The Swiss pianist Beatrice Berrut grew up in the Valais mountains and is now at home on the world's major concert stages. «The mountains naturally influence my piano playing; they bring me a certain spirituality. I have a great respect for the mountains, and also for the music,” she says. And the press praises: “The intensity of her playing is extraordinary, as is the depth of expression. The fullness and diversity of the piano sound that Beatrice Berrut elicits from her grand piano is no less impressive than the virtuosic keyboard magic that she unfolds.» (Classic today)

Their programs are finely designed and sophisticated and often include their own transcriptions. In the “Abracadabra” program, the magic of fairy tales mixes with the magic of dreams. It begins with the large ballet repertoire and ends with the well-known pieces from Walt Disney's timeless classic “Merlin the Magician”.

“Abracadabra” program:

Pjotr Tschaikovsky/Paul Pabst: Concert paraphrase about “Sleeping Beauty”

Paul Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)

Igor Stravinski/Guido Agosti: The Firebird

Break

Gustav Mahler/Beatrice Berrut: Adagietto

Beatrice Berrut: Untold Tales

Camille Saint-Saëns/Franz Liszt: Danse Macabre

John Williams/Beatrice Berrut: Harry Potter Fantasy

Sherman Brothers/Beatrice Berrut: Higitus Figitus (from: Merlin the Magician)

Entry CHF 65.00, tickets: pianodays or at the afternoon box office from 4 p.m., free choice of seats