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The Gstaad New Year Festival
The Gstaad New Year Music Festival is held under the patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II de Monaco. Over the last twelve years it has hosted over 300 concerts and events featuring more than 1000 artists ranging from the age of 3 to 80. Artists come from Switzerland, Europe and beyond to perform and spend quality time with their audiences in Gstaad and its surroundings during the holiday season.
Our Festival needs to be different in order to arouse the interest of the audience. Thanks to our faithful contributors and partners we are able to share a variety of musical genres and introduce young upcoming artists. All our performers understand the special quality of the Festival and they enjoy sharing in its warm and family-like atmosphere.
HIGHLIGHTS
PROGRAM 2018 / 2019
THE BEAUTIES OF BACH
Panorama of Johann Sebastian Bach’s compositions for keyboard and voice
In partnership with The Glenn Gould Foundation
December 28, 2018 – 6:30pm
Location: Gstaad Chapel
Paul Gulda, harpsichord
The Well-Tempered Clavier J.S. Bach
January 4, 2019 – 6:30pm
Location: Rougemont Church
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor, contralto
Leon Kosavic, bass
Bach in Contralto and Bass Voice!
January 5, 2019 – 6:30pm
Location: Lauenen Church
Alexandros Kapelis, piano
Berliner Baroker Solisten
The six piano concertos by J.S. Bach
TRIBUTE TO THE BARITONE DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY (1962-2017)
December 29, 2018 – 6:30pm
Location: Lauenen Church
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, bass-baritone
Michel Dalberto, piano
Die Winterreise – 24 songs for voice & piano by Franz Schubert
CANDLELIGHT CONCERT
Duo Cant’Arpa
December 31, 2018 – 7:30pm
Location: St Joseph Church
Béatrice Villiger, soprano
Diane Pauvert, harp
Airs de Rossini, Bellini, Fauré, Mozart, Donizetti, Caldara, Händel, Paisiello
TRIBUTE TO YEHUDI MENUHIN (1916-1999)
January 1, 2019 – 6:30pm
Location: Rougemont Church
Christoph Croisé, cello
Otto Antikainen, violin
Laureate of the Gstaad New Year Music Festival Prize
during the Menuhin Competition in April 2018
Alexander Panfilov, piano
Sonata for Piano and Violin – Sonata for Piano and Cello
Violin, Cello and Piano Trio
TRIBUTE TO RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
January 3, 2019 – 6:30pm
Sasha Rozhdestvensky, violin
Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Violin Sonata in A major by Franz Schubert
Violin Sonata in E flat major by Richard Strauss
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