Freud und Leid Subscription series concert

Fri, 12 June 2026 19:30 Bern, Casino Bern Steven Isserlis
Direction and Cello Dénes Várjon
Piano

Tavener, Mozart, Kurtág and Schumann

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Programme

John Tavener (1944–2013)
Eternal Memory for cello solo and strings

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major KV 415

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György Kurtág (*1926)
Circumdederunt / Schatten / Kroo Gyorgy in memoriam for cello solo

Robert Schumann (1810–1976)
Piano Quintet in E flat major Op. 44, version with string orchestra

Programme with interval
Running time: approx. 1.5 hours

About the programme

As a time-based art, music exists outside of memory only in the moment it is heard. And often not even then. The composer György Kurtág is a master of musical remembrance. Many of his pieces bear the addition “in memoriam”. With Kroó György in memoriam, Kurtág remembers a renowned Hungarian musicologist. Artistic partner Steven Isserlis in turn commemorates Kurtág's 100th birthday with this piece for solo cello.

With Eternal Memory for cello and strings, John Tavener explores the timelessness of both memory and of a future paradise. Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat major offers a contrast that is powerful and fully rooted in the here and now. In Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s festively elegant Piano Concerto in C major, the Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon can also be heard: a universal musician with exceptional technical and profound musical abilities.

Ticket pricing

This concert is also available as part of a subscription

Ticket pricing:
CHF 30.–/ 45.–/ 65.–/ 85.–
CHF 5.– for children and teenagers 18 and under

Discounts (for all categories):
20% for members of the Friends of CAMERATA BERN
50% for young adults aged 19 to 30
30% for KulturLegi cardholders
Kultur-GA: free admission for remaining same-day seats
Refugees (with ID): free admission for remaining same-day seats

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Programme booklet

In-depth insights into the concert programme, with detailed descriptions of the works and biographies of participating artists. The evening programme booklet is available (in German only) as a PDF download starting approximately one week before the concert and is distributed free of charge at the concert.

The texts are produced in collaboration with the Institute for Musicology at the University of Bern.

Introductory podcast

Background information and context for the programmes, with musical sneak peeks and sound bites from the performers.

The podcast is available (in German only) from approximately 10 days before the concert.

Upcoming Concerts

Freud und Leid

Sun, 14 June 2026 17:00 Boswil, Alte Kirche

Steven Isserlis
Direction and Cello Dénes Várjon
Piano

Tavener, Mozart, Kurtág and Schumann

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