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SUMMER SEASON Concerts and Master Classes From 3rd to 17th August 2013 www. cmclassics.ch In Crans-Montana music is in harmony with the beauty and the silence of the Valais’ mountains. « Silence is the most beautiful, the mightiest and the most rewarding music. The greatest music comes out of silence. » Philippe Jordan 2 3 Music has been the language of life par excellence In a world of turbulence and conflict it is more than throughout the ages, unfettered by time and space. ever the responsibility of each and every one of us For its 2013 summer edition, Crans-Montana Classics to promote culture and the arts, which are forces for is proposing a series of remarkable and original musi- harmony and peace. cal encounters, connecting classical and world music In the life of a musician, serving the great composers and bringing together experienced artists and young is an immense privilege and sharing musical emotions talents for a unique musical event. Setting the tone with the audience is an immense joy. But I also feel with the opening concert on 3 August, the artistic that passing on the love of music to future generations director Maestro Shlomo Mintz will combine his mu- Professor Jean Bonvin Maestro Shlomo Mintz is a noble mission, a natural commitment and an im- sical expertise with the talents of young violinists, all President Artistic Director portant duty. This is why I place so much importance prizewinners of major international competitions, in on the influence of the Crans-Montana Master Classes, an exciting and eclectic programme. which have encountered huge success from the be- ginning thanks to prestigious teachers such as Zakhar Bron, Victor Danchenko, On 6 August, Elmar Gasanov, prizewinner of the 2012 edition of the Geza Anda com- Hagai Shaham and Cihat Askin. My hope is that from year to year the financial petition, will enchant our ears with a romantic piano recital. On 10 August, Cihat resources of Crans-Montana Classics will enable it to welcome a growing number of Askin and Yair Dalal will guide us on a trip through Eastern musical traditions. Yair candidates emerging from the major international violin competitions. Dalal is especially known for his improvisation skills, his concerts to promote peace and his famous and moving song celebrating the 1993 Oslo Peace Agreement. He Over the years I have had the good fortune to lead many Master Classes on all the is also the driving force behind an orchestra that brings together Arab and Jewish - continents and to share my passion for the violin and for music with young virtuo- including Orthodox Jews - musicians. sos. Today I take a certain pride in contributing in my own way to promoting the image of Crans-Montana throughout the world. Crans-Montana Classics will conclude its summer edition on 17 August with Shlomo Mintz on a high note in keeping with the guiding spirit of the festival. The New Rus- sian Quartet will perform alongside an 8-year old violin prodigy, Alma Deutscher, who has already composed an opera and a concerto for violin! As President of the Pierre Arnaud and Caprices Festival Foundations, I am delighted to see how Crans-Montana Classics is totally committed to maintaining the standard of excel- Crans-Montana Classics is enhancing the cultural lence established at the beginning of the Masters Classes and which made their life of the resort through prestigious concerts and success in 2012: top-tier candidates and an equally exceptional pedagogical team attracting soloists who come from all over the world working alongside Maestro Shlomo Mintz and Zakhar Bron, today considered the to attend Master Classes given by internationally re- greatest violin teacher in the world. The influx of new and talented candidates for nowned teachers. It is extremely important for our the Master Classes, whose number has tripled in a year, has brought with it a wave resort to offer both its residents and visitors a wide of youthfulness and energy in keeping with and essential for the image of Crans- Pierre Arnaud range of cultural and artistic events and thus to give Montana. Foundation them an additional reason to visit and stay with us. The Pierre Arnaud Foundation, which will inaugu- Crans-Montana Classics is also hosting a series of original “Concerts Off”. David Rey rate its magnificent museum in Lens in December 2013, is very pleased to work and his Geneva Brass Quintet will give an open-air performance in the pastures at closely with other cultural associations in the Haut-Plateau. Since its creation in Colombire and the Master Class students will also put on several free concerts at 2007 to honour the memory of the collector and patron Pierre Arnaud, the Foun- the Hotel Royal. dation has positioned itself as an intermediary between the arts and the public by facilitating access to cultural events for many people. Just as was the case with The Crans-Montana Classics team is looking forward to welcoming you