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A SKY FULL OF VIOLINS

Name: A SKY FULL OF VIOLINS
Start: 2026-10-07T17:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-07T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Hauptgasse 60, 4500 Solothurn, Switzerland

Hauptgasse 60, 4500 Solothurn, Switzerland
Solothurn, Switzerland
Wed, October 7, 2026 (5:30 pm - 6:30 pm)

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Description

A SKY FULL OF VIOLINS A program for a violinist, a violinist, and 8 violins Noëlle-Anne Darbellay and Matthias Klenota present a violin tableau from three centuries, played on eight different historical and modern violins, with common tuning as well as scordaturas from the 17th century and today. Program: Matthias Klenota (*1987)
"Stráž" for two violins (2024) Balletti a Due Violini scordati from the Klagenfurt manuscript (Anonymous around 1670)
Aria - Courrante - Sarabande - Gigue Matthias Klenota "DDDD" for two prepared violins (2020) Jürg Wyttenbach (1935-2021)
From the "Harmonie with skewed damping" for singing violinist A piece from the cat – When looking at a tree – Regatta spectators on a small steamer – Moritat I "Frana" A text by Matthias Klenota "Allemande" from the Balletti a Violino Solo scordato from the Kremsier manuscript (Anonymous, around 1672) and "Aria e variazioni" for solo violin scordato by Matthias Klenota (2014) Georg-Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Sonata No.1 from the "Canons mélodieux" for two violins
Vivace - Adagio - Allegro Jean-Luc Darbellay (*1946) "Chant d’adieux" for two violins (1999) Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
"Air des Sauvages" from "Les Indes galantes" in a historical arrangement for two violins by l’Abbé le fils (1727-1803) Works of the present day and solo violin music around 1650 from the Bohemian cultural area, where playful storytelling and art music come together. As an imaginary echo chamber, the endless forests resonate, which still existed at the time of the music's creation and whose presence is also owed to the violin as a "singing tree".

Highlights

Program with historical and modern violins
Performances by Matthias Klenota and Noëlle-Anne Darbellay
Works from three centuries

General Information

A SKY FULL OF VIOLINS is a concert presenting a violinist, a violinist, and eight violins. The event takes place at the Roman Catholic Jesuit Church in Solothurn and offers a varied program with works from different eras.