In August 2024 the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra will be performing in the South of France at two of the country’s premier music festivals; the Festival International de Piano La Roque d’Anthéron and the Festival de Musique de Menton. The VFCO will travel directly from its annual residence at the Verbier Festival, bringing outstanding artists and programs down from the Alps to share with the audiences of Provence and the Côte d’Azur.
The concerts will be conducted by VFCO Music Director Gábor Takács-Nagy and will feature three extraordinary piano soloists, Alexandre Kantorow, Vikingur Olafsson and Alexandra Dovgan. On the 5th, 6th and 7th of August the VFCO will be in residence at La Roque d’Anthéron, making its debut at this world-famous piano festival. Then on the 8th of August they will perform in Menton in a stunning setting with the Mediterranean Sea as backdrop.
Tour programmes:
5 August, Festival International de Piano La Roque d’Anthéron
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto no.5
Brahms Symphony no. 1
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor, Alexandre Kantorow soloist
6 August, Festival International de Piano La Roque d’Anthéron
Haydn Symphony no. 1
Grieg piano concerto
Mozart Symphony 39
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor, Alexandra Dovgan, soloist
7 August, Festival International de Piano La Roque d’Anthéron
Schumann Piano Concerto,
Beethoven Symphony no. 7
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor, Vikingur Olafsson, soloist
8 August, Festival de Musique de Menton
Haydn Symphony no. 1
Grieg Piano Concerto,
Mozart Symphony no. 39
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor, Alexandra Dovgan, soloist