23/24 Season


Dear Chamber Music Lovers and Friends of Swiss Chamber Concerts,

In today’s cultural life, do we really have any moments and experiences left that are not already pre-programmed and pre-configured, their emotions anticipated ahead of time? Probably not too many. But one significant exception is the experience of music as live performance. And when it comes to chamber music, being part of the audience makes us feel especially close to what is happening as the music unfolds.

This website details our programming for the 2023-24 season, including some information about the works to be performed. But it cannot touch on the music itself that will be generated only during the concert, on the creative moment of live performance, which remains unpredictable for musicians and audience alike. Be assured, it is for you, our dear music lovers, that we plan and perform these programs. Yet the ultimate effect can be realized only in our interplay and exchange with you—thanks to your presence in the concert hall and to your willingness to be enchanted by the encounter between your expectations and the world of sounds and expressions that is created in the moment of performance. This enchantment has cast its spell over people through the centuries, transporting them into different realms and connecting listeners who have their own feelings and ideas with other like-minded people.

And this can happen only in the live concert experience. For more than 25 years we have been bringing this pleasure to thousands of people throughout Switzerland as well as abroad. We thank all of you who have made this possible through your contributions: whether as listeners, subscribers, or patrons; as musicians or collaborators; or as observers, critics, musicologists, or supporters.

In this spirit we are delighted to invite you to enjoy the new 2023-24 season of Swiss Chamber Concerts and look forward to seeing you at our concerts.

Daniel Haefliger

Artistic Director

Upcoming concerts


IN PARADISUM

HILDEGARD VON BINGEN c. 1150
ĒRIKS EŠENVALDS *1977
JOHN FARMER 1565-1605
ERIC WHITACRE *1970
ANONYMUS
GYÖRGY LIGETI 1923-2006
JOHN BENNET 1575-1614
ROBERT LUCAS DE PEARSALL 1795-1856
BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1913-1976
IVO ANTOGNINI *1963

Past concerts


VIVAHOLLIGER

HEINZ HOLLIGER *1939
PAUL HINDEMITH 1895-1963
LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA 1904-1975
ROBERT SUTER 1919-2008
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 1685-1750

VIVAŠOSTAKOVIČ

MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG 1919-1996
SALVATORE SCIARRINO *1947
ELLIOTT CARTER 1908-2012
DMITRI ŠOSTAKOVIČ 1906-1975

VIVAFIATI

TOSHIO HOSOKAWA *1955
MASSIMILIANO MATESIC *1969
NIKOLAÏ RIMSKI-KORSAKOV 1844-1909
SÁNDOR VERESS 1907-1992
JOSEPH JONGEN 1873-1953

VIVABEETHOVEN

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770-1827
THOMAS ZEHETMAIR *1961
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ 1890-1959