano

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909): Preludio from España Op. 165 (piano solo)

Salvator Montsalvatge (1912-2002): Cinco Canciones Negras

Eliseo Grenet (1893-1950): Songoro Cosongo

Frederic Mompou (1893-1987): Cancion y Danca no. 6 (piano solo)

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): Siete Canciones Populares Españoles

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Season opening under the stars with our traditional Midsummer Night's Dream on PETERSPLATZ [In case of inclement weather, the concert will take place in the nearby Predigerkirche]

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM ON PETERSPLATZ

Thursday, August 27, 2026 | 20:00 – 21:30

THE WHISPER OF DUSK

• Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): Sempre piano e molto tranquillo – Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo (1919), No. I

• Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Allegro con spirito – String Quartet Op. 76/1 (1797), I. Movement

• Paul Hindemith (1895–1963): Rasendes Zeitmaß. Wild. Tonschönheit ist Nebensache – Sonata for Viola Solo Op. 25/1 (1922), IV. Movement

DANCE OF PASSIONS

• Teresa Carreño (1853–1917): La Fausse Note pour piano solo Op. 39 (1872)

• Nino Rota (1911–1979): Allegrissimo – Trio Allegro giusto for Clarinet, Violoncello and Piano (1973), III. Movement

• Alexej Gerassimez (1987): Piazonore for Vibraphone and Piano (2014)

THE DEVIL'S HOUR: TANGO AND ECSTASY

• Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992): Tango-Étude No. 3 pour clarinette solo (1987)

• Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992): Balada para un Loco for Soprano, Vibraphone and Double Bass (1969)

• György Ligeti (1923–2006): L'Escalier du Diable – Étude No. 13 pour piano solo (1988–94)

• Alexej Gerassimez (1987): Asventuras for Snare Drum (2011)

VIENNESE CHARM & MYSTICAL FADING

• Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962): Liebesleid – Old Viennese Dance Melodies, Version for Violoncello and Piano (1905)

• György Ligeti (1923–2006): Hora lungă – Sonata for Viola Solo (1991), I. Movement

• Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): Pieces No. II & III, without movement titles (1919) – Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo

THE MUSICIANS: Siddhii Lagrutta (Soprano) - Szymon Parulski (Clarinet) - Fiachra de Hora (Viola) - Tadeusz Wawrowski (Violoncello) - Miquel Casanova (Double Bass) - Atenea String Quartet: Gil Sisquella Oncins & Raul Campos Calzada (Violin), Bernat Santacana Hervada (Viola), Ariadna Chemlik Lluis (Violoncello) - Mariia Kompan (Piano) - Giorgio Agnès (Piano) - Kajetan Skoneczny (Vibraphone) - Lucas Hettinger (Vibraphone, Snare Drum).

Admission free. Collection. Reservation is highly recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Heure Bleue Concert in Zurich, 11.07.2026_PRIVATE EVENT

… a preview concert ahead of the performance at the Verbier Festival, July 2026

Mikołaj Woźniak, piano

Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D 784 (1822)

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (1915-1917)

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951): Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 (1911)

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Last Lunchtime Concert before our summer break: 25 June_Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30 - 13:15

HOLIDAYS IN SIGHT!

Paulina Tomczuk, violin & Pawel Mazurkiewicz, piano, professor at HKB

PROGRAM

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921): Havanaise

Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880): Valse-Caprice

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Sonata in A major for violin and piano, Op. 100, ‘Thun Sonata’

Free admission. Collection. Booking recommended at reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert _ Thursday, 11 June, 12.30–13:15

A JAZZ DIALOGUE BETWEEN VIBRAPHONE AND DOUBLE BASS

Kajetan Skoneczny, vibraphone & Miquel Casanova Valls, double bass

PROGRAMME

1. Kajetan Skoneczny (*1997): “Przymierze”

2. Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994): “Desafinado”

