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12. January 2013, 18:19

2012/2013 Concerts: a selection

27. Dec Rüttihubeliade near Bern
Grieg Cello sonata with Benjamin Engeli

30. Dec Rüttihubeliade 16:00h
Schubert Arpeggione sonata & string quintet

30. Dec Rüttihubeliade 20:00h
Sarasate: Zapateado for 2 Celli, Dohnanyi string trio

2013

10. Jan Musikakademie Basel
«Vortragsabende» studio Demenga 17:00 & 20:15

25. Jan Podium NMS, Bern 19:30
«all Beethoven» with James Alexander

3. Feb Pensier near Fribourg, CH
string trios with Karel Boeschoten and Vladimir Mendelssohn

17. Feb Köniz near Bern
Bach&modern II solo recital

18. - 23. Feb Rüttihubelbad
«work permit» Kurs mit allen Bachsuiten

25. Feb Wells, England
Cello Master Class

26. Feb Wells, England
Bach&modern II solo recital

28. Feb London Wigmore Hall
Bach&modern II solo recital

16. March Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
Musheng Chen: La Mémoire, for Cello& Orchester, first performance

17. March Shanghai Conservatory
Cello Master Class & composers workshop

20. March Windsor, England
Jury in the String Competition Semifinals

21. March Windsor, England
Master Class, The Guilhall, Windsor

22. March Windsor, England
Jury in the International String Competition Final

20. April Kilkenny, Ireland, Barrow River Arts Festival
Bach&modern solo recital

21. April Barrow River Arts Festival
C. P. E. Bach cello concerto A-Mayor

24. April Basel
Auditions at the Musikakademie Basel for Violoncello

25. April Basel
Auditions at the Musikakademie Basel for Violoncello

26. April Basel
Auditions at the Musikakademie Basel for Violoncello

11. May Zürich Tonhalle
«camerata zürich» Abokonzert V

19. May London Wigmore Hall
Bach&modern III solo recital

2. June Bern Kulturcasino
Camerata Bern «relations» double concerto with Patrick Demenga

23. June Zürich Konservatorium
«Meisterkurs» for young students

24. June Zürich Tonhalle
camerata zürich Junifestwochen (with Thomas Zehetmair)

3. July Sapporo, Japan
Haydn cello concerto D-Mayor, Sinfonietta Basel

6. July Ernen Musikdorf
Schostakowitsch and Schubert string quartets

7. July Ernen Musikdorf
Webern string trio, Demenga: Palidromanie, Duo? o Du.., Schubert piano trio

17. Aug Stadttheater Schaffhausen
Bach Suites and Flamenco dancer Bettina Castano

22. Aug Oleg Kagan Musikfest, Kreuth
Cello duos with Patrick Demenga

1. Sept Schloss Holligen, Bern
Solo recital Bach&modern

8. Sept Hitzkirch bei Luzern
Recital with James Alexander 19:00

21. Sept Tonhalle Zürich
camerata zürich Abokonzert I

17. Nov Huddersfield, England
camerata zürich with Barry Guy

7. Dec Zürich Tonhalle
camerata zürich Abokonzert II

08. May 2012, 21:56

2012 concerts: a selection

9. March, Los Angeles
Piatigorsky Festival Demenga: Relationsdouble concerto

10. March, Los Angeles
Piatigorsky Festival Recital: Tzinsdadze and others

11. March, Los Angeles Piatigorsky
Festival Bach: Suite Nr. VI

13. March, Los Angeles Piatigorsky Festival
Master class Thomas Demenga

28. March, Bern Konservatorium
Piano trios mit J. Alexander +R. Tognetti

15. May, Musik im Riesen, Wattens
with Patrick Demenga+Luka Juhart

28. May, Dampfzentrale Bern 19:30
Dvorak Cellokonzert Akad. Orch Zürich

29. May, Tonhalle Zürich 19:30
Dvorak Cellokonzert Akad. Orch Zürich

6. June Lugo, Spain
with Cello ensemble / Patrick Demenga

14. June, Schlosskonzerte Thun
with camerata Zürich + Sayaka Selina

4. – 8. July, Cortanze, Italy
Master classes

9. July, Torino
