A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM ON PETERSPLATZ
Thursday, August 27, 2026 | 20:00 – 21:30 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]
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