3. Rita Payes (*1999): “Por Que Sera”

4. Kajetan Skoneczny: “Drzwi zamknięte”

5. Chick Corea (1941-2021): “Armando's Rhumba”

6. Kajetan Skoneczny: “Sarnizm”

7. Antônio Carlos Jobim: “Chega De Saudade”

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert_21 May, Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30

TRANSPARENCY & PURPLE

Trio NoBa: Seraina Ramseier, flute & Yun Peng, viola & Máté Tokársky, guitar

José Manuel López-López: Trio II

Rudolf Kelterborn: Six Short Pieces

Rebecca Saunders: Molly’s Song 3: Shades of Crimson

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert _ 07 May, Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30-13:15

JAZZ ROOTS

Pippa Sieppala, violin & Bónis Kozák-Sólyom, piano

PROGRAMME

Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020) _ Prelude in Jazz style Op. 53/23 (p solo) & Violin Sonata Op.70 (vl & p)

Dolores White (1932-2023) _ Blues dialoges No. 3 ‘Fast and Funky’ (vl solo)

George Gershwin (1898-1937)/Igor Frolov (1937-2013) _ Concert Fantasy on Themes of ‘Porgy & Bess’ (vl & p)

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Heure bleue Concert _ Thursday, 23 April, 19:30-21:30

THREE CELLISTS, THREE PERSPECTIVES, ONE GOAL

Cellists Jonathan Reuveni, Kiril Fasla-Prolat and Carlo Lay will perform excerpts of their programmes for the prestigious ‘Queen Elisbeth Competition’ in Brussels, 04.05. - 10.06.2026.

Programme

JONATHAN REUVENI, cello & Marta Patrocínio, piano

Anton Webern: Three Little Pieces Op. 11, cello & piano _ Nadia Boulanger: Trois Pièces, cello & piano *Kaija Saariaho: Lullaby, solo solo _ Samuel Barber: Cello Sonata in c-Minor Op. 6, cello & piano.

KIRIL FASLA-PROLAT, cello & Federico Bosco, piano

*Kaija Saariaho: Lullaby, solo cello _ Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in F major, G.9, cello & piano _ Josef Suk: Ballade in D minor, Op. 3, cello & piano _ Hans Bottermund: Variations on a Theme of Paganini Op. 4, cello solo.

CARLO LAY, cello & Ana Bakradze, piano

Thomas Demenga: Efeu, cello solo _ Claude Debussy: Sonata in D minor, cello & piano _ *Kaija Saariaho: Lullaby, solo cello _ Bohuslav Martinů: Variations on a Theme by Rossini, cello & piano.

*Kaija Saariaho (1956-2023): Compulsory piece of the first round for all cellists (duration 5’)

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert _ 16 April, Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30-13:15

UKRAINIAN RHAPSODY

Tadeusz Wawrowski, cello, and Mariia Kompan, piano, perform the cello sonata d Minor op. 10 by Ukrainian composer Viktor Kosenko (1896–1938).

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert _ 02 April, Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30-13:15

GAZE INTO ETERNITY

Dmitry Batalov, piano

Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D 960 (1828) - Schuberts last piano sonata—-

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert_19 March, Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30

IS IT?

ONYX-Duo with Anna Juniki, soprano & María Chamizo Martín, soprano saxophone

Berenguier de Palazol (1160–1209)
Tant m'abelis (late 12th century), voice and soprano saxophone

Walter Zimmermann (*1949)
The Paradoxes of love (1987), soprano and soprano saxophone

Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)
Doulz amis (between the 1340s and 1360s), voice and soprano saxophone

Jessie Marino (*1984)
re-mappings :: II : Machaut Face, two voices

Philippe Leroux (*1959)
Un lieu Verdoyant (1999)
Hommage à Gérard Grisey for voice and saxophone soprano, soprano and soprano saxophone

Thomas Kessler (1937-2024)
Is it? (2022), soprano and soprano saxophone

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert_5 March, Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30

