Ittingen Pfingstkonzerte – Concert 1

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Juerg Kienberger. Ittinger Pfingstkonzerte 2026

LETZTES GELEIT - DAS ENDE, UM ANZUFANGEN - FINAL FAREWELL – THE END TO BEGIN
A first concert as a funeral ceremony – in three acts.

Dates

Friday, May 22, 2026

from 18:00 o'clock

Friday, May 22, 2026

from 19:00 o'clock

Friday, May 22, 2026

from 20:45 o'clock

But not too close; rather, open up. Because every silence is an opportunity to listen. Every ending carries within it a beginning. A funeral march leads into the Charterhouse and, at the same time, into a world where music is more than just sound. People follow the music society as if it were an old custom: out of duty, out of curiosity, or out of longing. Jürg Kienberger stands there – pastor? Master of ceremonies? Border crosser? – and speaks of the end. But if you listen closely, you realise that he is talking about us. Haydn and Schubert begin where others end. Górecki's 'Little Requiem for a Polka' even makes grief dance, oscillating between melancholy and laughter. The evening follows an ancient ritual: mourning. Meal. Drink. More drink. Then hearts open and tongues loosen. There is laughter, play and argument – perhaps until life is experienced most deeply. Because where there is death, everything is at stake. And what becomes possible afterwards.

You can attend and book this three-part event as follows:

Part I — 6 p.m. Participation possible without registration or concert ticket.

Part II — 7 p.m.: participation requires a concert ticket.

Part III — 8.45pm: Can be booked in addition to Part II and includes food and drinks. Seats are initially reserved for subscription and package guests. Any remaining seats will be offered to interested parties at a later date.

Part I - The funeral procession will begin at 6 p.m. at Kartause Ittingen, on the corner of Kartäuserweg and Uesslingerstrasse.

Hans Kliment jun.
Teure Mutter
Funeral march for brass band

Gregorianische Gesänge
fromLiber Usualis

Jürg Kienberger
Words and music by the pastor

Part I

You can participate without registering or buying a concert ticket.

Part II - funeral service at 7 p.m. at the Remise.

Gregorianischer Gesang
Audi filia

Arvo Pärt
The Deer’s Cry
for mixed choir a cappella

Jürg Kienberger
Abdankungsrede I

Joseph Haydn
Vivace assai und Largo

from Streichquartett G-Dur op. 33/5

Jürg Kienberger
Abdankungsrede II

Isak Albert Berg
Se solen sjunker
for voice and piano

Franz Schubert
Andante con moto
from Klaviertrio Es-Dur op. 100

Begräbnislied D 168
for mixed choir and piano

Henryk Mikolaj Górecki
Kleines Requiem
für eine Polka op. 66
for piano and 13 instruments

Part II

Participation with concert ticket - concert begins in the Remise at 7 p.m.

Part III - Funeral meal 8.45 p.m, Pfisterei

Franz Schubert
Abschied von der Erde D 829
Melodrama. Recitation
accompanied by the pianoforte

Jürg Kienberger
Memories, thanks, and information for the mourning congregation

Traditionell
Various types of music and dance

Teil III

Kann zusätzlich zu Teil II gebucht werden: separater Eintritt inkl. Verpflegung und Getränke. Die limitierten Plätze sind zunächst Abonnement- und Package-Gästen vorbehalten. Freie Plätze werden Interessierten zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt angeboten.

If you are interested in Part III - Funeral meal

To register your interest in attending the "Ittinger Pfingstkonzerte 2026 - Konzert 1/Teil III", please send us an email with this subject line to info@kartause.ch. We have a waiting list and will contact you if a seat becomes available.

Juerg Kienberger. Ittinger Pfingstkonzerte 2026