Salle des Combins is the Verbier Festival’s main concert hall. It normally seats 1,419. Each row is on a separate tier, which guarantees an excellent view of the stage. Improvements to the soundproofing and heat insulation make this a very high-quality non-permanent venue. All of the Festival’s symphonic concerts, operas, large world music, jazz, dance events and some recitals are presented here.
Verbier Festival Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko and Nikolaï Lugansky
Salle des Combins, Verbier, Switzerland
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 18:30
Duration: 2h
Cast
Creators
Composer:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2
Overview
Vasily Petrenko conducts the VFO in two of Tchaikovsky’s greatest masterpieces, first his piano concerto with pianist Nikolaï Lugansky and then for a unique and funfilled version of the Nutcracker.
Upon its completion in 1874, Tchaikovsky’s mighty first piano concerto had its famous opening chords described by pianist Nikolai Rubinstein as ‘bad, trivial and vulgar,’ yet it won the public over instantly at its premiere. The dramatic first movement is followed by a poetic, more lightly scored Andantino Semplice featuring beautiful interplay between soloist and orchestra. The finale is then a glittering, folk-informed rondo. It was to Act II of Tchaikovsky’s 1892 ballet, The Nutcracker, that audiences initially most warmed. The curtain rises on the serene Magic Palace of Confitureenburg. After the arrival of Clara and her Nutcracker prince, sweets from around the world perform a series of dances for them, climaxing on the Waltz of the Flowers. Next comes a Pas de Deux in which sit a daintily whirling Tarantella and the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy. The ballet then climaxes on a grand waltz.
Venue Info
Salle des Combins - Verbier
Chemin de Plan Pra
Chemin de Plan Pra
Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 18:30
Duration: 2h