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»
7pm Apéro riche, Schlosshof
2.
FRIDAY 24 MAY 2026, 8pm, Tenne - Schlosshof
Opening Concert «Sounding Messages»
incl. Apéro Riche
«WAR AND SATIRE»
SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026
3.
SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026, 11am, Tenne
Matinée «Rising Stars»
«GROUND, BACKGROUND, ABYSS»
4.
SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026, 6pm, Tenne
Serenade «Heinz Holliger» incl. Apéro Riche
«NATIONAL AWAKENING»
7:30pm Apéro riche, Schlosshof
5.
SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026, 8:30pm, Tenne
Soirée «Messiaen» incl. Apéro Riche
«TIME, TIMES, ETERNITY»
SUNDAY 24 MAY 2026
6.
SUNDAY 24 MAY 2026, 11am, Schloss-Saal
Matinée «Song Recital»
«LOVE! LOVE?»
7.
SUNDAY 24 MAY 2026, 5pm, Tenne
Serenade «Fortepiano, Stainer- and Stradivari Instruments»
«UTOPIA AND RECONCILIATION»
MONDAY 25 MAY 2026
7.
MONDAY 25 MAY 2026, 11am, Schloss-Saal
Closing concert «String Quartet Recital»
«ENCRYPTED MESSAGES»
2.
FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026, 8pm, Tenne
Opening Concert «Sounding Messages» incl. Apéro Riche
«WAR AND SATIRE»
7pm: Apéro Riche and Wine by Schlossgut
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)
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Tommaso Lonquich (Clarinet) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Francesco Sica (Violin) / Sophie Druml (Violin) / Oleksandra Fedosova (Violin) / Regula Scherrer (Violine) / Jürg Dähler (Viola) / Johannes Erkes (Viola) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Ania Druml (Cello) / Béla Bluche (Bass) / Gilles Grimaître (Piano) / Stefan Kägi (Piano)
Texts:
Azizullah Ima and Andreas Neeser: Morgengrauengewässer (2025)
Oksana Maksymchuk: Rocket in the Room (2024)
End: 10pm
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)
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Druml (Violin and Piano) / Ania Druml (Cello and Piano)
Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Noelia Küttel: «Der erste Schritt»
Jakub Kwiatkowski: «Fahrplanwechsel»
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)
Text 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
End: 8.30pm
AP: Aargau premiere
5.
SAMSTAG, 23 MAY 2026, 8.30pm, Tenne - Schlosshof
Soirée «MessiaEn» incl. Apéro Riche
«TIME, TIMES, ETERNITY»
7.30pm: Apéro Riche with Wines by Schlossgut
8.30pm: Concert «Messiaën»
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Heinz Holliger: Elegische Musik for Violin and Piano (1955/2025) AP
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Oliver Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps (1940/1941)
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Tommaso Lonquich (Clarinet) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Gilles Grimaître (Piano)
Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Sara Botan: «Nichtsekunden»
Viviane Peter: «Ebbe und Flut»
End: 10pm
SUNDAY
6. «LOVE! LOVE?»
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, English and French songs (frottole) from the early 16th century, including works by Pierre Attaingnant, John Dowland and Ottaviano Petrucci AP
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Songs by Franz Schubert
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Lute music by Joan Ambrosio Dalza and John Dowland AP
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Hopkinson Smith (Lutes)
Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Martina Pederiva: «Weil ich dich liebe?»
Maéva Hirsiger: «Libellei»
End: 12.30pm
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)
Performers:
Thomas Loibl (Actor) / Sophie Klussmann (Soprano) / Irene Abrigo (Violin) / Francesco Sica (Violin) / Jürg Dähler (Viola) / Johannes Erkes (Viola) / Patrick Demenga (Cello) / Sebastian Braun (Cello) / Arthur Schoonderwoerd (Fortepiano)
Texts from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Selma Fässler: «Asche»
Livia Reichart: «Krawattenwolken»
End: 7pm
With special thanks to Florian Leonhard Fine Violins, London
MONDAY
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)
Texts:
Winston Churchill: Speech delivered at the University of Zurich, September 19, 1946
Text from «Treffpunkt Text», a program promoting literary talent at Alte Kanti Aarau:
Sara Katarina Trailović: «Knöpf» (Dialect)
End: 1pm
AP: Aargau premiere