Celebration | Gstaad Festival Orchestra | Shelley & Hope ID:

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                                 'is at your disposal from Reisezentrum '
                                 'Windisch, Wangen an der Aare, Bern, Thun and '
                                 'Spiez for this concert.<br />\r\n'
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 'description': '<p>For his first festival appearance with the Gstaad Festival '
                'Orchestra, Daniel Hope has chosen a true masterpiece: Edward '
                'Elgar&rsquo;s monumental Violin Concerto. Few works are as '
                'closely intertwined with the legacy of Yehudi Menuhin, who '
                'performed this concerto as a child and later even recorded it '
                'under the composer&rsquo;s own direction. The concert on 15 '
                'August 2026 will be conducted by the renowned English '
                'conductor Alexander Shelley, who will bring this large-scale '
                'work to life in all its emotional depth and symphonic '
                'breadth. The collaboration with Shelley arises from a '
                'scheduling overlap in Chief Conductor Jaap van Zweden&rsquo;s '
                'international commitments and at the same time reflects the '
                'orchestra&rsquo;s high artistic flexibility and strong '
                'international network. The programme, which also includes '
                'Ludwig van Beethoven&rsquo;s timeless Fifth '
                'Symphony,&nbsp;will be presented as part of a European tour '
                'in September/early October which starts in Copenhagen and '
                'makes stops at some of Germany&rsquo;s most important concert '
                'halls. It stands as a powerful testament to the international '
                'profile and artistic excellence of the festival orchestra '
                'under the direction of Chief Conductor Jaap van Zweden. Jaap '
                'van Zweden, whose role for the Gstaad Festival Orchestra will '
                'remain central in the summer of 2026, will conduct the first '
                'week of the Conducting Academy as planned, lead the concert '
                'on 8 August at the Church of Saanen, and take the orchestra '
                'on tour in September.</p>\r\n'
                '\r\n'
                '<p>&nbsp;</p>',
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              '<td colspan="2"><strong>Edward Elgar</strong>  '
              '(1857&ndash;1934)</td>\r\n'
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              '<td>Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61\r\n'
              '<td style="text-align:right;">48\'</td>\r\n'
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              '<td colspan="2"><strong>Ludwig van Beethoven</strong>  '
              '(1770&ndash;1827)</td>\r\n'
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              '<tr class="rowWork">\r\n'
              '<td>Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67\r\n'
              '<td style="text-align:right;">31\'</td>\r\n'
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              '<td>\r\n'
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              "99'\r\n"
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