LIGHT AND PASSION

Jiayi Liu, cello & Jansen Ryser, piano

César Franck (1822–1890): Sonata for piano and violin in A major (1886) _ Dedicated to Eugène Ysaÿe, violin part arranged for cello by Jules Delsart

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert_2 February, Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30

FROM LEIPZIG TO WARSCHAU - CONTRASTS AND CASCADES

Pauline Tomczuk, violin

• J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sonata No. 2 in A minor – Grave and Fugue

• Eugène Ysayë (1885-1931): Sonata No. 5 in G major

• Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020): Cadenza per solo violino

• Krzysztof Meyer (*1943): Con effetto

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

First Lunchtime Concert of the New Year_ 29 January, Spalenvorstadt 25, Basel_12:30

Join us for a musical escape featuring the Trio Klee as they perform a selection of French masterpieces!

TRIO KLEE: Hilary Scuderi, Oboe & Martino La Vena, Bassoon & Edoardo Mancini: Piano

“Flâneries Parisiennes”:

Jean Françaix (1912–1997): Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano (1994)

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, FP 43 (1926)

Free admission. Collection. Reservation is recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

PRECISION & EXUBERANCE _ Concert for our patrons _ Private event_21 January 2026, 19:30!

The musicians of the evening:

Jiayi Liu, cello - Giorgio Agnès, piano - Lucas Hettinger, snare drum - Duo Starke-Agnès: Konstantin Starke, clarinet & Giorgio Agnès, piano - Debussy Trio: Laura de Dompablo, flute & Marina Prat Mir, viola & Marlene Andersson, harp

Programme: “PRECISION AND EXUBERANCE”

I. Gravity: The Authority and the Escape

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007, 1. Prelude

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020): Violoncello totale (Capriccio per violoncello solo)

II. High Wire 1: Choreography of Precision

Casey Cangelosi (* 1982): Meditation No. 1 for Snare Drum

III. Play of Light: Prisms of Sound

Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, 1. Pastorale 3. Finale. Allegro moderato, ma risoluto

IV. High Wire 2: Artistry of Rhythm

Casey Cangelosi: Meditation No. 2 for Snare Drum

V. Tradition: Variation as Mastery

Hedy Salquin (1928-2012): Theme and Variations for Piano

VI. Finale: Esprit & Virtuosity

Joseph Horovitz (1926-2022): Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano

1. Allegro calmato 2. Lento, quasi andante 3. Con brio

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13 Years of ForYoungMusicians

F I R E W O R K S _ Friday, 5 December 2025_Spalenvorstadt 25

12:30-13:15 LUNCHTIME CONCERT

SOUNDS OF EARTH Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 (1826) —- Modulor Quartet: Gregor Hänssler & Beatrica Harmon, violin - Johanna Tüscher, viola - Nigel Thean, cello

18:30–20:15 HEURE BLEUE CONCERT

DIALOGUES AND ODD APHORISMS György Ligeti: Cello Sonata (1950)_John Adams: Looking toward Hope (2007)_Johann Sebastian Bach: from Suite No. 6, BWV 1012 Allemande_Brett Dean: Eleven Oblique Strategies (2014) —James Morley, cello

DO YOU KNOW THESE COMPOSERS?—-Songs by: Hedwige Chrétien (1859-1944), Patricia Holmès (1847-1903), Clara Schumann (1819-1896), Ina Boyle (1889-1967), Liz Lehmann (1862-1918), Clémence de Grandval (1828-1907), Pauline Viardot (1821-1910) —- Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin, mezzo-soprano & Louis Dechambre, piano

20:15 INTERMISSION ‘Compliments from the kitchen’: homemade pumpkin soup, served in our courtyard

21:00-22:30 NIGHT CONCERT

A FIREWORK, a breathtaking milestone in music history Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 “Grand Sonata for the Hammerklavier” (1818) —- Dmitry Batalov, piano

APPASSIONATO Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. posth. 48, D 897, ‘Notturno’ (1828) - Trio Toth featuring Aino Yamaguchi, violin - Anouk Minou Toth, cello - Manoush Ruken Toth, piano

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RESERVATIONS recommended at: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

ADMISSION in CHF Lunchtime concert: 20 / Heure bleue & Night concert: 30 each / Fireworks pass, 3 concerts: 70__Students free entrance.

