„ Brahms’ Dritte & Romantik aus dem Saarland!“ - Sinfonieorchester Kanton Schwyz

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Schwyz Canton Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Urs Bamert Saturday, September 19, 2026, 8:00 p. m., Küssnacht a. R., Monséjour
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 7:30 p. m., Lachen, Parish Church
Sunday, September 27, 2026, 6:30 p. m., Schindellegi, Maihofsaal “Brahms’ Third & Romantic Music from the Saarland!” Théodore Gouvy: Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 87 (1892)
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1883) Duration: approx. 90 min. – with intermission – Box office opens/doors open 1/2 hour before the performance begins – Refreshments available in Küssnacht a. R. & Schindellegi Adults 40.-- • Young adults up to age 30, high school students, apprentices, and college students with student ID/KulturLegi Caritas 20.-- • Youth under 16: Free admission! • Unnumbered seats, open seating • Advance ticket sales (credit card, Postcard, Twint, voucher code, bank transfer) via www. soksz. ch For over 20 years, the cantonal symphony orchestra has been bringing “major” works of classical music to concert halls and churches in the canton of Schwyz and the surrounding area. Depending on the lineup, up to 80 professional musicians, music students, and enthusiastic amateur musicians perform 3–4 concert series of their own each year under the direction of conductor Urs Bamert. Innovative, audience-friendly, and high-quality programs—along with over 80 projects and more than 200 performances—have earned the SOKS an outstanding reputation as a key cultural institution, cultural mediator, and supporter of local young musicians. The section leaders are professional musicians living in the area who work as musicians and music teachers, with the well-known Altendorf violinist Donat Nussbaumer of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra serving as concertmaster. In addition to “regular” concerts, its list of achievements includes canton-wide youth development projects, collaborations with youth orchestras from the canton and young Roma musicians from Hungary, yodeling clubs, “children’s” and “commentated” concerts, New Year’s concerts, and the “Klassik am See” festival in Lachen.
In addition, the orchestra has produced (!) and staged its own operas, directed by Swiss director Barbara Schlumpf, to outstanding acclaim from both audiences and critics: “OPER auf REISEN” featuring Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale,” and most recently Verdi’s famous, sold-out “La Traviata”! Equally packed in January was another “crazy” project: Beethoven’s moving Ninth Symphony with the “Ode to Joy,” featuring an ad-hoc choir from across the canton as well as the renowned Kantorei St. Georg Kaltbrunn SG. The composers featured also include Swiss and Schwyz-based composers such as Waespi, Schoeck, Raff, and Martin—in a selection of works and large-scale ensembles typically expected in major urban concert halls, ranging from Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven through Schubert, Grieg, Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Dvořák, and Mahler to Debussy, Ravel, Kodály, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich—not to mention modern composers such as Langgaard, Poulenc, the Swiss composer Caspar Diethelm, and the Peruvian Jimmy López. Recently, the SOKS also generated a buzz with its revival of works by Bach’s son, Johann Christian Bach, drawn from the music library of Einsiedeln Abbey. This fall, the SOKS will once again present a “major classic” by Johannes Brahms—his Symphony No. 3—and, preceding it, a wonderful gem from the Romantic Saarland: Théodore Gouvy’s Symphony No. 6. The concerts are made possible by the generous support of our partners, global sponsors, and soloist patrons:
Cultural Commission of the Canton of Schwyz, Asuera Foundation, Markant AG (Pfäffikon SZ), Octapharma Foundation (Glarus), Renate Häusler & Oswald Grübel (Wollerau) Additional thanks go to (as of September 2, 2026):
Major Patrons/Sponsors:
Höfe District, Feusisberg-Schindellegi Sponsor Club
Sponsors:
Municipality of Lachen, Genossame Lachen, Anonymous Foundation, Mobiliar General Agencies Schwyz & Lachen, Schwyzer Kantonalbank, Toni Ebner (Hurden), Heinz Hodel (Pfäffikon SZ), Arthur Schmed (Wollerau) Supporters:
Municipality of Freienbach, Ursimone Wietlisbach Foundation, Carl & Elise Elsener-Gut Foundation/Victorinox AG (Ibach), Casino Pfäffikon/Höfe Tourism Association, Association for the Promotion of the Economy and Cultural Creativity/Felchlin AG (Schwyz), CONVISA AG (Schwyz) Patrons: Mantz AG (Küssnacht a. R.), Remo Wüst Bakery + Pastry Shop AG (Wangen SZ), prosiebnen. ch Media Sponsorship: Bote der Urschweiz, Einsiedler Anzeiger, Freier Schweizer, Höfner Volksblatt/March-Anzeiger, Linth-Zeitung Design Patrick Mettler, onelook GmbH (Einsiedeln) Printing
Triner Druck AG (Schwyz) Advertisers in the program booklet Arondo AG (Lachen)
Bafac Treuhandbüro Christine Baumann (Unteriberg)
Holdener Schreinerei AG (Oberiberg)
Marina Gastro AG (Lachen)
Petra Gössi (Küssnacht a. R.)
Restaurant Hirschen (Wangen)
Steiner-Beck AG (Lachen/Wetzikon) Discounts KulturLegi Caritas Central Switzerland Pre-concert and intermission receptions
in Küssnacht a. R. hosted by Monséjour, in Schindellegi hosted by SOKS Post-concert gathering in Lachen
Osteria Vista at Marina Lachen

Highlights

• Featuring Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and Gouvy’s Symphony No. 6
• Conducted by Urs Bamert
• Free admission for youth under 16

General Information

The Schwyz Cantonal Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and Théodore Gouvy’s Symphony No. 6 across three venues in September 2026. The concerts will showcase a blend of classical works, with performances in Küssnacht a. R., Lachen, and Schindellegi.

Location

Schulhausstrasse 8, 8834 Schindellegi, Switzerland

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