New in the old
In six concerts, all Mozart string quintets can be heard in the mirror of Nadir Vassena's compositions.
The organizers have announced that this year's 7th edition of the Whitsun Festival at Brunegg Castle has had to be postponed from May to autumn. The focus is on the performance of all six string quintets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Four world premieres and three Aargau premieres of works by this year's Composer in Residence, Nadir Vassena, will form a striking contrast with other contemporary pieces and music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, in keeping with this year's festival motto "In modo antico novo".
The Berlin soprano Sophie Klussmann, the American lutenist Hopkinson Smith, the Basel flutist Felix Renggli, the Italian violinist Irene Abrigo, the Zurich violist and festival director Jürg Dähler and the Salzburg siblings Hanna (violin), Gertrud (viola) and Bruno (cello) Weinmeister will play and sing.
Information and details: www.festivalbrunegg.ch
