Geneva Chopin Festival

from 4th to 11th October 2020

As every autumn in Geneva, lovers of Fryderyk Chopin's music will be able to enjoy the sounds and harmonies of his Mazurkas, Polonaises, Waltzes, Scherzos, Ballades, Nocturnes.

For the twenty-third edition of the Chopin Festival, great Chopinian performers from different horizons will perform from 4th to 11th October.

The Festival concerts will take place in various locations throughout Geneva.

 

Due to health restrictions related to COVID-19, all Chopin Festival concerts will take place without intermission.

Please bring your masks with you.

 

2020 PROGRAMME TO DOWNLOAD

Programme

Sunday 4 October 2020

FRANÇOIS DUMONT piano

OPENING CONCERT

STUDIO ERNEST-ANSERMET, GENEVE
Sunday October 4th at 5pm

FRANÇOIS DUMONT piano
HELEN KEARNS soprano

QUINTETE EPHEMERE
OLIVIA JACOBSON
violin
ELSA-CAMILLE SAPIN violin
GIUSEPPE RUSSO ROSSI alto
FLORESTAN DARBELLAY cello
MASSIMO PINCA bass

FRYDERYK CHOPIN (1810 – 1849)

Nocturne in F sharp minor op. 48 N°2
Polonaise in F sharp minor op. 44

Three songs op. 74
"Smutna rzeka" - A sad river...
"Moja pieszczotka" - My Sweetheart.
"Piosnka litewska" - Lithuanian Song

Barcarolle in F sharp major op. 60
Two Mazurkas op. 63 N°2 and N°3

Grande Fantaisie on Polish tunes op. 13
with the QUINTETTE EPHEMERE

 

HELEN KEARNS soprano

QUINTETTE EPHEMERE

OLIVIA JACOBSON
violin

ELSA-CAMILLE SAPIN
violin

GIUSEPPE RUSSO ROSSI
alto

FLORESTAN DARBELLAY
cello

MASSIMO PINCA
bass

PHOTO GALLERY OF 4 OCTOBER 2020

VIDEO EXTRACT
Tuesday 6 October 2020

Jansen RYSER

MAIRIE DE COLLONGE-BELLERIVE, SALLE WILLY BUARD
Tuesday October 6th at 8pm
PIANO RECITAL

FRYDERYK CHOPIN (1810 – 1849)
Study in C sharp minor op. 25 N°7
Scherzo in C sharp minor op. 39

Nocturne in B major op. 9 No. 3
Polonaise in C sharp minor op. 26 N°1

Twenty-four Preludes op. 28
C major-A minor, G major-E minor,
D major-b minor, A major-F sharp minor,
E-major-do sharp minor, B major-G sharp minor,
F sharp major-E flat minor, D flat major-B flat minor,
A-flat major-F minor, E-flat major-Do minor,
B flat major-G minor, F major-D minor

VIDEO EXTRACT
PHOTO GALLERY OF 6 OCTOBER 2020

Friday 9 October 2020

Alberto NOSÈ

SALLE DES NATIONS, HÔTEL DES BERGUES GENEVA
Friday, October 9 at 8pm
PIANO RECITAL

FRYDERYK CHOPIN (1810 - 1849)
Polonaise in C sharp minor op. 26 N°1

Barcarolle in F sharp major op. 60

Three Mazurkas op. 56
In B major - in C major - in C minor

Ballad in G minor op. 23

Nocturne in E flat major op. 55 N°2
Waltz in A flat major Op.69 N°1

Nocturne in C minor op. 48 No. 1
Waltz in D flat major op. 70 N°3

Scherzo in B flat minor op. 31

VIDEO EXTRACT
PHOTO GALLERY OF 9 OCTOBER 2020

Sunday 11 October 2020

CLOSING CONCERT

STUDIO ERNEST-ANSERMET, GENEVE
Sunday 11 October at 5pm

CHRISTIAN CHAMOREL piano
OLIVIA JACOBSON violin
ESTELLE REVAZ cello

FRYDERYK CHOPIN (1810 - 1849)

Two Nocturnes op. 55
N°1 in F minor
No.2 in E flat major

Nocturne in C minor op. 48 No. 1

Sonatas op. 65 for piano and cellos
Allegro moderato - Scherzo - Largo - Finale

Trio en sol mineur op. 8 pour piano, violon et violoncelle
Allegro con fuoco – Scherzo. Vivace – Adagio sostenuto –
Finale. Allegretto

VIDEO EXTRACT
PHOTO GALLERY OF 11 OCTOBER 2020

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