Concerts
PIANO RECITAL
Igor Levit, piano
Exciting interpretations, technical brilliance and an uncompromising attitude: pianist extraordinaire Igor Levit will be honouring the Andermatt Concert Hall with a recital featuring works by Schubert, Schumann and Chopin.
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SYMPHONY CONCERT
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
The French/Swiss flautist Emmanuel Pahud and the Swiss Orchestra will here seduce you into the world of classical music: from Mozart’s Don Giovanni to a work by the Swiss composer Dupuy – the “Don Juan of the North”, as he liked to be called.
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CLASSICAL MEETS FOLK MUSIC
Fränggi & Maria Gehrig, accordion & violin
Dani Häusler, clarinet
Christoph Pfändler, dulcimer
Nadja Räss, yodelling
Sherniyaz Mussakhan, violin
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
On the Furkagasse and the Piazza Gottardo, Andermatt will celebrate a festival of music that culminates in the concert hall. Sherniyaz Mussakhan will be the soloist in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Swiss Orchestra, alongside works for solo instruments and orchestra especially composed by great names from the Swiss folk music scene.
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MUSIC MEETS LITERATURE AT THE 4TH ANDERMATT GOETHE DAYS
Oliver Schnyder, piano
Alain Claude Sulzer, speaker
The Swiss pianist Oliver Schnyder will play the first part of Franz Liszt’s Années de Pèlerinage (“Years of pilgrimage”), which depicts Switzerland. He’ll be accompanied on his musical journey from William Tell’s Chapel to Geneva by the writer Alain Claude Sulzer.
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SEASON OPENING
Ayoub Sisters & Ensemble
Laura Ayoub, violin
Sarah Ayoub, cello
Ayoub Ensemble
Together with their ensemble of 20 musicians, the Ayoub Sisters celebrate musical diversity and transcend all genre boundaries by blending classical traditions with the rich melodies and rhythms of the Arab world. The results are exciting and electrifying – and also moving.
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SYMPHONY CONCERT
Saskia Giorgini, piano
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
To mark the opening weekend of our new season, the Swiss Orchestra under Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer will present a special programme featuring Beethoven’s Sixth, “Pastoral” Symphony, Franz Liszt’s First Piano Concerto (with Saskia Giorgini as soloist) and Joachim Raff’s Suite No. 1.
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Artiste étoile: Marc Sway
Idea & Concept: Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer
Marc Sway & Band
Swiss Orchestra Soloists
Ensemble of the Swiss Youth Choir
The first evening of “The Bash” will explore emotions ranging from the euphoria of setting out on new adventures to the melancholy of yearning for home. The Swiss pop musician Marc Sway, his band, the Swiss Orchestra Soloists and an ensemble from the Swiss Youth Choir will together take us on a musical journey from Andermatt to Rio de Janeiro.
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Artiste étoile: Marc Sway
Idea & Concept: Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer
Marc Sway
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
On the second evening of “The Bash”, Marc Sway and the full Swiss Orchestra will bridge the gap between pop and classical orchestral music, celebrating traditions and drawing on a whole range of emotions and sound colours. Besides songs by Sway himself – which he’ll be performing with a symphony orchestra for the first-ever time – our audience can look forward to classical works by Beethoven, Dvořák and Villa-Lobos – plus a little surprise.
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SYMPHONY CONCERT
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
The American baritone Thomas Hampson and the Swiss Orchestra will perform Wunderhorn Songs by Gustav Mahler and Three Watercolours by George Templeton Strong, a US composer based in Geneva. The programme also features works by Schubert, Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Joachim Raff (a native son of Canton Schwyz). Altogether, this concert weaves a tapestry of stories all about the big topics of love, longing, Nature, freedom – and transience.
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ENSEMBLE CLASSIQUE
Ensemble Classique
The renowned brass players of the Ensemble Classique captivate their audiences with virtuosic performances and a rousing repertoire ranging from Albinoni’s Trumpet Concerto and highlights from Mozart’s Magic Flute to Duke Ellington’s It Don’t Mean a Thing and excerpts from Bernstein’s West Side Story.
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CHAMBER MUSIC
Lucerne Piano Trio
Leonid Baranov, violin
Milena Marena, cello
Alla Belova, piano
Music conceived for the private salon, brought to the Andermatt Concert Hall: the Lucerne Piano Trio offers magnificent chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Germaine Tailleferre alongside Paul Schoenfield’s enchanting Café Music.
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NEW YEAR’S CONCERT
Valentine Michaud, saxophone
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
Our New Year’s Concert is focused on the saxophone. Together with the Swiss Orchestra, Valentine Michaud will present a varied programme to start 2027 with a musical bang – and they’ll naturally be including several New Year’s classics.