solo recital: Bach+modern

7. Aug, Salzburg Festival
Bach VI+Zimmermann with T. Zehetmair

13. – 19. Aug, Moritzburg Festival
Several chamber music works

26. Aug, Murten Classics
Bach: All 6 Suites (1 concert)

1./2. Sep, Bachwochen Thun
Mozart Div + Bachstring trios

28. Sep, Helsinki Ateneum Art Museum
Several chamber music works

17. Oct, London Wigmore Hall
Bach+modern solo

26. Oct, Zürich Church St. Peter
Schubert Quintet / Basler Streichuartett

28. Oct, Basel Casino
Schubert Quintet / Basler Streichuartett

15. Nov, Fribourg - Equilibre
Schumann Cello concerto / OCF / Gendre

18. Nov, Bern Klee Zentrum
Schubert Quintet / Basler Streichuartett

23. Nov, Torino Unione Musicale
camerata zürich W. Merz Cello concerto

24. Nov, Zürich KL.Tonhalle
camerata zürich W. Merz Cello concerto

25. Nov, Zürich Musikhochschule
camerata zürich W. Merz Cello concerto

27. Dec, Rüttihubeliade Bern
Several chamber music works


12. April 2011, 23:02

Thomas Demenga ist he new artistic director of the camerata zürich.
Link

«EFEU» the new solo piece composed fort he Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann by Thomas Demenga is available at Müller&Schade AG, Bern.
Link

(also have a look at youtube: Thomas Demenga explains...)

New CD! ECM 2074. Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Canto di speranza cello concerto. Violon concerto with Thomas Zehetmair, Heinz Holliger conducting. WDR Orchestra
Link

Calancatal: Demenga-Festival 8. – 13. August 2011
Link

Concerts 2011 - a selection:

30. January, Blumenstein
Vivaldi: the cello sonatas mit Patrick Demenga und Andreas

3. February, Winterthur
Oskar Reinhart-Museum Saint-Saens: Cellosonata Nr. I with Annina Demenga

16. February, Dampfzentrale Bern
carte blanche I: Duos with Patrick Demenga

20. February, Rüttihubelbad
chamber music with Gérard Wyss and Karel Boeschoten Debussy sonatas and Smetana piano trio

21. – 27. February, Rüttihubelbad
Master Class: «work permit»

19. March, Zürich Tonhalle
Demenga double concerto: «relations» Vivaldi, Winkelman: double concertos with Patrick Demenga and camerata zürich

20. March Zürich Musikhochschule
dito

4. April, Bern «ONO»
Schumann Cellokonzert, Bach-Choräle for 4 Cellos solo pieces by Ligeti, Sallinen and Demenga

11. – 13. April, Basel
auditions at the Hochschule für Musik Basel

11. June, Ittinger Pfingstkonzerte
The «Sacher-pieces» for cello solo with Patrick Demenga and students of Thomas Demenga

15. June, Bern Dampfzentrale
carte blanche II: Duos, Solos and Impros with Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Barry Guy

16. – 20. June, Winnipeg
International Cello Festival of Canada

8. – 16. July, Meiringen Musikfestwoche
Several concerts as soloist and chamber musician

31. Juliy, Zug «Sommerklänge»
Recital with James Alexander

1. – 4. August, Sighisoara, Rumänien
dito und Master Class

8. – 13. August, Calancatal (Gr) Switzerland Demenga-Festival

9. – 11. September, Liestal-Basel
viva cello Festival

18. September, Schloss Holligen Bern
Bach Suites and modern works for solo cello

1. October, Zürich Tonhalle
Ph. E. Bach A- Mayor cello concerto with the camerata zürich

2. October, Zürich Aula der Uni
dito

23. October, Fribourg
Brahms double concerto with Patrick Genet and the Orchestre des Jeunes (Kapspoulus)

1. December, Basel Casino
Schulhof and Brahms Sextetts with the Amar Quartett

9. – 14. December, Recife Brasil
Festival: VIRTUOSI
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06. March 2010, 14:44

