{"id":1277,"date":"2021-11-17T11:14:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T11:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasparzehnder.com\/en\/?page_id=1277"},"modified":"2021-11-17T11:49:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T11:49:17","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kasparzehnder.com\/en\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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20th Festival of Contemporary Orchestral Music of the Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9 Music Forum<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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The 20th edition of the Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9 Music Forum’s will take place from November 12 to 21, 2024. The festival is organized and hosted by the Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9 Philharmonic Orchestra, whose chief conductor Kaspar Zehnder will perform at the second...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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HOMELAND \u2013 the new album of Judith J\u00e1uregui<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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Judith J\u00e1uregui released her new album \u201cHOMELAND\u201d in April 2024, which she recorded in January 2024 with the Orquesta Sinf\u00f3nica de Castilla y Le\u00f3n and conductor Kaspar Zehnder at the Auditorio Valladolid ( Valladolid, Castilla y Le\u00f3n) for the label...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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77. Concours de Gen\u00e8ve<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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Accompanied by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under the direction of Kaspar Zehnder, the young flautist Elizaveta Ivanova wins the 77th International Concours de Gen\u00e8ve ahead of the Italian Mario Bruno and the Chinese Yuan Yu. The two shared...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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30 years of pure joy of playing in the luggage<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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Anniversary season of the ensemble “mit vier” 1992-2022 The Bernese ensemble “mit vier” celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in October 2022 with a Tuscany tour, before concluding the anniversary tour in June 2023 in Basel, Bern and Biel with works by...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Long Live the King<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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A letter from 2014 from the then Prince of Wales to Kaspar Zehnder finds new relevance.With the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, the Prince of Wales succeeded her on the throne of the United Kingdom as...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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On summer tour with Magdalena Ko\u017een\u00e1<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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Together with an ensemble of friends, Kaspar Zehnder will accompany the world-renowned Czech mezzo-soprano and her husband Sir Simon Rattle (on piano) on their summer tour SOIR\u00c9E across Europe from 27 June to 10 July 2022. The artist and her...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Three Pieces of the Heart as a Farewell<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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After ten years on the road together, concert director and principal conductor Kaspar Zehnder is saying goodbye to TOBS and the Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra. He has three heartfelt pieces in his luggage, all of which are interwoven with his...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Concentus Moraviae Festival 2022, 31 May to 27 June 2022 “FROM THE ROOT TO THE FUTURE”<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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With the Klaip\u0117da Chamber Orchestra from Lithuania, the spirited Argentinean singer Analia Selis, who is also particularly committed to the tradition of the tango of her home country and the music of Astor Piazzolla, Mariano Castro (piano, arrangement) and Nicol\u00e1s...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Bus Terminal as Concert Hall<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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“klangantrisch” – Bernese Pre-Alps Music Festival 18. – 22.5.2022 The Festival klangantrisch took place for the first time in 2015. The idea was born at a joint private cooking event: Peter Engeloch, a long-established Riggisberger with a long family tradition...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Joseph Lauber – “This Is the Sound of the Alps”<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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At the end of March 2022, the third and last of a total of three exceptional CDs was released on the Schweizer Fonogramm music label: The world premiere recording of the six-part symphonic work by Swiss composer Joseph Lauber, rediscovered...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Lauber III now available<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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With Volume III, the Schweizer Fonogramm label publishes the last of three studio recordings of the complete symphonic works of Joseph Lauber (1864 – 1952). The Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn under its principal conductor Kaspar Zehnder has thus presented a...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Spring Fever in the “Salon of the Republic”<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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Spring fever is awakening in the Czech university town of Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9 not far from the Polish border – despite political uncertainty, palpable economic tensions and two drastic Corona years. Here, Kaspar Zehnder from Bern has been the principal conductor...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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On the St. John Passion<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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Kaspar Zehnder: “Bach’s music is a universe. [\u2026] His music is a synthesis of intellectually thoughtful mastery and emotional energy”. Interview with Kaspar Zehnder by Natalie Widmer (dramaturge at Theater Biel Solothurn TOBS) about the performances of the St. John...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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On the concert of the Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9 Philharmonic Orchestra on Wednesday, 2 March 2022<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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“Even though we love Russian music and even though the programmed works clearly have a positive and pacifist message, we don’t want to play Russian music today, out of respect for our Ukrainian colleagues and friends.” “Dear audience, dear friends,...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Premiere of the TOBS Opera “Eiger” Delights Audience and Media<\/a><\/h3><\/header>
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Premiere on 17th December 2021 at the Stadttheater Biel: The Opera \u201eEiger\u201c, music by Fabian M\u00fcller, one of the most important Swiss composers of our time, libretto by Tim Kron, with the Bieler Sinfonie Orchester directed by Kaspar Zehnder inspires...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article><\/div>\n

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