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Verbier Festival - SEONG-JIN CHO

Cultural, Entertainment/recreation, Festival, Concert, Classical music in Verbier
From :  50CHF Full-fare

  • Pianist Seong-Jin Cho explores the theme and variations genre, from Georg Friedrich Händel to Sofia Gubaidulina, via two masterpieces of the romantic period.

  • Suite No. 5 in E major is the most well-known of the sixteen harpsichord suites left by Händel, himself a keyboard virtuoso. Its fame comes from the suite’s theme and variations final movement, known as, “The Harmonious Blacksmith.”
    Brahms was fascinated by the variation genre and used it widely. His Variations on a Theme of Händel, Op. 24 are considered to be his greatest achievement in the genre, with its rigorous construction and creativity of imagination.
    Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes,...
    Suite No. 5 in E major is the most well-known of the sixteen harpsichord suites left by Händel, himself a keyboard virtuoso. Its fame comes from the suite’s theme and variations final movement, known as, “The Harmonious Blacksmith.”
    Brahms was fascinated by the variation genre and used it widely. His Variations on a Theme of Händel, Op. 24 are considered to be his greatest achievement in the genre, with its rigorous construction and creativity of imagination.
    Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 conceal behind their title a theme and its twelve variations. A work of masterly architecture and orchestral sonorities, and of extreme virtuosity, it plays out as a dramatic crescendo, from an initial funeral march to a victorious march.

    Ticketing at Gotham Coworking : 06 to 30 July 2023, 09:00 - 17:00, 09am - 05pm
    Rue de Médran 12, 1936 Verbier
  • Spoken languages
    • English
    • French
  • On July 25, 2023
  • Full price
    From 50 CHF to 80 CHF
    • Discover the special offers on our website: www.verbierfestival.com/en/your-visit/offers/

    Rates available only by phone or email

    Clients with reduced mobility and for one accompanying person
    Groups 10 or more people
Schedules
Schedules
  • On July 25, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM
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