JEUNE ETOILE

Kian Soltani wins the prestigious International Paulo Cello Competition

It is one of the most important cello competitions on the planet: the International Paulo Cello Competition in Helsinki recently crowned Austrian cellist Kian Soltani as the first prize winner. The Menuhin Festival is pleased to welcome the young artist for a recital in the “Jeune Etoile” (a particularly appropriate name in this case!) series at the chapel in Gstaad on 10 August. The Festival’s founding father Yehudi Menuhin would certainly be proud!

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GSTAAD FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

On Tour

The fourth season already! The Gstaad Festival Orchestra definitely has found its rhythm. For the third consecutive year under the direction of Kristjan Järvi it continues to showcase masterpieces from the main repertoire and new contemporary works as well as acting as an ambassador for Saanenland throughout all of Europe.

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LAST NEWS

Juan Diego Flórez to replace Angela Gheorghiu

One star replacing another… Juan Diego Flórez, the Peruvian tenor now at home in Vienna, is the new star on the programme of the gala concert “Russian Seduction” in the festival tent on 24 August 2013. Together with Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra he will perform arias by Donizetti and Verdi, framed by orchestral works by Tchaikovsky (Capriccio Italien) and Glazunov (The Seasons). A truly outstanding event that should not be missed for any reason!

Programme in detail