Sat, 31.10.2026
opus278 | The Brahms Chest – a literary and musical evening
Concert title
opus278 | The Brahms Chest of Drawers – a literary and musical evening
Date
Sat 31.10.2026
Start of the concert
18:30
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Name of the ensemble
In the summer of 1874, Johannes Brahms spent several months in Rüschlikon, high above Lake Zurich. He composed, drank, argued, and flirted; friends and spa guests came and went.
Many decades later, the author Kaspar Wolfensberger discovered objects in a long-lost chest of drawers that seemed to tell the story of this extraordinary summer spent by Brahms and his friends. This discovery led to his book, *The Brahms Chest of Drawers*.
This evening, Wolfensberger will read selected passages from the book. Claire Pasquier and Jansen Ryser will musically interpret these literary traces, performing works by Johannes Brahms on the piano.
Word and music will engage in a dialogue, painting a portrait of the great composer that is both entertaining and personal. An evening of historical exploration, poetic imagination, and the unmistakable music of Johannes Brahms.
Many decades later, the author Kaspar Wolfensberger discovered objects in a long-lost chest of drawers that seemed to tell the story of this extraordinary summer spent by Brahms and his friends. This discovery led to his book, *The Brahms Chest of Drawers*.
This evening, Wolfensberger will read selected passages from the book. Claire Pasquier and Jansen Ryser will musically interpret these literary traces, performing works by Johannes Brahms on the piano.
Word and music will engage in a dialogue, painting a portrait of the great composer that is both entertaining and personal. An evening of historical exploration, poetic imagination, and the unmistakable music of Johannes Brahms.
Soloists
Claire Pasquier & Jansen Ryser – Piano four hands
Kaspar Wolfensberger – Author and speaker
Kaspar Wolfensberger – Author and speaker
program
PROGRAM:
Texts from the book The Brahms Chest of Drawers by Kaspar Wolfensberger
; Piano music by Johannes Brahms and Elisabeth von Herzogenberg for solo piano and piano four hands
Texts from the book The Brahms Chest of Drawers by Kaspar Wolfensberger
; Piano music by Johannes Brahms and Elisabeth von Herzogenberg for solo piano and piano four hands
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