Musical Advent Calendar
Pause for 15 minutes a day and escape the hustle and bustle. Artists from the Philharmonia Zürich, the Orchesterakademie, or the International Opernstudio offer 23 concerts held in the Opernhaus foyer, bringing a moment of calm to the often-hectic advent season. The program will be published daily on our Facebook page, on instagram and here. Or simply stop by and let yourself be pleasantly surprised by what’s on offer...
Also for children from 5 years it is a great opportunity to get a first taste of classical music and to experience its whole spectrum.
In the foyer of the Zurich Opera House
1st to 23rd of December 2023
Daily, 5.30pm (Doors open at 5.20pm)
Admission free
Please note: On 3 December, the Musical Advent Calendar cannot take place in the foyer and will be moved to the Studiobühne.
Türchen 09
Sa, 09.12.2023:
Béla Bartók: Duette für 2 Violinen
Maya Kadosh (Violine) und Dmitry Serebrennikov (Violine)
Türchen 08
Fr, 08.12.2023:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sextett op. 71 für 2 Klarinetten, 2 Hörner und 2 Fagotte
1. Adagio – Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto: Quasi allegro
4. Rondo: Allegro
Livio Russi und Samanta Škorja (Klarinette), Mischa Greull, Karin van Rens (Horn), Maria Wildhaber, Esther Trujillo Sánchez (Fagott)
Türchen 07
Do, 07.12.2023:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Streichquartett op. 13 in a-moll (3. Satz)
Weihnachtslieder
Maya Kadosh (Violine), Dmitry Serebrennikov (Violine), Izabel Markova (Viola), Alex Gropper (Violoncello)
Türchen 06
Mi, 06.12.2023
Barockkantaten:
Nicolaus Bruhns: «Mein Herz ist bereit»
Georg Philipp Telemann «Kantate zum 1. Advent»
Kai Bischoff (Bassbariton, Chor), Juliana Georgieva (Barockvioline), Maria Clement (Barockviola), Bernadette Köbele (Barockcello), Benoît Hartoin (Cembalo)
Türchen 05
Di, 05.12.2023:
Antonín Dvořák: Streichquartett Nr. 5, 2. Satz (Andante con moto quasi allegretto)
Paul Hanmer: «Un Tsiki».
Jonathan Allen (Violine), Daniel Kagerer (Violine), Natalia Mosca (Viola), Andreas Plattner (Cello)
Türchen 04
Mo, 04.12.2023:
Franz Schubert: Sonate für Klavier Nr. 21, B-Dur, D 960
1. Satz, Molto moderato
Michael Richter (Klavier)
Türchen 03
So, 03.12.23
Achtung: Das heutige Konzert findet auf der Studiobühne statt!
Robert Schumann: «Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben»
Johannes Brahms: Sapphische Ode
Richard Wagner : «Im Treibhaus»
Lorence Price: Lullaby for a Black Mother
Katia Ledoux (Gesang), Marie-Eve Scarfone (Klavier)
Türchen 02
Sa, 02.12.2023
Komitas Vardapet: Armenische Volkslieder
Sergei Rachmaninow: Streichquartett Nr. 1
I.Romanze – Andante espressivo
II.Scherzo – Allegro
Maya Kadosh (Violine), Nathan Matchin (Violine), Rumjana Schamlieva (Viola), Xavier Pignat (Violoncello)
Door 01
Sunday, 1st December 2019
Fr, 01.12.2023
W.A. Mozart: Divertimento F-Dur, KV 138 und 1. Satz aus dem Divertimento D-Dur, KV 136
Leonid Baranov (Violine), Lucia Kobza (Violine), Maria Clément (Viola), Seiji Yokota (Violoncello) und Michal Kazimierski (Konstrabass)