Symphony Concert No. 1 by  Zakhar Bron Festival Orchestra
Conducted by: Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer and Zakhar Bron
Soloists: Joséphine Olech (flute) & Lech Antonio Uszynski (violin)

Programm:

Arrival and Aperitif at the Theatre Hall: 17:00 
Stand-up dinner (with seating) at the Theatre Hall: 17:30 – 19:00

Concert start: 6.30 pm
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K.313
Mozart: Clarinet concerto KV622, arr. for viola in G major
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Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major K. 551 «Jupiter»

Ticket prices:
CHF 100.- / 80.- / 60.- incl. voucher for 1 drink
CHF    87.- Aperitif and stand-up dinner including wine

Joséphine Olech (1994, Paris) is principal flute of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and won the Carl Nielsen International Competition in Denmark in 2019. She has been a lecturer at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague since 2024.

Lech Antonio Uszynski (1986, Padua) is a Polish-Swiss violist. He has been a member of the famous Stradivari Quartet since 2010. Lech is a professor at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and plays one of the three remaining violas made by the master Hendrick Willems in 1690.

Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer is artistic director and chief conductor of the Swiss Orchestra and artistic director of Andermatt Music. She deepened her conducting studies with Sylvia Caduff and Sir Roger Norrington and was assistant conductor to Claudio Abbado. She is characterised by a diverse symphonic and choral-symphonic concert repertoire.

In the Zakhar Bron Chamber Orchestra, founded in 2011, Zakhar Bron unites international master students – many with promising prospects as soloists – to form a unique ensemble. The orchestra impresses and inspires with its musicality, virtuosity and joy of playing. An interplay of perfection, dedication and passion. In 2015, the orchestra made its debut at the Berlin Philharmonie, the Cologne Philharmonie and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. In Interlaken, the orchestra played with famous artists such as Sabine Meyer, Lang Lang, David Garrett, Daniel Hope, Natalia Gutman, David Geringas, Maxim Vengerov and Mischa Maisky.

Symphony Concert No. 2 by  Zakhar Bron Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Jiří Rožeň and Zakhar Bron
Soloists: Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano) & Hayoung Choi, Violoncello & Eduard Dayan (violin)

Program:
Door opening: 4 pm  |  concert start: 5 pm
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, op. 6 (1st movement «Allegro maestoso»)
Schumann: Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in A minor, op. 129
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Ticket prices:
120.- / 100.- / 80.- incl. voucher for 1 drink

Nobuyuki Tsujii was born blind and showed musical talent from an early age. He began his musical training at the age of four and made his stage debut with the Osaka Century Symphony Orchestra at the age of ten. At the age of twelve, he made his debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall. He released his first album in October 2007, which had sold over 190,000 copies by July 2009. In 2009, Tsujii was the first Asian winner of the legendary ‘Van Cliburn International Piano Competition’ together with Haochen Zhang. During the 17-day competition, he played Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 29, Chopin’s 1st Piano Concerto in the final round and Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto two days later. Tsuji also composes. After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011, he wrote the piano piece ‘Elegy for the Victims of the Tsunami of March 11, 2011’. His performances of this piece were viewed by over 40 million people on the internet in 2021.

Hayoung Choi, born in 1998 in Bielefeld, Germany, is a South Korean cellist. In 2022, she won first prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, the most important competition for cellists. She is one of the outstanding musicians of her generation, known for her technical brilliance and musical depth. In 2024, she made her debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

Eduard Dayan (2008, Armenia) is celebrated for his technical brilliance and musical maturity. In November 2024, he won 1st prize at the Khachaturian International Competition in Beijing – another great success in his young life. He studies at the Zakhar Bron Academy in Interlaken.

Jiří Rožeň was born in Prague in 1991 and studied conducting at universities in Prague, Salzburg, Hamburg, Zurich and Glasgow. Renowned conductors such as Daniele Gatti, Bernard Haitink, David Zinman and Peter Eötvös have played an important role in his development. His most recent debuts include appearances with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the MDR Leipzig, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra.

In the Zakhar Bron Chamber Orchestra, founded in 2011, Zakhar Bron unites international master students – many with promising prospects as soloists – to form a unique ensemble. The orchestra impresses and inspires with its musicality, virtuosity and joy of playing. An interplay of perfection, dedication and passion. In 2015, the orchestra made its debut at the Berlin Philharmonie, the Cologne Philharmonie and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. In Interlaken, the orchestra played with famous artists such as Sabine Meyer, Lang Lang, David Garrett, Daniel Hope, Natalia Gutman, David Geringas, Maxim Vengerov and Mischa Maisky.