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  • Date

    19. March 2027

    Fri 17:00
  • Contact

    Grandhotel Giessbach
    3855 Brienz BE
    Phone  +41 (0)33 952 25 25
    giessbach.ch

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Intro

Start: 5:00 p.m. - Duration: 60 minutes maximum, no intermission The concert will take place at the Salon Davinet. No registration required; admission is free (donations accepted).

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

"Spring" Sonata, Op. 24

Allegro

Adagio molto espressivo

Scherzo

Rondo Allegro ma non troppo.

Sonata, Op. 96

Allegro moderato

Adagio espressivo

Scherzo

Poco Allegretto

Op. 96 is the last sonata that L. van Beethoven composed for this combination of piano and violin. It is a late work, written in the bright key of G major; it takes us from the ethereal world of the first movement, through a deeply introspective second movement, to a dance-like scherzo, and concludes with variations on a folk song that was well-known at the time. The opening of the first movement could be a birdcall, to which a response is heard several times.

The name “Spring Sonata” was not given to the famous work, Op. 24, until later, but it aptly describes the character of the piece.

Bird calls, ethereal elements, spring-like qualities, and the return of the sun are interwoven in this music and in this program.

Claudia Hostettler

lives in the Jura region and in Basel. She studied piano at the Basel Academy of Music and the Lucerne University of Music. Her teachers included Peter Efler, Gérard Wyss, Hubert Harry, Tamás Vasáry, and many other musicians. She performs as a soloist and as a chamber musician. She has been playing with Giles Francis for several years; they have performed in Andalusia, Amsterdam, Dornach, and Delémont.

Giles Francis

lives and works in Amsterdam. He studied violin at the University of Cambridge and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. For eight years, he was a violinist with the Dante Quartet; today he plays with the Dutch Ballet Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, as well as with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra.

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Grandhotel Giessbach
3855  Brienz BE
Switzerland

Phone  +41 (0)33 952 25 25
Fax +41 (0)33 952 25 30
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giessbach.ch

Date

19. March 2027

Fri 17:00

Contact

Grandhotel Giessbach
3855 Brienz BE
Phone  +41 (0)33 952 25 25
giessbach.ch

Check Availability

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