SAVE THE DATE
22-25 May 2026
FRIDAY 22 MAY 2026
1.
FRIDAY 22 MAY 2026, 6pm, Tenne - Schlosshof
Kickoff with Andreas Neeser
Reading incl. Apéro Riche
«WRITER IN RESIDENCE»
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7pm Apéro riche, Schlosshof
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2.
FRIDAY 24 MAY 2026, 8pm, Tenne - Schlosshof
Opening Concert «Sounding Messages»
incl. Apéro Riche
«WAR AND SATIRE»
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SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026
3.
SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026, 11am, Tenne
Matinée «Rising Stars»
«GROUND, BACKGROUND, ABYSS»
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4.
SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026, 6pm, Tenne
Serenade «Heinz Holliger» incl. Apéro Riche
«NATIONAL AWAKENING»
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7:30pm Apéro riche, Schlosshof
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5.
SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026, 8:30pm, Tenne
Soirée «Messiaën» incl. Apéro Riche
«TIME, TIMES, ETERNITY»
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SUNDAY 24 MAY 2026
6.
SUNDAY 24 MAY 2026, 11am, Schloss-Saal
Matinée «Song Recital»
«LOVE! LOVE?»
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7.
SUNDAY 24 MAY 2026, 5pm, Tenne
Serenade «Fortepiano, Stainer- and Stradivari Instruments»
«UTOPIA AND RECONCILIATION»
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MONDAY 25 MAY 2026
7.
MONDAY 25 MAY 2026, 11am, Schloss-Saal
Closing concert «String Quartet Recital»
«ENCRYPTED MESSAGES»
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1.
FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026, 6pm, Tenne - Schlosshof
Kickoff with Andreas Neeser, reading incl. Apéro Riche
«WRITER IN RESIDENCE»
6pm: Reading
Texts and Reading: Andreas Neeser (Writer in Residence)
Moderator: Manfred Papst (literary critic)
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7pm: Apéro Riche and Wine by Schlossgut
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End: 8pm
2.
FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026, 8pm, Tenne
Opening Concert «Sounding Messages» incl. Apéro Riche
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«WAR AND SATIRE»
7pm: Apéro Riche and Wine by Schlossgut
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8pm: Concert
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Battalia for Strings and Basso continuo (1673)
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Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1939)
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Igor Strawinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat, Version for Clarinet, Violin and Piano, Text by C.F. Ramuz / Mani Matter (1919/1963) AP
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Yevhen Stankovych: Ukrainian Poem for Violin and Piano (1997) AP
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Gilles Grimaître / Kurt Weill: Ballade vom ertrunkenen Mädchen (aus Berliner Requiem, Kantate) for Soprano and Ensemble (1928), New Composition by Gilles Grimaître (2026) WP
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Dmitri Schostakowitsch: 2 Pieces for String Octet op. 11 (1924)
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Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Tommaso Lonquich (Clarinet) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Francesco Sica (Violin) / Sophie Druml (Violin) / Oleksandra Fedosova (Violin) / Jürg Dähler (Viola) / Hannes Bärtschi (Viola) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Ania Druml (Cello) / Béla Bluche (Bass) / Gilles Grimaître (Piano) / Stefan Kägi (Piano)
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Texts:
Azizullah Ima and Andreas Neeser: Morgengrauengewässer (2025)
Oksana Maksymchuk: Rocket in the Room (2024)
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End: 10pm
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AP: Aargau premiere
WP: World premiere
3.
SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2026, 11am, Tenne
Matinée «Rising Stars»
«GROUND, BACKGROUND, ABYSS»
11am: Concert
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W.A. Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat major (KV 454)
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Erwin Schulhoff: Duo for Violin and Cello, WV 74 (1925)
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Benjamin Britten: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major op.65 (1961)
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Franz Schubert: Fantasy in F minor, D940, Op. 103, for Piano four hands (1828) ​
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Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Druml (Violin and Piano) / Ania Druml (Cello and Piano)
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Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Noelia Küttel
Jakub Kwiatkowski: «Die Reise», «Das Licht»
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End: 12.30pm
4.
SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2026, 6pm, Tenne - Schlosshof
Serenade «Heinz Holliger» incl. Apèro Riche
«NATIONAL AWAKENING»
6pm: Concert «Heinz Holliger»
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Bedrich Smetana: From My Life for String Quartet in E minor No. 1 (1876)
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Benjamin Britten: Fantasy Quartet, Op. 2, for Oboe and String Trio (1932)
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Heinz Holliger: Drei kleine Szenen for Solo Violin (2014) AP
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Sandor Veress: 5 Piano pieces for Solo Piano (1945/50) AP
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Heinz Holliger: Mövenflug for Soprano and Piano (1956, rev. 2024) AP​
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Heinz Holliger (Oboe) / Tommaso Lonquich (Clarinet) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Francesco Sica (Violin) / Jürg Dähler (Viola) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Gilles Grimaître (Piano)
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Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Sofiya Schweizer: «Aus einem zoologischen Tagebuch»
7.30pm: Apéro Riche with Wines by Schlossgut
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End: 8.30pm
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AP: Aargau premiere
5.
SAMSTAG, 23 MAY 2026, 8.30pm, Tenne - Schlosshof
Soirée «Messiaën» incl. Apéro Riche
«TIME, TIMES, ETERNITY»
7.30pm: Apéro Riche with Wines by Schlossgut
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8.30pm: Concert «Messiaën»
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Oliver Messiaën: Quatuor pour la fin du temps (1940/1941)
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Tommaso Lonquich (Clarinet) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Gilles Grimaître (Piano)
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Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Sara Botan
Martina Pederiva: «Wenn der Sturm kommt»
Viviane Peter
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End: 10pm
SUNDAY
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6. «LOVE! LOVE?»
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7. «UTOPIA AND RECONCILIATION»
6.
SUNDAY, 24 MAY 2026, 11am, Schloss-Saal
Matinée «Song Recital»
«LOVE! LOVE?»
11am: Song Recital
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Italian and French songs (frottole) from the late 15th and early 16th centuries, including works by Marchetto Carra, Filippo de Lurano, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Giovanni Battista Zesso, and others.
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Lute music by Vincenzo Capirola and Joan Ambrosio Dalza AP
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Hopkinson Smith (Lutes)
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Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Martina Pederiva
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End: 12.30pm
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AP: Aargau premiere
7.
SUNDAY, 24 MAY 2026, 5pm, Tenne
Serenade «Fortepiano, Stainer and Stradivari Instruments»
«UTOPIA AND RECONCILIATION»
5pm: Concert
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat major KV 493 (1786)
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Arnold Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 10, for Soprano and String Quartet (1907/1908)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor KV 478 (1785)
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold: String Sextet in D major op.10 (1917) ​
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Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Francesco Sica (Violin) / Jürg Dähler (Viola) / Hannes Bärtschi (Viola) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Sebastian Braun (Cello) / Arthur Schoonderwoerd (Fortepiano)
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Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Selma Fässler
Livia Reichart
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End: 7pm
MONDAY
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8. «ENCRYPTED MESSAGES»
8.
MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026, 11am, Schloss-Saal
Closing Concert «String Quartet Recital»
«ENCRYPTED MESSAGES»
11am: String Quartet Recital
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Dmitri Schostakowitsch: String Quartet No. 3 in F major (1946)
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Alfred Felder – Jurodiwy: God's Fool, String Quartet in memory of Shostakovich (2025) AP
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Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major op.59 Nr.1 (1806)​
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor)
Winterthur String Quartet:
Bogdan Božović (Violin), Francesco Sica (Violin), Jürg Dähler (Viola), Flurin Cuonz (Cello)
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Texts:
Winston Churchill: Speech delivered at the University of Zurich, September 19, 1946
Victor Sebestyen: 1946: The Year That Changed Everything
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Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Sara Katarina Trailović: «Knöpf» (Dialect)
End: 1pm
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AP: Aargau premiere