CONCERT BOX OFFICE and TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased on 5 December at our box office, open one hour before the concerts begin. Cash and Twint payments are possible.

FINE

Closing Concert of Palliativ Care Week ‘25_SAT 22 November 17:30-19:00

‘FAREWELL’

PIANO TRIOS BY SCHUBERT AND SHOSTAKOVIC

Wojciech Niedziółka, violin

Michał Balas, violoncello

Mikołaj Woźniak, piano

PROGRAM

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):

Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 100, D 929 (1827)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1907-1976):

Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (1944)

Entrance free. Collection. Reservations recommended at: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime concert_Thursday 13 November 2025_12:30-13:15

Fiachra de Hora, viola & Claudia Fernández Parrondo, piano

‘FUGUES AND FANTASIES’

Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880): Rêverie for viola and piano (1875)

Garth Knox (*1959): Fuga Libre for viola solo (2019)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Märchenbilder für Viola und Klavier Op. 113 (1851)

Free entry. Collection. Reservation recommended to: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

FINE

Lunchtime Concert 30 October 2025, 12:30-13:15

Cooper Joseph Kendall, tenor & Semyon Berezin, piano

‘TODAY IS TODAY’

Ergo Bibamus _ Maximilian Eberwein, 1813

Studentenleben _ Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, 1822

Heute ist heut’! _ Valentin Eduard Becker, 1885

Am Rhein _ Louis Zehntner, 1898

Altassyrisch _  Adolf Jensen, 1871

Alt-Heidelberg, du feine _ Anton Zimmermann, 1861

Papst und Sultan _ Johann Daniel Symanski, 1817

In jedem vollen Glase Wein _ Otto Lob, 1896

Die Lore am Tore _ Friedrich Silcher, 1835

Trinklied "Bacchus, feister Fürst des Weins" D 888 _ Franz Schubert, 1826

Free entry. Collection. Reservation recommended to: rservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime ConcertThursday 16 October 2025_12:30-13:15

Jouska String Quartet Alice Tomada, violon - Sofía Fasla-Prolat, violin - Marina Prat Mir, viola - Kiril Fasla-Prolat, cello

‘SOUL MATES’

Valentyn Silvestrov (*1937): ‘Ikon’ for string quartet (2004)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856): String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41/1 (1842)

Entry free. Collection. Registration recommended at: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime concert_Thursday 18 September 2025_12:30-13:15

PIANO TRIO :

Varvara Vasylieva, violin - Amelia Zofia Chmielewska, violoncello - Manoush Ruken Toth, piano

‘TWO GREAT B’S’

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): ‘D’un soir triste’ for piano trio (1918)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Piano Trio No. 3 in c-Minor Op. 101

Free entry. Collection. Reservation recommended to: rservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

FINE

Duo Balas-Woźniak:

Michał Balas, violoncello & Mikołaj Woźniak, piano

Lucas Hettinger, percussion

‘BEST OF’

Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Arpeggione Sonata for violoncello and piano a Minor D 821

Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001): Rebonds b for solo percussion

Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998): Sonata for violoncello and piano No. 1

FINE

Season Opening 4 September 2025, Spalenvorstadt 25, 19:30-21:00

Duo Starke-Agnès:

Konstantin Starke, clarinet and tenor voice & Giorgio Agnès, piano

PROGRAM

‘ACROSS THE ATLANTIC’

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): ‘Silent Noon’ (from The House of Life), ‘Roadside Fire’ & ‘Youth and Love’ (from Songs of Travel )