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NEW FOLK MUSIC
Mathias Landtwing Quartett
Mathias Landtwing, clarinet
Florian Mächler, guitar
Thomas Tavano, bass
Christian Zünd, drums
The Mathias Landtwing Quartett offers traditional folk music with a rural touch, but played with urban energy, rhythmic sophistication and the openness of jazz. As he and his musicians put it themselves: “We make music that’s simply fun”.
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A CONCERT FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
Olga Scheps, piano
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
What could be lovelier on the day of love than celebrating the idea that great music can spring from great love? A love sometimes romantic, at others platonic, or even tragic. In our Valentine’s Day Concert, the pianist Olga Scheps and the Swiss Orchestra will reveal the inspirational power of love through works by Schumann and Brahms.
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FAMILY CONCERT
Bernhard Russi, narrator
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
Young local actors
Janine Zopp, story & text
Jenny Russi, illustrations and production
Alin Riabouchkin, story & production
Bernhard Russi returns to the Andermatt Concert Hall for our annual Family Concert on Easter Sunday. He’ll be telling the “Secret of the Bears of Uri”. Together with the Swiss Orchestra and young actors from the surrounding region, he’ll bring to life the picture book by Janine Zopp and Jenny Russi – a story for young and old alike (recommended for everyone from 5 years upwards).
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INDIE POP FROM THE HEART OF SWITZERLAND
To Athena, voice
Linus Gmünder, bass
Silvan Gerhard, guitar
Dave Inauen, keyboards
Luis Greipl, drums
Alina Hagmann, harp
Sebastian Lötscher, violin
Gina Corti, viola
Polina Niederhauser, cello
“Have I Lost My Magic?” asks To Athena, the indie pop singer-songwriter from Switzerland, on her latest album. Accompanied by her band plus harp and strings, she’s bringing her special sound to Andermatt with her unique blend of modern sensibility and magical profundity. She’ll be singing new songs along with her major hits including “Angscht”.
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OPULENT BAROQUE MUSIC
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Jonathan Sells, director
The internationally acclaimed Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists are among the leading ensembles in the world of historical performance practice. They’re coming to Andermatt with a programme that explores the fascinating connections between George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach and Dieterich Buxtehude’s daughter.
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MEMBERS OF THE VIENNA AND BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAS
Philharmonix
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin
Sebastian Gürtler, violin
Thilo Fechner, viola
Stephan Koncz, cello
Ödön Rácz, double bass
Daniel Ottensamer, clarinet
Christoph Traxler, piano
Philharmonix is an ensemble made up of top-class musicians from the world-famous Philharmonic Orchestras of Berlin and Vienna. And they play whatever they like, from classical to pop, jazz and film music. You’ll be amazed!
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SYMPHONY CONCERT
Fazıl Say, piano
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
The pianist Fazıl Say performs two piano concertos by Mozart, accompanied by the Swiss Orchestra under the baton of Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer. Their programme will be rounded off – true to the traditions of the Swiss Orchestra – with two little-known late-Romantic gems from Switzerland itself.
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SWISS ORCHESTRA SOLOISTS
Swiss Orchestra Soloists
Sherniyaz Mussakhan, Jana Ozolina, Matthias Bruns & Emanuele Zanforlin, violins
Ladislau Cristian Andris & Sylvia Zucker, violas
Sarah Weilenmann & Gunta Abele, cellos
Eight string instruments, two octets, one concert hall: The Swiss Orchestra Soloists play works by Joachim Raff and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in which eight players can almost rival the opulence of a full string orchestra.
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FROM THE ALPHORN TO NEOCLASSICISM
Lisa Stoll, alphorn
Yuki Hirano, violin
Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
As the highpoint of our “Festival of Music”, we’re exploring the boundaries of classical music itself. The alphorn player Lisa Stoll will be joining the Swiss Orchestra to present Swiss folk melodies and music by Leopold Mozart, while the violinist Yuki Hirano will offer an embarrassment of riches with a neoclassical work and a virtuosic Carmen Fantasy. The “Festival of Music” will bring all-day performances to Andermatt Reussen in a myriad of musical styles.
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APÉRITIF CONCERT
Alexander Boldachev, harp
Alexandr Misko, guitar
Alexander Boldachev – harpist par excellence and a veritable powerhouse – here joins forces with the YouTube star Alexandr Misko in a concert exhilarating in its uniqueness. Where else could you find Vivaldi alongside Queen? Blessed with a crossover aesthetic, they’ll be mixing and matching classical repertoire with film music and compositions of their own. To mark the end of our concert season, each ticket will entitle our guests to attend a reception in the interval.
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