Immigrants – Origin IV – Fazıl Say III ID:
Today's Music
Thursday, 24. July 2025
7:30 p.m., Church Saanen
The creation of new works always brings moments of profound emotion. At Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy, we’ve already been fortunate to experience several of these magical moments with Fazıl Say. This year, another highlight awaits: to conclude his residency, Fazıl Say will premiere his latest trio, a deeply moving exploration of exile. In stark contrast, Schubert’s Trout presents a very different kind of escape – a fish trying to escape the fisherman’s hook, which Schubert sets to music with a playful, almost carefree tone, while also offering a subtle warning to young women about the dangers of their suitors.
BABETTE HERBERT & MARKUS KAPPELER
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Fazıl Say, Piano
- Artist in Residence 2025
Bomsori Kim, Violin
- Menuhin's Heritage Artist
Öykü Canpolat, Viola
Anastasia Kobekina, Cello
Uxia Martinez-Botana, Double bass
| Fazil Say (1970) | |
| “Nightwalk”, Sonata for Solo Double Bass | 15' |
| Fazil Say (1970) | |
| “Immigrants”, Trio for Cello, Double Bass and Piano (world premiere – work commissioned by Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy 2025) | 15' |
| Franz Schubert (1797–1828) | |
| Piano Quintet in A Major, D 667 “Trout Quintet” | 40' |
| 70' | |