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Ne me quitte pas Subscription series concert

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 17:00 Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee Jeroen Berwaerts
Direction, Trumpet and Chansonnier Further date Sat, 1. Nov 2025 17:00

Albinoni, Rameau, Brel and others

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Programme

Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751)
Concerto for trumpet in D minor Op. 9 No. 2

Arthur Honegger (1892–1955)
Symphony No. 2 for string orchestra and trumpet

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Britta Byström (*1977)
Pischop for Trumpet and String Orchestra (world premiere)
Hommage à Per Nørgård
Commissioned by CAMERATA BERN together with Aichi Chamber Orchestra (Japan), Musica Vitae (Sweden) and Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn & Friends (Germany)

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)
Jacques Brel (1929–1978)
Suite tragique with dances from J.P. Rameau's opera Dardanus and chansons by J. Brel

Programme with interval
Running time: approx. 2 hours

About the programme

In one of his best-known chansons, Jacques Brel pleaded as an unhappy lover: “Ne me quitte pas”. Now the Swedish composer Britta Byström, well versed in the genre of orchestral music, has created a concerto for trumpet and strings based on Brel's hit. The idea was born in Bern, where the work will also be premiered.

Inspiration came from the trumpeter Jeroen Berwaerts – who like Brel is also from Belgium – known for his versatility and commitment to contemporary music. The world premiere of Byström's Pischop will be followed by a Suite tragique composed by Berwaerts, with Brel chansons and dance movements by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Berwaerts takes on the vocal part as the chansonnier.

Baroque and neoclassical music meet in the first part of the concert: first, a trumpet concerto by Tommaso Albinoni; then Arthur Honegger's deeply sad 2nd Symphony from 1941, where the composer reflects on the Second World War. Towards the very end, the trumpet’s chorale melody lends this work a hopeful glimmer.

Ticket pricing

This concert is also available as part of a subscription

Ticket pricing:
CHF 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

On the day of the concert, our audience has the opportunity to purchase an entrance ticket to the exhibition of the Zentrum Paul Klee at a reduced price of CHF 10.- by presenting their concert ticket at the museum box office.

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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.

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