25.07.2026 19:30
St. Mauritius Kirche Saanen, 3792 Saanen
At the Mauritiuskirche Saanen, Pinchas Zukerman, Daniel Hope, and their musical companions come together to bring Brahms and Schubert's great cello quintet from Schubert's final year back to life.
Once again, an inspiring meeting of "mentor" and "protégé" – firmly in the tradition of the Mauritiuskirche in Saanen, which has been the central place for musical encounters of this kind since the festival's inception in 1957. To bring Brahms' music and Schubert's quintet for two cellos – perhaps one of the most impressive chamber music works ever and a true "testament" from Schubert's last year of life in 1828 – to new life, Pinchas Zukerman and Daniel Hope join forces with companions from their musical family: pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips, Ryszard Groblewski, solo violist of the Zürcher Kammerorchester, and the two cellists Amanda Forsyth (Zukerman's wife) and Josephine Knight (professor at the String Academy).
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Daniel Hope, violin
Ryszard Groblewski, viola
Amanda Forsyth, cello
Simon Crawford Phillips, piano
Josephine Knight, cello
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor op. 60 "Werther Quartet" (1875) 35'
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
String Quintet [with 2 cellos] in C major D 956 op. posth. 163 (1828) 50'
90'
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Daniel Hope, violin
Ryszard Groblewski, viola
Amanda Forsyth, cello
Simon Crawford Phillips, piano
Josephine Knight, cello
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor op. 60 "Werther Quartet" (1875) 35'
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
String Quintet [with 2 cellos] in C major D 956 op. posth. 163 (1828) 50'
90'
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