Upcoming Concerts
27.09.2026
Locarno (CH) Chiesa San Francesco (classicAscona)
SCHUBERT Ouvertüre zum Melodram «Die Zauberharfe» D 644
ELGAR Cellokonzert e-Moll op. 85
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BRAHMS Sinfonie Nr. 1 c-Moll op. 68
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Aurel Dawidiuk, conductor
28.09.2026
Ascona (CH) Collegio Papi (classicAscona)
MASTERCLASS
Sol Gabetta, Violoncello 28. September – 1. Oktober 2026
Selection process: based on application with videos (3 different pieces), evaluated by a faculty member in collaboration with the festival management
Performances: one academy final concert featuring the participants
Schedule per masterclass:
Day 1: arrival and welcome
Day 2 to Day 4: lessons (each student receives 30 minutes of instruction)
Day 5: final concert
The masterclasses take place at the Collegio Papio and are open to the public free of charge. A detailed schedule will be published on this website in summer.
30.09.2026
Ascona (CH) Chiesa del Collegio Papio (classicAscona)
BRITTEN Cellosonate c-Moll op. 65
GRIEG Cellosonate a-Moll op. 36
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LUTOSLAWSKI «Grave», Metamorphosen für Violoncello und Klavier
RACHMANINOV Cellosonate g-Moll op. 19
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
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New Album on Sony Classical – Saint-Saëns & Lalo: Cello Concertos with Les Siècles
On September 18, 2026, Sol Gabetta’s new album Saint-Saëns & Lalo: Cello Concertos will be released. Recorded with the French orchestra Les Siècles, performing on period instruments, the cellist presents Camille Saint-Saëns’ two Cello Concertos alongside Édouard Lalo’s Cello Concerto in D minor — three cornerstone works of the Romantic cello repertoire. Bringing together historically […]
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