60th Sion Festival: the violin takes centre stage in Week 2
After the fireworks of the first weekend, from Thursday 22 August we’ll be continuing to celebrate 60 years of the Sion Festival by celebrating its emblematic instrument, the violin.
Between classical violin star Janine Jansen – who is also the Festival’s co-artistic director – and baroque violin master Giuliano Carmignola, the final of the Tibor Junior Competition will introduce you to some of the young prodigies of the bow. Ana Sokolović’s Svadba (The Wedding) will bring chamber opera to the Théâtre de Valère in Sion.
The Sion Festival continues on Tuesday 27 August at Sion Cathedral, with Janine Jansen‘s second chamber music concert. 11 magnificent concerts and shows await you until 4 September. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Sion Violin Music Foundation team
22.08, Théâtre de Valère: Janine Jansen & the new generation
A regular guest at the Sion Festival for some time now, Janine Jansen has joined Pavel Vernikov as artistic director this year. The celebrated violinist, who can’t imagine programming without playing, will be sharing the stage with her friends and up-and-coming talents in four exceptional chamber music concerts, the first of which will explore the Slavic soul. Janine Jansen will be joined by Ruslan Talas, Noga Shaham, Daniel Blendulf, Oliver Herbert and Nikola Meeuwsen.
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23.08, Théâtre de Valère: A chamber opera from the Balkans
There’s only one step from the Slavic countries to the Balkans, and you can take it when you come and discover an intimate, all-female opera, Svadba (The Wedding). This chamber opera by Serbian-Canadian composer Ana Sokolović depicts the rituals and exchanges between the (future) bride and five friends on the eve of the wedding, bringing tradition into dialogue with the contemporary world. A production by the Slovenian Chamber Music Theater that’s well worth seeing!
Introducing Marie at 6.30pm
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24.08, Théâtre de Valère: Final of the Tibor Junior Competition
Three young talents under the age of 17 will be competing in the final of the Tibor Junior International Violin Competition. They will be accompanied by the South Czech Philharmonic, and will dialogue with Swiss mezzo-soprano Marie-Claude Chappuis – a member of the jury – in Bach’s famous aria Erbarme dich, mein Gott. You’ll also be treated to an interlude with Seohyun Kim, winner of the Tibor Varga 2023 International Violin Competition.
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25.08, Théâtre de Valère: Vivaldi and Bach with I Solisti Aquilani
Giuliano Carmignola, the master of the baroque violin, will join forces with Daniele Orlando and I Solisti Aquilani to explore the repertoire of Vivaldi’s concertos, from which Bach drew inspiration for his double concerto in D minor, also on the programme for this evening of breathtaking musical jousting.
Intro de Marie at 4pm
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Events at the Tibor Junior International Violin Competition
- 19.08, 11am, Pôle Musique – Aula FXB, Sion: draw
- 20.08, 2 pm, Pôle Musique – Aula FXB, Sion: 1st round
- 22.08, 10am, Pôle Musique – Aula FXB, Sion: 2nd round
- 24.08, 19:30, Théâtre de Valère, Sion: final