News

Thomas Demenga composes the «Pflichtstück» for the Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann 2010 (Link)

HOERWERKSTATT in Musikdorf Ernen, Switzerland with Thomas Demenga and the Mondrian-Ensemble Basel: Enjoy the composer and the musicians as they work on his compositions and let you be right there! (Link)

New CD! ECM 2074. Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Canto di speranza cello concerto. Violon concerto with Thomas Zehetmair, Heinz Holliger conducting. WDR Orchestra (Link)

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06. March 2010, 14:30

Concerts

13. January, Torino Conservatorio Unione Musicale
Recital with Saskia Giorgini

31. January, Dornach/Basel Goetheanum
The Suites for cello solo by J. S. Bach (Nr. 2, 4 und 5)

24. February, Zürich Church St. Peter
Haydn cello concerto D-Mayor, Schulhoff Sextet
CHAMBERAARTISTS ORCHESTRA

25. February, Bern French Church
dito

26. February, Boswil Alte Kirche
dito

27. February, Aarau Kulturzentrum
dito

28. February, Fribourg
Orchestre des Jeunes
Haydn cello concerto D-Mayor, Bach Suite Nr. VI

11. March, Dortmund
Chamber music with Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazil Say and Vladimir Mendelssohn

11. April, Leipzig Gewandhaus
Haydn cello concerto D-Mayor MDR Sinfonieorchester, Dennis Russel Davis, cond.

13. April Münster
Sinfonieorchester Münster, Ivan Anguélov Dvorak cello concerto B-Minor

14. April
dito

20. – 21. April, Basel
Auditions at the Hochschule für Musik, Basel

25. April Fribourg
Orchestre des Jeunes, Patrick und Thomas Demenga
Demenga, «relations» Double concerto
Paganini Moses-Variations
Vivaldi Double concerto G-Minor

7. – 17. May Tour in China
First Performance of cello concerto by Musheng Chen

31. May, Beauvais, cello festival
Duo Recital with Patrick Demenga Soirée Magique with Alex Porter and James Alexander

12. & 13. June, Thun
Brahms Double concerto with Susanne von Gutzeit, violon
Thuner Stadtorchester 2. – 10. July, Meiringen
Festival, Switzerland

11. – 18. July, Cortanze, Italy
Master Classes

24. August – 2. September, München
Jury ARD Competition

5. – 10. September, Musikdorf Ernen, Switzerland
Hörwerkstatt with Thomas Demenga and the Mondrian-Ensemble, Basel

17. September, Geneva Victoria Hall
Musheng Chen cello concerto

21. September, Zürich, Church St. Peter
Solo Recital Bach and Modern

20. – 23. October Fribourg, Basel
Moret cello concerto and Strauss Don Quixote with the Sinfonietta Basel

3. November, Padova
Bach and Modern III

21. + 22. Dezember, Bolzano: Schumann cello concerto

14. November Lucerne KKL
Dvorak cello concerto B-Minor

16. - 21. November, Berlin
Jury Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann

15. December, Bern
Dampfzentrale, carte blanche I

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08. January 2008, 22:09

11. December 2007, 21:07

28. September 2007, 19:16

15. September 2007, 20:43

PREVIEW OF CONCERTS - SEASON 2007/08

02 September 2007
Schubertiade Fribourg (CH)
Arpeggione sonata with the Orchestre des Jeunes de Fribourg
La Schubertiade d’Espace2

*****
21 September 2007
Museum Oskar Reinhart, Winterthur (CH)
Improvisations about pictures of the exhibition VENITE, ADOREMUS
with Patrick Demenga, cello
Museum Oskar Reinhart Winterthur

*****
09 October 2007 – 12.30 hours
Salle Métropole, Lausanne
Gyula Stuller, violin / Eli Karanfilova, viola and Christian Zacharias, piano
Schubert string trio, Arpeggione sonata, Demenga Palindromanie
Composer in Residence OCL Season 07/08
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

*****
26 October 2007 – 20.00 hours
Musiksaal Margeläcker, Wettingen (CH)
Schubert quintett with the Casal-Quartett
Wettinger Kammerkonzerte

