Bach-Beethoven-Brahms – Trans-Mission III

Chamber Music

Sunday, 11 August 2024
6 pm, Saanen Church

Cancellation Notice – Recital Hélène Grimaud

We regret to inform you that Hélène Grimaud has had to cancel her recital on Sunday, August 25, 2024, due to a sudden illness. Given the short notice and the unique situation surrounding this concert, which was already postponed once, the Festival has decided not to arrange a replacement performance. All purchased tickets will be fully refunded. We sincerely regret this cancellation and appreciate your understanding.
For further information, please contact the festival office on
+41 33 748 83 38 or info@gstaadmenuhinfesitval.ch.


For more than two decades, Hélène Grimaud has been a regular guest at Gstaad Festival & Academy – yet, there’s a special excitement for her visit this year. The French pianist, who calls Switzerland her home, is set to dazzle in three concerts, each with a new lineup. Before taking the stage in a duo and with orchestral backing, Grimaud, a former student of Pierre Barbizet and Jacques Rouvier, embarks on a recital dedicated to the three major “B”s ... with a fourth, Ferruccio Busoni, joining the group. Busoni is renowned for his breathtaking transcription of Bach’s Chaconne from the Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin. The evening commences with compositions by Beethoven and Brahms, hailing from the late periods of both composers and marked by a heightened musical expression. Reflecting on Brahms’s Intermezzi, Op. 117 in a diary entry from 1892, Clara Schumann exclaimed that they are “a true source of delight, encompassing everything – poetry, passion, enthusiasm, intimacy – filled with the most wonderful sonic effects ...”

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STIFTUNG ZUR FÖRDERUNG DES GSTAAD MENUHIN FESTIVAL