SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026 - TWO CONCERTS at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM, including a reception
Attend both events on Saturday evening for the discounted price of CHF 150 (single ticket price CHF 200) or CHF 80 for those under 30 (instead of CHF 120). With the code provided on your Saturday subscription, you can book one ticket for each of the two events: Simply select the desired concert on the festival website or Ticketino, enter the code under "Promotion Code," print your ticket, and you're done!
4. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026, 6 PM, Tenne - Courtyard of the Castle «NATIONALER AUFBRUCH»
Serenade "Heinz Holliger"
Bedrich Smetana: From My Life String Quartet in E minor No. 1 (1876)
Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 for Oboe and String Trio (1932)
Heinz Holliger: Three Little Scenes for Solo Violin (2014) AEA
Sandor Veress: 5 Piano Pieces for Solo Piano (1945/50) AEA
Heinz Holliger: Flight of the Seagulls for Soprano and Piano (1956, rev. 2024) AEA
Musicians:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Heinz Holliger (oboe) / Tommaso Lonquich (clarinet) / Irene Abrigo (violin) / Francesco Sica (violin) / Jürg Dähler (viola) / Patrick Demenga (cello) / Gilles Grimaître (piano)
Texts "Meeting Point Text," literary talent program, Alte Kanti Aarau:
Sofiya Schweizer: "From a Zoological Diary"
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7:30 p.m.: Castle Courtyard, reception with apero and wines from the castle estate
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5. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026, 8:30 p.m., Barn - Castle Courtyard "TIME, TIMES, ETERNITY"
Soirée "Messiaen"
Heinz Holliger: Elegiac Music for Violin and Piano (1955/2025) AP
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time (1940/1941)
Musicians:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Tommaso Lonquich (Clarinet) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Gilles Grimaître (Piano)
Texts "Meeting Point Text," Literary Talent Development Program, Alte Kanti Aarau:
Sara Botan
Martina Pederiva: "When the Storm Comes"
Viviane Peter
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End: 10:00 p.m.
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AE = Aargau Premiere
Details about the program and artists, as well as further information, can be found on our website.
Open seating!