Sun, 05.07.2026
Boswil Summer - Matinee: Schubert's Octet
Concert title
Boswil Summer - Matinee: Schubert's Octet
Date
Sun 05.07.2026
Start of the concert
11:00
Contributors
Soloists
Raphaël Schenkel, clarinet;
Valeria Curti, bassoon;
Ivo Gass, horn;
Valerie Steenken, violin;
Eva Zavaro, violin;
Shira Majoni, viola;
Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello;
Alexandra Scott, double bass
Valeria Curti, bassoon;
Ivo Gass, horn;
Valerie Steenken, violin;
Eva Zavaro, violin;
Shira Majoni, viola;
Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello;
Alexandra Scott, double bass
program
“What makes Boswil so special is its people.” – Shira Majoni.
Schubert’s Octet is a work that at first glance might seem like a delicate divertimento, but upon listening reveals itself as symphonic chamber music of overwhelming breadth. The six movements alternate between elegiac adagios, lively minuets, and expansive variations in which a theme from his opera “Die Freunde von Salamanca” is developed to a level of romantic yearning. Wind and string instruments blend into densely woven tapestries of sound, while impassioned introductions and dance-like interludes lend the work a dramatic dynamism. Even the first performance astonished contemporaries: “Schubert,” wrote Moritz von Schwind, “was inhumanly industrious.”
Program:
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Octet in F major, D. 803
After the concert: Culinary delights for your well-being
Following the concert at 1 p.m., our kitchen team will serve a 3-course lunch menu in the tent behind the Old Church.
Schubert’s Octet is a work that at first glance might seem like a delicate divertimento, but upon listening reveals itself as symphonic chamber music of overwhelming breadth. The six movements alternate between elegiac adagios, lively minuets, and expansive variations in which a theme from his opera “Die Freunde von Salamanca” is developed to a level of romantic yearning. Wind and string instruments blend into densely woven tapestries of sound, while impassioned introductions and dance-like interludes lend the work a dramatic dynamism. Even the first performance astonished contemporaries: “Schubert,” wrote Moritz von Schwind, “was inhumanly industrious.”
Program:
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Octet in F major, D. 803
After the concert: Culinary delights for your well-being
Following the concert at 1 p.m., our kitchen team will serve a 3-course lunch menu in the tent behind the Old Church.
address
Ticket outlets for concert tickets
Ticket office: 10:00 a.m
ticket@kuenstlerhausboswil.ch
056 666 20 66 (Mon-Fri: 9:00–11:00 am)
ticket@kuenstlerhausboswil.ch
056 666 20 66 (Mon-Fri: 9:00–11:00 am)
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