Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy; Soloist: Johannes Kammler, baritoneFounded in 2005 and considered one of the top chamber orchestras in the world, the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra is made up of alumni of the Verbier Festival Orchestra training program who now hold positions in leading international ensembles. The extensive list of orchestras is impressive and includes, among others, the Vienna, Berlin, and Israel Philharmonics and the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Concertgebouw, Tonhalle, and London Symphony Orchestras.
This performance is part of a historical residency with the prestigious Verbier Festival, one of the foremost classical music festivals in the world, located in Switzerland. The residency, presented by Stanford Live in collaboration with the university's Department of Music, will feature a week-long series of events April 21-25, 2025. Select events are open to the public. Read more about it here.
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Acknowledgements
This performance is sponsored by:
Generously supported by David Wollenberg and The Wollenberg Foundation.
Program
Arnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, op. 4
Gustav Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92