Sound of silence I

Arvo Pärt combines spiritual depth with tonal simplicity in a unique way. His «Tintinnabuli» style is characterized by the fusion of music and prayer. Pärt seems to translate silence into sound with his music. Like Pärt, Bach was also able to create a musical universe from just a few notes, which was always closely linked to faith and church music. The program concludes with Beethoven's last violin sonata in G major.

How do you find silence? How can sounding music be silence at the same time? Meditating on the meaning of silence, the Abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey, Urban Federer, leads through the concert in dialog with the music. The music will be performed by two young, internationally active musicians who have won numerous competitions and are pursuing varied careers as soloists and chamber musicians. A particular focus of their artistic work is the rediscovery of forgotten composers. This passion has already led to several world premiere recordings.

Date and time
June 6, 2026, 17:15

Address
Einsiedeln Monastery, large hall

Organizer
Music in the monastery

Works
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No. 3 in E major for violin and piano, BWV 1016 Arvo Pärt - Fratres and Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata in G major, No. 10, Op. 96

Soloists
Abbot Urban Federer OSB, Impulse / Emanuele Zanforlin, violin / Elia Seiffert, piano

Admission price
40/20

Contact us
jonas.buergin@kloster-einsiedeln.ch

Website
https://www.kloster-einsiedeln.ch/agenda-kultur/kultur/musik-hoeren/details/klang1