August 17, 2024 at 7:30 pm at the Villars Palace Theater

The closing concert of the 2024 Villars Music Academy, provided an exceptional experience for the audience, showcasing the collaborative performances of renowned members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the promising laureates of the 2024 Villars Music Academy. This event celebrated the extraordinary talents of young musicians from over 15 different countries . Following the concert, guests had the opportunity to meet with the artists during a cocktail reception.

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

Miray Ito; violin, Simone Bernardini (Berliner Philharmoniker); violin, Alexandra Weissbecker; violin, SongHa Choi; violin, Yeunwoo Park; viola, Hyelim Yoo; viola, Mar Gimferrer; cello, Yu-Ju Yen; cello

Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D 703

He Xu; violin, Luis Felipe Coelho (Berliner Philharmoniker); violin, Denis Valishin; viola, Hanna Daub; cello

Antonin Dvorak: "American" Quartet in F major, No 12, opus 96 Allegro ma non troppo, Vivace ma non troppo

Sara Isabelle Ispas; violin, Salvatore Di Lorenzo; violin, Walter Küssner (Berliner Philharmoniker); viola, Francesco Tamburini; cello

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in G Major, Op. 9, No. 1 Adagio-allegro con brio

Yo Saotome; violin, Guohan Tang; viola, Martin Menking (Berliner Philharmoniker); cello

Claude Debussy: Quartet in G minor, opus 10

Sara Watanabe; violin, Simone Bernardini (Berliner Philharmoniker); violin, Mayu Konoe; viola, Oliwia Meiser; cello

Ernst von Dohnanyi: Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10 Marcia. allegro Romanza, Adagio non troppo, quasi andante

Esther Yang; violin, Eric Moon; viola, Martin Menking (Berliner Philharmoniker); cello

Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Quartet in A minor, D 804, Op. 29 Allegro ma non troppo

Saki Tozawa; violin, Coco Tomita; violin, Walter Küssner (Berliner Philharmoniker); viola, Jingyuan Zhang; cello

Dmitri Schostakowitsch: 2 pieces for string octet, opus 11 Allegretto

YiWei Gu; violin, Yan Li; violin, Youngjou Lee; violin, Luis Felipe Coelho (Berliner Philharmoniker); violin, Helena Küssner; viola, Asher Borstin; viola, Barna Karoly; cello, Luna Pantoja Rodriguez; cello

Villars Music Academy Chamber Orchestra

Debussy String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 10 - 2nd & 3rd mvt Andantino

Meet the Artists Cocktail Reception in Hergé