Festival in the Castle - "Beethoven's 9th"

Cast:
Sara-Bigna Janett, soprano
Jordanka Milkova, mezzo-soprano
Andrea Bianchi, Tenor
Flurin Caduff, Bass
Tonia Maria Zindel, Spokesperson
Philippe Bach, Conductor
Zürcher Singakademie
Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of the Grisons

Program:
Gion Antoni Derungs (1935-2012)
Chanzuns d'amur op. 148, for soprano, baritone and chamber ensemble
David Sontòn Caflisch (*1974)
"Schiin und Siin" for narrator, vocal ensemble and symphony orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven (1779-1827)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 for soloists, choir and orchestra

Curt:
Ludwig van Beethoven's entire creative power culminated in his 9th Symphony and its text "Freude schöner Götterfunken". With a length of around 65 minutes and the addition of singers in the last movement, the symphony already went beyond the usual framework for such a work and was therefore also a groundbreaking work for many composers that followed. The decision of the three federations to join forces 500 years ago and thus lay the foundation for today's canton of Graubünden was also groundbreaking. Seen in this light, it is fitting that Schiller, and thus in Beethoven's "Ninth", also says "all men become brothers where your gentle grand piano dwells".