Opening concert

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 5:00 PM

Zentrum Paul Klee Bern, Auditorium Martha Müller 

BERNER KLAVIERTRIO

Lisa Schatzman, violin

David Pia, cello

Igor Andreev, piano

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Piano Trio Variations op. 121a (1802/1816) 19'

On the theme “I am the tailor Cockatoo” from the opera

The Sisters of Prague (1794) by Wenzel Müller (1759–1835)

Frank Martin (1890-1974)

Trio sur des melodies popular irlandaises (1925) 15'

For the 100th anniversary of the premiere

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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Piano Trio No. 1 F major op. 18 (1864) 30'

With a subtle blend of irony, elegance, and rhythmic energy, the Berner Klaviertrio opens the 2026 Piano Trio Fest at the Zentrum Paul Klee. Beethoven’s rarely performed Cockatoo Variations meet Frank Martin’s Irish-inspired trio fantasy, celebrating the 100th anniversary of its premiere, before Saint-Saëns’s passionate Trio No. 1 concludes the evening with French clarity, spirited playfulness, and dramatic turns. The result is a programme that moves between humour, folk inspiration, and virtuosity, while also highlighting the Berner Klaviertrio’s ongoing commitment to Switzerland’s classical chamber-music tradition.

In its new line-up, the ensemble presents itself as an even stronger ambassador of the Bernese chamber-music tradition – rooted in the Swiss musical landscape and active on both national and international stages.

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