Salle des Combins is the Verbier Festival’s main concert hall. It normally seats 1,419. Each row is on a separate tier, which guarantees an excellent view of the stage. Improvements to the soundproofing and heat insulation make this a very high-quality non-permanent venue. All of the Festival’s symphonic concerts, operas, large world music, jazz, dance events and some recitals are presented here.
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Salle des Combins,
Verbier, Switzerland
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Important Info
Festival: Verbier Festival 2021
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 19:00
Duration: 1h 15min
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Festival
Verbier Festival 2021
The Verbier Festival, now in its 28th year, announces its return for 17 days of concerts, masterclasses, talks and education events in the picturesque setting of the Swiss Alps.
Programme
Alban Berg: Piano Sonata in B minor, Op.1
Tikhon Khrennikov: Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 2
George Gershwin: Three Preludes (1926)
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne no. 17 in B major, Op.62 no.1
Frédéric Chopin: Impromptu in A flat major, Op.29
Frédéric Chopin: Impromptu in F sharp major, Op.36
Frédéric Chopin: Impromptu in G flat major, Op.51
Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major, "Heroic," Op.53
Overview
One of the greatest pianists of our time, Evgeny Kissin, performs a programme of contrasting masterpieces by 20th century composers, alongside Romantic miniatures by Chopin.
Composed in 1908 as he finished studies with Schoenberg, Berg’s single-movement First Piano Sonata isn’t officially set in a key, but mostly inhabits B minor the same key as fellow trailblazer Liszt’s monumental one-movement sonata of 1853, which feels appropriate when Berg’s language is a post-Romantic one. Khrennikov’s Five Pieces for Piano are likewise a student work, composed in 1933. However Gershwin was already a household name in 1926 when he wrote his rhythmically clever Three Préludes, thanks to his Rhapsody in Blue of 1924. Chopin’s sighing B major Nocturne No. 1 Op. 62 opens in tonality seemingly unrelated to its B major whole, before a long-lined, singing melody begins. Long-breathed melodies equally hold sway over Op. 29 and Op. 36, while the famous Op. 6 Polonaise‘s distinguishing feature is, unsurprisingly, its heroic tone.
Venue Info
Salle des Combins - Verbier
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Chemin de Plan Pra
Important Info
Festival: Verbier Festival 2021
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 19:00
Duration: 1h 15min