Villars Music Academy Concert 2025

Villars Music Academy Concert 2025

Concert de clôture de la Villars Music Academy 2025

Finale du Prix Robert Dunand 2025 avec vote du public

23 août 2025, 20h, Théâtre du Villars Palace, Villars-sur-Ollon

Programme du Concert

Villars Music Academy, Concert, Samedi 23 août à 20h00

Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco

Violin 1: Wenlan Jackson, Violin 2: Prof. Simone Bernadini (Berliner Philharmoniker) Violin 3: Rebecca Fiedler Violin 4: Harry Kneeshaw Viola 1: Yunrui Qu Viola 2: Wanxinyi Huang Cello 1: Eva Arderius Cello 2: Sophia Knappe


Eugène Ysaÿe: Caprice after the Study in the Form of a Waltz, Op. 52 No. 6

Sophie Lee, Violin – Robert Dunand Prize Finalist 2025 Noriko Kuessner, piano


Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden" I. Allegro

Violin 1: Sophie Lee Violin 2: Sebastian Zagame Viola: Elena Küssner Cello: Uladzimir Sinkevich (Berliner Philharmoniker)


Karl Davidoff: At the Fountain, Op. 20

Eva Arderius, Cello – Robert Dunand Prize Finalist 2025 Noriko Kuessner, piano


Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence” III. Allegretto moderato

Violin 1: Arthur Decaris Violin 2: Michal Skibinsky Viola 1: Prof. Walter Küssner (Berliner Philharmoniker) Viola 2: Martta Kunola Cello 1: Juan Pozas Cello 2: Saima Malmivaara


Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 II. Andante

Violin 1: Dindin Wang Violin 2: Prof. Simone Bernadini (Berliner Philharmoniker) Violin 3: Masa Stopar Violin 4: Kaori Shinohara Viola 1: Riko Eto Viola 2: Gabriela GrabonCello 1: Ferruccio Guzzoni Cello 2: Lena von Almen


Niccolò Paganini: Sonata for Grand Viola and Orchestra, Op. 35

Elena Kuessner, Viola – Robert Dunand Prize Finalist 2025 Noriko Kuessner, piano


Antonín Dvorák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American” I. Allegro ma non troppo

Violin 1: Byeol Kim Violin 2: Minji Kim Viola: Zehyang Kan Cello: Uladzimir Sinkevich (Berliner Philharmoniker)


Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 6 in E major for solo violin, Op. 27 “Manuel Quiroga” Wenlan Jackson, Violin – Robert Dunand Prize Finalist 2025


Jörg Widmann: 180 Beats per Minute

Violin 1: Fiona Chen Violin 2: Ada Kuopa Viola 1: Martta Kunnola Viola 2: Prof. Walter Küssner (Berliner Philharmoniker) Cello 1: Alejandro Viana Cello 2: Jorge Sierra


Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 IV. Très modéré – Très mouvementé et avec passion

Chamber Orchestra of the Villars Music Academy 2025 Conductor: Prof. Kolja Blacher


Robert Dunand Prize 2025 Award Ceremony