Fine talents at the Davos Festival – Young Artists in Concert

By Sarah Batschelet, 06 August 2018

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“this was an aviary that truly came alive”

Reviewed at Morosani Schweizerhof, Davos on 4 August 2018

Cage, In a Landscape

Brahms, 4 Songs for Female Chorus, 2 Horns and Harp, Op.17

Tabakova, Such different paths, for string septet

Messiaen, L’alouette calandrelle

Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (arr. Benno Sachs)

Fabian Ziegler, Percussion

Claire Huangci, Piano

Hugo Ticciati, Violin

Davos Festival Camerata

Three concerts and the magic mountain’s Sunday rest in Davos

Sarah Batschelet, 5th August

The “Festival Tour” and its three-venue concerts of the Davos Festival programme included almost as many visual and outdoor delights as it did musical treats.

****1

Chopin'scher Regenschauer

Larissa Schütz, 19th May

Rasendes Tempo steht so manchem Chopin gut - aber passt es wirklich zu jedem?

***11

Spectacular views and musical serenades at the Davos Festival

Sarah Batschelet, 7th August

If ever there were an original programme at one of Switzerland’s esteemed summer festivals, this Festivalwanderung was it.

*****

Brahms unpacked by Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt

Charlotte Gardner, 26th January

Soprano Cornelia Beskow and accordionist Leo Florin join O/Modernt for a night of gypsy vim and Viennese swing at Wigmore Hall.

*****

From the darkness, Karine Polwart and the SCO seek the light

David Smythe, 10th March

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra directed by Hugo Ticciati premiere Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy’s Seek the Light, performed as a thread with contemporary string works.

****1

Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt completely infectious at Kings Place

Chris Garlick, 21st September

Freshness, enthusiasm and excellent curation made for an entertaining evening courtesy of Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt.

*****

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.