Death and the Maidens

Description

How do composers imagine death? In Schubert’s String Quartet in D minor Death and the Maiden – based on his eponymous song – the young girl at first recoils in fear from the “grim reaper”. Yet what follows are calm, measured passages that paint a strikingly unexpected vision of dying. The “maidens” Caroline Shaw and Joanna Marsh also reflect on the end of life in their works. Their differing perspectives on death are complemented by Anton Arensky’s Variations on a theme by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and brought to a close by Thomas Adès’s musical remembrance of the pastoral landscapes of Britain. Concert with interval
Approx. 1 hour 45 minutes Musicians
Violin: Daniel Dodds, Eoin Ducrot, Joanne Green, Miriam Helms Ålien, Paulina Tomczuk, Gwendolyn Masin
Viola: Martin Moriarty, Julia Wawrowska
Cello: Nil Kocamangil, Alfredo Ferre Martínez, Samuel Niederhauser, Chiara Samatanga
Double Bass: Lina Humbel GAIA Musicfestival 2026 TO LIFE! And the Stories Between its Beginning and End https://www. gaia-festival. com/das-festival-2026/programm info@gaia-festival. com

Highlights

• Features Schubert's Death and the Maiden
• Includes works by Caroline Shaw and Joanna Marsh
• Performed by a talented ensemble of musicians

General Information

Death and the Maidens explores composers' interpretations of death through a concert featuring Schubert's iconic string quartet. The performance also includes pieces by contemporary composers Caroline Shaw and Joanna Marsh, alongside works by Arensky and Adès. The event will take place at Kirche Hilterfingen in Oberhofen am Thunersee.

Location

Schoren 40, 3653 Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland

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