Victoria Hall is a prominent concert hall housed in a majestic neoclassical building. This historic venue is celebrated for its exceptional acoustics, making it a favored destination for music enthusiasts. While occasionally featuring other musical genres, Victoria Hall remains predominantly dedicated to the world of classical music.
Led by bassist and vocalist Avishai Cohen, this quintet features Yuval Drabkin (saxophone), Yonatan Voltzok (trombone), Itay Simhovich (piano) and Eviatar Slivnik (drums). The program blends lyrical jazz with Eastern melodies and spirited improvisation, alternating intimate, warm ballads with explosive ensemble passages. Cohen’s warm tone and joyful phrasing anchor the music, while the young band’s interplay creates rich textures, rhythmic drive and moments of poignant beauty that draw listeners into an immediate, emotional sound world.
Conducted by Ton Koopman, this performance reunites the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande with soloists and students from the Haute École de Musique to bring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to life. Soprano Talia Or, mezzo Susanne Schimmack, tenor Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani and baritone Ivan Thirion join the vocal department in a rendition that foregrounds the Ode to Joy as an emblem of fraternity and hope. The interpretation balances monumental orchestral climaxes and intimate choral passages, offering a communal, cathartic listening experience.
Ara Malikian leads his ensemble in Intruso, a virtuosic programme where Bach and Mozart converse with jazz, flamenco, klezmer and Cuban rhythms. Malikian’s fiery violin anchors improvisatory exchanges alongside Iván “Melón” Lewis (piano), Dayan Abad (guitar), Iván Ruiz Machado (bass, double bass) and Pico Millán (drums). The arrangements blur classical precision and street-born spontaneity, shifting between intimate, lyrical passages and raucous, dance-infused eruptions to create a cinematic, emotionally charged sonic journey.
Sir András Schiff and Evgeny Kissin join at the piano for an intimate programme of pieces for two pianos and four hands. They perform Mozart’s Sonata in D major, KV 448, Schumann’s Andante and Variations, op. 46, and Bilder aus Osten, Smetana’s La Moldau in the four‑hand arrangement, plus selected Dvořák Slavonic Dances. The recital balances classical clarity with Romantic depth, highlighting refined ensemble interplay and the contrasting voices of two towering virtuosos.
Dive into a spooky screen concert where the quirky Addams Family springs to life with live orchestral music. Watch scenes unfold while strings, brass and percussion fill the air, mixing dark humour, creaking sounds and bold rhythms. Feel the shivers, laugh at oddball characters, and spot gothic costumes and dramatic gestures. The moving images and live score spark imagination, curiosity and playful chills for families who enjoy theatrical music and cinematic fun.
Kids ages 8 and up.
Invited by the OSR, Krzysztof Urbański conducts the Berner Symphonieorchester with Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi in a programme devoted to Johannes Brahms. The evening contrasts the Piano Concerto No. 1—born in mourning, marked by solemn intensity—with the radiant serenity of Symphony No. 2. The interpretation privileges orchestral warmth, layered textures and clear dynamic shaping, transporting listeners into an intimate, emotionally charged sound world where lyricism and dramatic surges alternate with measured poise.
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