AVI AVITAL & OMER KLEIN
18:00
Avi Avital is undoubtedly one of the greatest mandolin players of our time. For this concert, as well as performing classical music, he will also be exploring jazz alongside the brilliant pianist Omer Klein. From their shared hero, Bach, to personal compositions and jazz improvisations, they blur the boundaries between genres. Bach’s Partita No. 2 is given a new lease of life in their hands, combining the precision of classical music and the freedom of jazz.
Omer Avital (*1971)
Zamzama
Omer Klein (*1982)
Niggun
Omer Avital (*1971)
Lonely Girl
Avi Avital (*1978)
Avi’s Song
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Improvisations I, II and III of the Partita in D minor by Omer Klein
Omer Klein (*1982)
España
PRICES (CHF)
Single category: 69.-
Young audience/Students/Apprentices: 10.–
Free seating
Avi Avital
The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, Avi Avital has been compared to Andres Segovia for his mastery of his instrument and to Jascha Heifetz for his incredible virtuosity. Passionate and ‘explosively charismatic’ (New York Times) in concert, he is the driving force behind the reinvigoration of the mandolin: for over two decades, he has reshaped the history and future of his instrument, playing it in the most prestigious venues around the world. In addition, Avi Avital has expanded the mandolin repertoire not only by transcribing various pieces, but also by commissioning over 100 works for the mandolin, including concertos for mandolin and orchestra by Jennifer Higdon, Anna Clyne, Avner Dorman and Giovanni Sollima.
Highlights of the 2024/25 season include performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Symphony, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Freiburg Barockorchester, Philharmonia Baroque, Venice Baroque and Il Pomo d'Oro. Avi Avital performs in recital and chamber music with Maurice Steger and Sebastian Wienand, Ksenija Sidorova, Omer Klein and Brooklyn Rider. He has returned to London's Cadogan & Wigmore Hall, Berlin's Philharmonie, Frankfurt's Alte Oper, Rome's Aula Magna Sapienza, Florence's Amici della Musica, Madrid's Auditorio Nacional, Hong Kong's City Hall, Minnesota's Orchestra Hall and San Francisco's Herbst Hall.
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