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Die Mezzosopranistin Marie- Claude Chappuis ist regelmä- ssig auf den grössten Bühnen Europas zu Gast – und für einmal auch in Engelberg. Mezzo-soprano Marie-Claude Chappuis regularly per- forms on some of the big- gest stages in Europe – and is now coming to Engelberg.

Klarinettist Reto Bieri ist in Zug aufgewachsen und hat damit in Engelberg fast ein Heimspiel. Having grown up in nearby Zug, clarinettist Reto Bieri is no stranger to Engelberg.

Mit Dénes Várjon am Klavier ist ein begnadeter Künstler zu Gast.

Izabella Simon spielte am Kla- vier schon an den Salzburger Festspielen, in New York oder an den Zürcher Festspielen. Izabella Simon has previ- ously performed on the piano in New York and at the Salz- burg and Zurich festivals.

Gifted pianist Dénes Vár- jon will be one of this year’s special guests.

Chamber music festival Zwischentöne was held for the first time in Engelberg in late October 2015 – much to the excitement of public and press alike. Newspapers Neue Luzerner Zeitung and Neue Zürcher Zeitung raved about the festival’s successful debut and extolled the beauty and atmosphere of its setting. The second edition is set to take place from 28 to 30 October 2016. Lucerne native Rafael Rosenfeld, solo cellist at Zurich ’s Tonha lle Orchestra, is the founder and ar tistic direc tor of the Zwis- chentöne Chamber Music Festiva l, a long with

and distinguished guests to spend three days exploring some of the most impor tant cham- ber pieces ever writ ten. And the festiva lgo- ers are inv ited to delve into the fascinating world of chamber music a long with the mu- sicians. The Merel Quar tet has not on ly put together a f inely tuned programme of seven concer ts, featuring classica l chamber mas- terpieces f rom Baroque to contemporar y; it has a lso decided that this edition will place specia l focus on contac t with audiences. In 2016, the three days of world-class

his internationa lly renowned Merel Quar tet. Nestled in the mountains surrounding the Titlis, the resor t of Engelberg stood out to the musicians as the idea l location for their new projec t – not to mention

music will centre on the theme “Music between two worlds”: Spirits, de- mons, life and death. Mu- sica l high lights will in- clude Beethoven’s “Ghost ”, Schumann’s Piano Quintet

The Merel Quartet is keen to es- tablish contact with audiences.

the fac t that the Abbey’s magnif icent Ba- roque Ha ll prov ides the per fec t acoustics and ambience for the concer ts. Engelberg Abbey, which used to of fer musica l master classes in the space, was quick ly won over by the idea for the festiva l. The name “Zwischentöne” (litera lly translating as “ between the notes” or “semi-tones”) refers to how the essence of music of ten lies in its nuances, as well as to the dia logue between musicians and audi- ence. The lat ter is of par ticu lar impor tance for this festiva l, as the programme includes open workshops, detailed introduc tions to concer ts, and meet-and-greet oppor tunities at a post-concer t dinner and a drinks reception. Plus, those who opt for the three-day festiva l pass stay in the same hotel as the musicians. The chamber musicians have an inspir- ing venue here in Engelberg – somewhere far f rom the hec tic day-to-day world of the mu- sic business where they can come together with other passionate chamber musicians

in E-f lat Major, Schuber t ’s string quar tet “Death and the Maiden”, Beethoven’s String Quar tet in A Minor, op. 132, Schuber t ’s “Not- turno” and Brahms’ clarinet quintet. These pieces will be contrasted with recent works such as Messiaen’s legend- ar y “Quatuor pour la f in du temps” Ravel ’s v ir tuoso piano piece “Gaspard de la Nuit ”, Janacek ’s “On an Overgrown Path ” and Hin- demith ’s song cycle “Die junge Magd ”, as well as works f rom György Kur tag, Jörg Wid- mann and a premiere f rom Iris Szeghy. Join- ing the Merel Quar tet (Mar y Ellen Woodside and Manuel Oswa ld on v iolins, A lessandro D’Amico on v iola and Rafael Rosenfeld on cello) are renowned Swiss mezzo-soprano Marie-Claude Chappuis, internationa lly ac- claimed pianists Denes Varjon and Izabella Simon, outstanding clarinet tist Reto Bieri and ac tor Rober t Hunger-Büh ler, who will give a reading of tex ts on the topic of “demons”.

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