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Pom pom pom pom

Wednesday

11.02.2026

19:30 — Victoria Hall, Geneva

Series R

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Thursday

12.02.2026

20:15 — Théâtre de Beaulieu, Lausanne

Series Lausanne

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Programme

Eun Sun Kimconductor

Frank Peter Zimmermannviolin

Felix Mendelssohn 
The Hebrides, Overture in B minor, Op. 26

Frank Martin 
Concerto for violin and orchestra

Intermission 

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 

Approximately 1h40 including a 20-minute intermission

The music

The Hebrides Overture (or Fingal’s Cave) is a kind of miracle of melodic invention and subtle evocation of nature that vibrates everywhere. As is often the case, Mendelssohn seems touched by grace in this sensitive evocation that stirs the soul. We find this almost Shakespearean climate at the beginning of the Concerto for violin and orchestra that the Genevan composer Frank Martin wrote just after his Cinq Chants d’Ariel (Five Songs of Ariel) based on The Tempest by the English playwright. The entire atmosphere of the work seems to be imbued with this magical climate “as if I had remained somewhat bewitched by the charms of Prospero’s island,” wrote Frank Martin.

Beethoven also idolized Shakespeare, whose complete works he possessed and whom he often quoted in his conversations. The power of the word of one has often been compared to the musical strength of the other, and Symphony No. 5 in C minor is one of the most striking illustrations. Pom, pom pom, pom….

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Jonathan Nott | Sergey Khachatryan

Concerto pour violon et orchestre

Recorded on 30 July 2020 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

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Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 9

Jonathan Nott

conductor

Recorded on 06 March 2024 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

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