Simone Keller & Ensemble

An evening designed by Simone Keller
The Swiss pianist Simone Keller stands for cross-genre, socially relevant concepts. Together with her ensemble, she dedicates this evening to the topic of peace and coexistence through music.
Simone Keller has been awarded the Swiss Music Prize and the Zurich Art Prize 2025, among others.

Ensemble:
Simone Keller (CH), Piano
Erika Schutter (CH/J), violin, principal Lucerne Festival Strings
Mateusz Szczepkowski (PL), violin, renowned section leader & pedagogue
Geneviève Strosser (FR), viola, specialist in new music
Judith Gerster (CH), Violoncello, Expert in Historical Performance Practice

Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach: «Actus tragicus» BWV 106 (Sonatina) / «Ricercar a 6» BWV 1079
Julia Amanda Perry: "By the Sea" & "I'm A Poor Little Orphan In This World"
Jessie Montgomery: «Peace» for violin and piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger: «Study in Mixed Accents» for piano solo / string quartet
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, op. 44

Concert program: Subject to change

Box office: from 6:00 p.m.