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.
Programme
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
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
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
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