Saison 2025/26 "Community"
What will distinguish the pianist of the future? This question formed the basis for the founding of the "Young Piano Series" and has guided us ever since in the development and direction of this new Bern concert series.
The third season of the Young Piano Series is dedicated to the theme of community. The goal is to strengthen the sense of community within the series and actively engage the audience. With participatory formats, we create new opportunities for exchange and participation – from the selection of soloists to direct encounters with them.
Our three concerts in the 2025/2026 season are:
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Leonardo De Nigris
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Leonardo Merlini
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Sa, 24 January 2026
Leonardo De Nigris & Leonardo Merlini
Winners of the Open Call 2025
2025/26 season "Community"
What will distinguish the pianist of the future? This question formed the basis for the founding of the "Young Piano Series" and has guided us ever since in the development and direction of this new Bern concert series.
The third season of the Young Piano Series is dedicated to the theme of community. The goal is to strengthen the sense of community within the series and actively engage the audience. With participatory formats, we create new opportunities for exchange and participation – from the selection of soloists to direct encounters with them.
Our three concerts in the 2025/2026 season are:
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Leonardo De Nigris
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Leonardo Merlini
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Sa, 24 January 2026
De Nigris & Merlini
Winners of the Open Call 2025
The Bernese public has once again voted for the first soloist of the third season of the Young Piano Series as part of the "Prix du Piano Bern." The 19-year-old Portuguese-Ukrainian pianist Máximo Klyetsun, winner of the 2025 "Prix du Piano Bern," will perform the opening concert of the 2025/2026 season.
Máximo is considered one of the most promising talents among the new generation of Portuguese pianists. He studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and the University of Minho and has performed in major concert halls throughout Europe.
The young pianist has won several awards at international competitions, including in Paris, Vienna, Ibiza, New York and Braga, and has already appeared on Portuguese television.
Máximo Klyetsun
Winner of the “Prix du Piano Bern” 2025
Máximo Klyetsun
Winner of the “Prix du Piano Bern” 2025
The Bernese public has once again selected the first soloist of the Young Piano Series season as part of the "Prix du Piano Bern." The 19-year-old Portuguese-Ukrainian pianist Máximo Klyetsun, winner of the 2025 "Prix du Piano Bern," will perform the opening concert of the 2025/2026 season.
Máximo is considered one of the most promising talents among the new generation of Portuguese pianists. He studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and the University of Minho and has performed in major concert halls throughout Europe.
The young pianist has won several awards at international competitions, including in Paris, Vienna, Ibiza, New York and Braga, and has already appeared on Portuguese television.
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 5:00 PM
Zentrum Paul Klee Bern,
Auditorium Martha Mueller
Young Piano Series
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
24 Preludes Op. 28 (1852) 40'
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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Le tombeau de Couperin (1914-17) 25'
Prelude · Fugue · Forlane · Rigaudon · Menuet · Toccata
Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020)
Variations for Keyboard Op. 41 (1984) 7'
Máximo Klyetsun, Keyboardist
Pre-concert at 3 pm:
Young Bernese piano talents from the Talentförderung program at Gymnasium Hofwil present themselves.
Saturday, 25 October 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Zentrum Paul Klee Bern, Auditorium Martha Müller
Young Piano Series
Concert program
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
24 Preludes Op. 28 (1852) 40'
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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Le tombeau de Couperin (1914-17) 25'
Prelude · Fugue · Forlane · Rigaudon · Minuet · Toccata
Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020)
Variations for Piano Op. 41 (1984) 7'
Máximo Klyetsun, piano
Pre-concert at 3 pm:
Young Bernese piano talents from the Talentförderung program at Gymnasium Hofwil present themselves.
Leonardo De Nigris & Leonardo Merlini
Winners of the Open Call 2025
Leonardo De Nigris & Leonardo Merlini
Winners of the Open Call 2025
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Zentrum Paul Klee Bern,
Auditorium Martha Müller
Young Piano Series
Concert program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto in A major KV 414 (1782) 26’
Allegro – Andante – Rondeau
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Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)
Suite in the Old Style for Chamber Orchestra (1972/1987) 16’
Pastorale – Ballett – Menuett – Fuge – Pantomime
Dmitri Schostakowitsch (1906-1975)
Concerto Nr. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet und string orchestra, op. 35 (1933) 22’
Allegretto – Lento – Moderato – Allegro con brio
Leonardo De Nigris, piano
Leonardo Merlini, piano
Igor Andreev, direction
Sinfonietta Bern
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Zentrum Paul Klee Bern, Auditorium Martha Müller
Young Piano Series
Concert program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto in A major KV 414 (1782) 26’
Allegro – Andante – Rondeau
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Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)
Suite in the Old Style for Chamber Orchestra (1972/1987) 16’
Pastorale – Ballett – Menuett – Fuge – Pantomime
Dmitri Schostakowitsch (1906-1975)
Concerto Nr. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet und string orchestra, op. 35 (1933) 22’
Allegretto – Lento – Moderato – Allegro con brio
Leonardo De Nigris, piano
Leonardo Merlini, piano
Igor Andreev, direction
Sinfonietta Bern
Paul Lecocq, the young French pianist and winner of the International Concours Clara Haskil 2025, makes his first appearance in Bern. As a laureate of one of Europe’s most demanding competitions, he impressed both jury and audience with his stylistic clarity, poetic sound world, and exceptional stage presence. For his debut at the Zentrum Paul Klee, he has chosen a colourful yet highly intimate programme, which will be further illuminated through the artist’s personal insights in the post-concert discussion.
Paul Lecocq
Winner of the Concours Clara Haskil 2025
Paul Lecocq
Winner of the Concours Clara Haskil 2025
Paul Lecocq, the young French pianist and winner of the International Concours Clara Haskil 2025, makes his first appearance in Bern. As a laureate of one of Europe’s most demanding competitions, he impressed both jury and audience with his stylistic clarity, poetic sound world, and exceptional stage presence. For his debut at the Zentrum Paul Klee, he has chosen a colourful yet highly intimate programme, which will be further illuminated through the artist’s personal insights in the post-concert discussion.
Saturday, 11 April 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Zentrum Paul Klee Bern
Auditorium Martha Müller
Young Piano Series
Concert program
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat major Op.63 (1894) 9'
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita Nr. 4 in D major BWV 828 (1728) 30'
Ouverture - Allemande - Courante - Aria - Sarabande - Menuett - Gigue
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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Kreisleriana Op.16 (1838) 30'
Paul Lecocq, piano
Winner of the Concours Clara Haskil 2025
A drink after the concert and participation in the panel discussion on art and health are included in the ticket price.
Saturday, 11 April 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Zentrum Paul Klee Bern, Auditorium Martha Müller
Young Piano Series
Concert program
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat major Op.63 (1894) 9'
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita Nr. 4 in D major BWV 828 (1728) 30'
Ouverture - Allemande - Courante - Aria - Sarabande - Menuett - Gigue
-Pause-
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Kreisleriana Op.16 (1838) 30'
Paul Lecocq, piano
Winner of the Concours Clara Haskil 2025
A drink after the concert and participation in the panel discussion on art and health are included in the ticket price.