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Three Character Pieces for piano: No.3 Poco presto e molto capriccioso

 Malcolm Henry Arnold (1921-2006): Sonatina for clarinet and piano

Leonard  Bernstein (1918-1990): Sonata for clarinet and piano

BREAK

 Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007): From Five Songs: 1. ‘Eternal Prisoner’ - 3. ‘The Longest Wait’ - 5. ‘The Swing’

George Gershwin (1898-1937): Soon for piano

 Aaron Copland (1900-1990): From Three Moods for piano: No.3 Jazzy

Leonard Bernstein: Non Troppo Presto for piano

Joseph Horovitz (1926-2022): Sonatina for clarinet and piano

Free entrance. Reservation recommended to: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

FINE

A Midsommer Night’s Dream Wed 25 June Petersplatz Basel, 20:00-21:30

In case of inclement weather, the concert will take place in the nearby Predigerkirche. Information will be available on the morning of 25 June: on our website & on a poster in the window of Spalenvorstadt 25.

Entry free. Reservation highly recommended to: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

MUSICIANS

Giorgio Agnès, piano

Duo Leibovitz-Agnès : Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet & Giorgio Agnès, piano

Duo Leibovitz-Barbash : Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet & Maksim Barbash, violoncello

Duo Leibovitz-Borovitzki : Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet & Daniel Borovitzki, piano

Duo Hettinger-Villar Martín : Lucas Hettinger, percussion & Santiago Villar Martín, percussion

Trio Venere : Gaia Trionfera, violin - Nigel Thean, violoncello - Daniel Borovitzki, piano

A-Delta Quartet : María Chamizo Martín, soprano sax - Álvaro Rodríguez Cabezas, alto sax - Marc Baltrons Fabregas, tenor sax - Miguel R. Fernández de la Fuente, baritone sax

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PROGRAMME

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) : Serenade for strings no. 13 G major KV 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“, arr. for sax quartet I. Allegro

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George Gershwin (1898-1937) : Three Preludes for piano , I.  Allegro ben ritmato e deciso, II.  Andante con moto, III. Agitato

George Gershwin : Blues from „An American in Paris” for clarinet & piano, arr. Michele Mangani

Steve Reich (*1936) : Music for Pieces of Wood for percussion duo

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) : Piano Trio D major op. 70/1 „Geistertrio“, I. Allegro vivace e con brio

 Heng Liu (*1954) : Face2Face for Percussion Duo (2020)

Ludwig van Beethoven : Rondo a Capriccio G major for piano op. 129 „Rage over a lost penny”

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Svante Henryson (*1963) : Off Pist, Suite for clarinet & violoncello, I.   Off Pist (1996), II.  Powder Ballad (2018), III. Figure 8's

Benjamin Fraley (*1984) : Shh… Duet for multipercussion

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Philipp Glass : String Quartet no. 3 „Mishima “ (1985), arr. for sax quartet VI. Closing

Klezmer String for clarinet & piano: 1. Doina (freie Improvisation), 2. Zefki (Freilach)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) : Piano Trio No 2 F major pp. 80, II. Mit innigem Ausdruck

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FINE

Lunchtime Concert, Thursday, 12 Juni, 12:30-13:15

Lukian Gasser, piano

PROGRAMME coming soon.

Entry free. Collection. Reservation recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert Thursday, 5 June 2025, 12:30-13:15

Bónis Kozák-Sólyom, Piano

PROGRAMME

Alexander Nikolajewitsch Skrjabin (1871-1915): 24 Preludes op. 11

Entry free. Collection. Reservation recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch

Lunchtime Concert, WEDNESDAY 21 May 2025, 12:30-13:15

Florian Grand, Piano

PROGRAMME

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Piano Sonata B minor

Entry free. Collection. Reservation recommended: reservation@foryoungmusicians.ch