Folk melodies

Works by Aram Chatschaturjan and Béla Bartók

Bartlomiej Niziol, Violin
Robert Pickup, Clarinet
Anna Hauner, Piano

Béla Bartók collected folk songs in his youth and made numerous trips through his homeland, the former Kingdom of Hungary. In many of his later compositions, Bartók commemorated the folklore of his native country, including the 1928 Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and piano, and the chamber music Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano, with which the Hungarian, exiled in the 1940s, presented himself in the New York Carnegie Hall. Many of Aram Khachaturian's compositions, including the 1932 Trio, testify to his fascination for the folk music of his homeland Armenia and the surrounding areas. Violinist Bartlomiej Niziol, clarinetist Robert Pickup and pianist Anna Hauner present these three folkloristic chamber music works in our Brunch and Lunch Concerts.

A wide variety of ensembles consisting of members of the Philharmonia Zurich will also be presenting chamber music programmes in the course of our relaxed and intimate series of Brunch and Lunch Concerts this season. Together with the musicians, discover hidden musical gems, unusual arrangements of familiar pieces, and special auditory adventures.

Brunch concerts begin on Sundays at 11.15 a.m., followed by brunch in the Restaurant Belcanto. Concert and brunch cost CHF 6O incl. welcome champagne in the Restaurant Belcanto (students: CHF 52 / children up to 16: CHF 32).

The lunch concerts with the same programme are given the following day at 12.OO p.m. and do not include catering. Ticket price: CHF 2O (students: CHF 18)

Brunch and Lunch concerts are supported by Evelyn and Herbert Axelrod