1st performance of the Swiss National Orchestra on August 1st in Bern

As can be read on the orchestra's website, the Swiss National Orchestra (SNO) is "modeled on a national sports team" and is made up of outstanding musicians who hold important positions in orchestras in Switzerland and around the world.

The director of the SNO is Igor Longato. It will make its first appearance in the Great Hall of the Casino in Bern at 11 a.m. on August 1. Admission is free. Works by Hans Huber, Siegfried Wagner, Arthur Honegger, Peter Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini and Giocchino Rossini will be performed under the motto "Vivat Helvetia". Regula Mühlemann, soprano, and Sébastian Jacot, flute, will perform the solo parts. The conductor is John Axelrod.

Further concerts and CD recordings are planned.

Information and reservation: https://vivat-helvetia.com