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New Year's Concert: Ode to Joy

Casino Bern, Great Hall, Bern, Switzerland
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Bern, Switzerland
Starts at: 17:00
Duration: 1h 20min

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Cast
Performers
Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański
Orchestra: Bern Symphony Orchestra
Choir: Choir of the Bühnen Bern
Mezzo-Soprano: Evgenia Asanova
Baritone: Jonathan McGovern
Tenor: Julian Hubbard
Soprano: Sarah Brady
Choir: Zurich Sing-Akademie
Creators
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Guillaume Connesson
Programme
Guillaume Connesson: Cheerfulness. Cantata for Choir and Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 with Final Chorus “Ode to Joy”
Overview

Joy, beautiful spark of the gods! With Ludwig van Beethoven's epochal Symphony No. 9, the new year 2026 begins with an optimistic exclamation mark at Bühnen Bern.

Despite all the personal setbacks and political turmoil of his time, Beethoven composed a testament to hope in his Ninth, reminding us never to give up the dream of a better, more just world. By employing a choir, vocal soloists, and orchestra, Beethoven drew on the full potential of his work and composed a completely new kind of symphony. "All men shall become brothers," says Schiller's Ode to Joy , the text of which Beethoven sets to music here. This message also resounds loudly in Casino Bern, as the soloists , the Bühnen Bern Choir, and the Zurich Sing-Akademie join forces under the direction of Chief Conductor Krzysztof Urbański. The first performance will be the cantata Heiterkeit by our Composer in Residence Guillaume Connesson, who sets poems by Friedrich Hölderlin to music, which celebrate “the freedom lost but regained through the power of the spirit and imagination.”

Venue Info

Casino Bern - Bern
Location   Herrengasse 25 / Casinoplatz 1

One center for community, one point of contact, one concept: for the first time in the Casino’s history, the Burgergemeinde of Bern combine culture, culinary arts and events – and deliver “everything under one roof”. As the home of the Bern Symphony Orchestra and host to a variety of other concert events, the Casino Bern offers culture at its best.

Let yourself be moved, inspired and tempted in the newly renovated cultural venue – conveniently located in the center of Bern’s beautiful old town.

History meets modernity! The Burgergemeinde Bern and Director Ivo Adam have created the perfect place to come together – for the city, the region and beyond.

Since its opening in 1909, the Casino has been the cultural and social meeting place in the heart of Bern – and will remain so in the future. For over one hundred years it has radiated a unique atmosphere and grandeur; and the list of illustrious guests that has included Louis Armstrong, Grace Kelly and Herbert von Karajan will continue to grow. For the first time the casino owner, the Burgergemeinde, has assumed management of the culinary offerings, under the direction of Ivo Adam. Another premiere: the Casino Bern is proud to be organizing its own in-house cultural events.

The Burgergemeinde raised around 78 million francs to restore the late baroque classicist building which was reopened in September 2019. Following the motto “Back to the Future”, the renovation took care to follow the original designs from 1909 as closely as possible.

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Bern, Switzerland
Starts at: 17:00
Duration: 1h 20min
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