Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra ID:
Orchestra
Sunday, 09. August 2026
11:30 a.m., Gstaad Festival Tent
Just like the Amateur Orchestra – and the Festival itself – the Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra is entering a major new chapter in its history. After many years under the dedicated direction of Matthias Kuhn, the baton now passes to an equally passionate conductor: Daniel Geiss, born in Essen and currently active in Neubrandenburg and Belgrade. The highlight of this first public performance: the exceptionally demanding music Igor Stravinsky composed for The Firebird – premiered in 1910 in Paris by Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes – is regarded as an ideal “masterclass” for young musicians, both technically and in terms of tone colour and expressive power.
{'artists': [{'awards': [],
'instruments': [],
'name': 'Soloists of the Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra',
'sort': 2},
{'awards': [],
'instruments': [],
'name': 'Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra',
'sort': 3},
{'awards': [],
'instruments': ['Conductor'],
'name': 'Daniel Geiss',
'sort': 4}],
'bus_transfer': {'available': False, 'description': None, 'url': None},
'description': '<p>Just like the Amateur Orchestra – and the '
'Festival itself – the Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra '
'is entering a major new chapter in its history. After many '
'years under the dedicated direction of Matthias Kuhn, the '
'baton now passes to an equally passionate conductor: Daniel '
'Geiss, born in Essen and currently active in Neubrandenburg '
'and Belgrade. The highlight of this first public performance: '
'the exceptionally demanding music Igor Stravinsky composed '
'for The Firebird – premiered in 1910 in Paris by '
'Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes – is '
'regarded as an ideal “masterclass” for young '
'musicians, both technically and in terms of tone colour and '
'expressive power.</p>',
'event_id': 9101,
'has_any_future_events': True,
'has_any_ticket_links': True,
'hero_images': [{'alt': 'Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra©Bailey Davidson',
'position': 1,
'title': 'Bailey Davidson',
'url': '/_cmsbox_backends_/gmf/images/5883f2b0ae7a099c938757628e10f589.jpeg'}],
'hints': 'Booking is mandatory – Free admission with a collection<br '
'/>\r\n'
' ',
'infos': None,
'main_location': 'Gstaad Festival Tent',
'main_start_date': datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 9, 11, 30, tzinfo=datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(seconds=7200))),
'over_title': 'Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra',
'overview_image': {'alt': 'Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra©Bailey Davidson',
'position': 0,
'title': 'Bailey Davidson',
'url': '/_cmsbox_backends_/gmf/images/500x375/32c8492b2c0ce4744d2738a63564424c.jpeg'},
'overview_image_src_set': {'alt': 'Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra©Bailey '
'Davidson',
'position': 0,
'title': 'Bailey Davidson',
'url': '/_cmsbox_backends_/gmf/images/1000x750/32c8492b2c0ce4744d2738a63564424c.jpeg'},
'programs': ['<table class="program442hz">\r\n'
'\t<tbody>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr class="rowComposer">\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td colspan="2"><strong>Antonio Vivaldi</strong> '
'(1678–1741)</td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr class="rowWork">\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td>Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, RV 580, from '
'“L'estro armonico”, Op. 3 No. 10 (1711)</td>\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td style="text-align:right;">10'</td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr>\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td colspan="2"> </td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr class="rowComposer">\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td colspan="2"><strong>Peter Tschaikowsky</strong> '
'(1840–1893)</td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr class="rowWork">\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td>“Romeo and Julia”, fantasy overture '
'(1869)</td>\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td style="text-align:right;">20'</td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr>\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td colspan="2"> </td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr class="rowComposer">\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td colspan="2"><strong>Igor Strawinsky</strong> '
'(1882–1971)</td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr class="rowWork">\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td>“The Firebird”, orchestral suite No. 2 '
'from the ballet music (1919)</td>\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td style="text-align:right;">20'</td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t\t<tr class="rowTotal">\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td> </td>\r\n'
'\t\t\t<td style="text-align:right;"><strong>20' '
'</strong></td>\r\n'
'\t\t</tr>\r\n'
'\t</tbody>\r\n'
'</table>'],
'room': '',
'sponsor_info': None,
'start_time_location': [{'location': 'Gstaad Festival Tent',
'start_time': datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 9, 11, 30, tzinfo=datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(seconds=7200)))}],
'ticket_links': [{'is_future_event': True,
'sale_started': True,
'start_time': datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 9, 11, 30, tzinfo=datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(seconds=7200))),
'url': 'https://shop.menuhin.ch/en/event/173774'}],
'title': 'Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra',
'title2': 'Orchestra',
'topics': [{'color': '#FF8EFF', 'position': 7, 'title': 'Next Generation'},
{'color': '#F8E046', 'position': 6, 'title': 'Music for Gstaad'}]}
Soloists of the Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra
Menuhin Festival Youth Orchestra
Daniel Geiss, Conductor
| Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) | |
| Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, RV 580, from “L'estro armonico”, Op. 3 No. 10 (1711) | 10' |
| Peter Tschaikowsky (1840–1893) | |
| “Romeo and Julia”, fantasy overture (1869) | 20' |
| Igor Strawinsky (1882–1971) | |
| “The Firebird”, orchestral suite No. 2 from the ballet music (1919) | 20' |
| 20' | |