to the Caprices Festival, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, I am convinced Haut-Plateau next August and would like to take this opportunity to thanks its pa- that CMC’s concerts-events and Master Classes will, with each passing year, obtain trons, sponsors and friends for their generous and unfailing support. an international renown and reputation. Daniel Salzmann President of the Pierre Arnaud Foundation 4 5 PROGRAMME OF CONCERTS SATURdaY, JUNE 29 - Hôtel Royal, Crans, 5 pm - Concert Off ZHdK Strings * Artistic Director: Rudolf Koelmann SATURdaY, AUGUST 3 - Centre de Congrès Le Régent, Crans, 8:30 pm Virtuoso and young talents Shlomo Mintz, violin, Itamar Golan, piano Olga Volkova,1st Prize Winner Carl Nielsen Competition Erzhan Kulibaev, 1st Prize Winner Buenos Aires Competition Fédor Roudine, Laureate Buenos Aires Competition TUEsdaY, AUGUST 6 - Chapelle St-Christophe, Crans, 8:30 pm Piano Recital Elmar Gasanov, piano Under the patronage of the Pierre Arnaud Foundation THURsdaY, AUGUST 8 - Hôtel Royal, Crans, 8:30 pm - Concert Off Concert of the Master Classes participants - Friends of CMC’s Evening SATURdaY, AUGUST 10 - Chapelle St-Christophe, Crans, 8:30 pm Concert « In a free spirit » Yair Dalal, oud and violin - Cihat Askin, violin - Erez Monk, percussion MONdaY, AUGUST 12 - Hôtel Royal, Crans, 8:30 pm - Concert Off Concert of the Master Classes participants WEDNEsdaY, AUGUST 14 - Hôtel Royal, Crans, 89:30 pm - Concert Off Concert of the Master Classes participants SATURdaY, AUGUST 17 - Centre de Congrès Le Régent, Crans, 8:30 pm Closing Concert THANK YOU Shlomo Mintz, viola, and Alma Deutscher, violin New Russian Quartet, strings ensemble THURsdaY, AUGUST 22- Alpage de Colombire, 6 pm - Concert Off Our heartiest thanks to our generous partners Concert on the Alpe * Geneva Brass Quintet for their exceptional support Musical raclette outing A foretaste of the Winter Season SATURdaY, DECEMBER 7 - Eglise de Montana, 8 pm - Concert Off Ceremony of Carols - Ensemble vocal Sierrénade WEDNEsdaY, JANUARY 1ST 2014 Centre de Congrès Le Régent, Crans, 5 pm New Year’s Gala Concert - with the Musicisti del Teatro alla Scala * In partnership with the APACH Academy 7 Saturday, June 29, 2013 Saturday, August 3, 2013 Hôtel Royal, Crans, 5 pm - Concert Off Centre de Congrès Le Régent, Crans, 8:30 pm ZHDK STRINGS CONCERT VIRTUOSOS AND YOUNG TALENTS Rudolf Koelman, Artistic Director Olga Volkova, 1st Prize Winner Carl Nielsen Competition Erzhan Kulibaev, 1st Prize Winner Buenos Aires Competition Fédor Roudine, Laureate Buenos Aires Competition Piotr I. Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, String Sextett, Op. 70 Shlomo Mintz, violin Itamar Golan, piano Felix Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 Astor Piazzolla Grand Tango for violin and piano Niccolò Paganini Mose-Fantasia Pablo de Sarasate Spanish dance no. 6, ‘Le Chant du Rossignol’, Op. 29 Camille Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 Niccolò Paganini ‘La Campanella’, Rondo from the Violin Concerto No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 7 Pablo de Sarasate Spanish Dances, No. 2, Op. 21, « Habañera » Maurice Ravel Tzigane Emmanuel Chabrier Scherzo-Valse dedicated to Eugène Ysaÿe Niccolò Paganini Le Streghe, Op.8 “The Witch” Ernest Chausson Poème, Op. 25 Charles Dancla Le Carnaval de Venise, brilliant fantasy for 4 violins, Op. 119 8 9 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Saturday, August 10 2013 Chapelle St-Christophe, Crans, 8:30 pm Chapelle St-Christophe, Crans, 8:30 pm PIANO RECITAL CONCERT « IN A FREE SPIRIT » Under the patronage of the Pierre Arnaud Foundation Yair Dalal, oud and violin Elmar Gasanov, piano Cihat Askin, violin Erez Monk, percussion Johannes Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24 A musical journey that will take us to the East and the West and that will combine an- Johannes Brahms cient and modern music. Musical freedom is to go through magical unique compositions Rhapsody Op. 79, No. 1, in B minor and improvisations. Sergei Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme of Corelli The artists make us discover another spiritual wealth of ‘Maqam’ (traditional Arabic Sergei Rachmaninoff music), Jewish and Turkish music. 6 Romances, No. 6, Op. 4 “How long, my friend” (arrangement Vedernikov) Sergei Rachmaninoff 12 Romances, No. 11, Op. 14 «Spring Waters» (arrangement Vedernikov) Sergei Rachmaninoff Daises, Op. 38 Fritz Kreisler Liebesfreud (arrangement Sergei Rachmaninoff) 10 11 Saturday, August 17, 2013 MASTER CLASSES Centre de Congrès Le Régent, Crans, 8:30 pm The violin Master Classes are primarily aimed at winners of important in- ternational competitions. Launched in 2012, they were highly successful CLOSING CONCERT and attracted a large and enthusiastic audience. The number of candidates has grown threefold this year, to the extent that we have even had to ex- New Russian Quartet: clude some very high-level applicants from all over the world.