*****
28 October 2007 – 17.00 hours
Temple, Fribourg (CH)
with the Orchestre des Jeunes de Fribourg
Schubert Arpeggione sonata with string orchestra and
Demenga «Aus den Fugen» for violoncello solo
Orchestre des Jeunes de Fribourg

*****
01 November 2007 – 20.00 hours
Philharmonie Köln (DE)
«Double»
with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (conductor Peter Rundel)and Ernesto Molinari, clarinet
Michael Jarrell double concert
details

*****
15 November 2007 – 19.30 hours
Kultur-Casino Bern (CH)
With the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Haydn Cello concerto and Vivaldi double concert with Patrick Demenga
details

*****
19 November 2007 – 20.30 hours
20 November 2007 – 20.00 hours
Salle Métropole, Lausanne (CH)
«composer in residence» season 2007/08
with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (conductor: Christoph Poppen)
Demenga double concerto «relations» (with Patrick Demenga)
Composer in Residence OCL season 07/08

*****
21/22 November 2007
CD production for ECM New Series in Lausanne (CH)

*****
07 December 2007 – 20.00 hours
Grosser Saal, Musikhochschule Basel (CH)
Charity concert «Transcription»
with Ernesto Molinari, clarinet, James Alexander, piano and Ling Ling Yu, pipa
Beethoven clarinet trio, Schumann violin sonata for violoncello, Debussy cello sonata for clarinet, Chinese compositions

*****
10 December 2007 – 19.30 hours
Grosser Saal, Konservatorium Bern (CH)
same programme as in Basel on 7 December

*****
20 January 2008
Conservatoire Lausanne (CH)
with Ernesto Molinari, clarinets, Ling Ling Yu, pipa

*****
21 until 25 January 2008
Conservatoire Lausanne (CH)
Improvisation course as «composer in residence» of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Composer in Residence OCL season 07/08

*****
12 February 2008 – 20.30 hours
Congress centre Davos (CH)
with the Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden (conductor: Philippe Bach)
Haydn cello concerto d major and Demenga «Les adieux»

*****
17 February 2008
Grande Salle de Savuit (CH)
Magic Night with Alex Porter, magician and James Alexander, piano
Composer in Residence OCL season 07/08

*****
24 February 2008
Riehen, Basel (CH)
«Northern light Edvard Grieg» with Carl Wolf, piano
Grieg cello sonata and Busoni Kultaselle

*****
01 March 2008 – 22.00 hours
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (DE)
«Portrait of the composer Witold Lutoslawski»
with the Münchener Kammerorchester (conductor: Alexander Liebreich)
Lutoslawski Sacher variations and Grave for cello and string orchestra

*****
07 March 2008
Belgrad (SER)
Elgar cello concerto

*****
24 until 26 March 2008
Arosa (CH)
Haydn cello concerto

*****
7 until 12 April 2008
Lingotto, Torino (ITA)
Project with young musicians

*****
27 April 2008
Dornach, Basel (CH)
solo recital

*****
30 April 2008
Kultur-Casino Bern (CH)
Elgar cello concerto

*****
01 June 2008 – 11.15 hours
Salle Métropole, Lausanne
«composer in residence»
with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (conductor : Oko Kamu)
Demenga Trilogy for orchestra and solo cello
Composer in Residence OCL season 07/08

*****
06 until 12 June 2008
New York
Member of the jury of the Naumburg International Cello Competition
details

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20. November 2006, 20:19

A video film of the concerts with the Australian Chamber Orchestra during the AUSTRALIA TOUR (6 until 19 September 06) as well as an interview with Thomas Demenga can be watched under the following link::

Website Australian Chamber Orchestra


15. July 2006, 18:08

CD: NEW – NEW- NEW!!! «CHONGURI» ECM 1914. With Thomas Larcher, piano and Teodoro Anzellotti, Accordion. The most beautiful encores in a very special order – you seem to listen to one single work. From Bach Chorales til Demenga New York Honk! Order with me by email - with personal signature

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