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18 July — 6 September 2025

Cycle «Change III» 2023 — 2025

Kevin Chen

Saturday, 13 July 2024, Gstaad Chapel

Chamber Music

Saturday, 13 July 2024
10.30 am, Gstaad Chapel

With two first prizes from prestigious competitions in tow – Geneva 2022 and Rubinstein 2023 – Kevin Chen steps onto the stage in Gstaad with a truly remarkable programme. The young Canadian, who occasionally reveals his talents as a composer as well, has opted for iconic works by Chopin and Liszt. So, on the agenda, we find the incredibly romantic Ballade No. 1 by Chopin and the poetic water games as found in Liszt’s Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este (The fountains of the Villa d’Este). Following that, Schumann’s Sonata No. 3 takes the spotlight, often affectionately described as a “concert without an orchestra”. Sneaking into the Sonata is an “Andantino by Clara Wieck” – perhaps a loving wink?

Kevin Chen, Piano
Prize Winner Anton Rubinstein Competition Tel Aviv 2023 – In collaboration with the Géza Anda Competition Zurich

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) 
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 6112'
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 2310'
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) 
“Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este” from the “Troisième Année de pèlerinage”, S. 1638'
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) 
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 1430'
 60'
CHF 30