"It's as if the guitar has a free hand to play itself!"

Born in French Algeria, Pierre Bensusan is an adventurer of unusual countries. His almost "sacred" music is an intimate and orchestral anthem, a solo traverse on a multi-shell Lowden guitar exposed to the forces of nature with sound molecules and finger pulp on an ebony fingerboard for open tuning - a unique and transparent technique, under the fingers of an adventurous pilgrim. Great emotion guaranteed.

If world music means the fusion of traditional, contemporary, jazz, classical and pop music, then Bensusan is one of the most eloquent world music musicians of our time. A pianist in his early days and then self-taught on the guitar, the originality of his style makes him one of the greatest guitarists and composers for the instrument of today. Also known as "The Prince of DADGAD", his story is far from banal and it is on stage that this artist has earned his spurs: among other things, the Rose d'Or of the Montreux Festival and the vote for the best guitarist in world music by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine! His triple album "Encore" won the Grand Prix of the Independent Music Awards in the category Best Live Album... Since his first performances in France in 1974, the guitarist has sold half a million albums and given thousands of concerts worldwide, both solo and in numerous collaborations.

Winner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album "Encore", voted best world music guitarist in the readers' poll of Guitar Player Magazine, winner of the Rose d'Or at the Montreux Festival for his debut album, Pierre is recognized as one of the greatest guitarists of the 21st century.

The multinational Celtic folk band, which has won two Irish Music Awards and numerous other awards, celebrates its 20th stage anniversary.

In 2003, four close folk musicians joined forces to form CARA (Gaelic: friend) and to this day, friendship plays a central role in the band, in addition to their shared love of the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland.

In the 20 years of their existence, CARA have earned an excellent reputation, often highlighting their innovative arrangements, original compositions and songwriting, as well as their virtuoso performance and charismatic stage presence. They create their own sound, in which the voices of the two singers Gudrun Walther and Kim Edgar are at the center. The vocal arc ranges from dreamy ballads to archaic Gaelic mouth music to their own songs with current socio-political references, with the two lead singers Gudrun Walther and Kim Edgar always complementing each other with somnambulistic certainty. 

The songs alternate with fast-paced instrumental pieces that live from the virtuoso interplay of fiddle and uilleann pipes. The Irish bagpipes, which were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017, are played by Cara newcomer Simon Pfisterer, who studied this extraordinary instrument at the University of Limerick. 

What also makes CARA special are the interaction of guitar and piano and the band's unusual and rhythmically and harmonically rich arrangements. They bear the signature of Jürgen Treyz, guitarist, producer and musical mastermind of the band.

Advance booking: 7 plus fee

Box office: 10

Lounge (6 pers.): 159.95

"Lounge" includes 6 tickets & reservation for 1 lounge (2 sofas, total 6 seats). "Lounge" does NOT include drink vouchers or anything like that.

Performing artists: DJ Toru

Francesco DuranteConcerto for Strings in F minor No. 1 1684 – 1755 Antonio VivaldiMotet RV 626 In furore iustissimae 1678 – 1741 Soprano, strings, Bc Jean SibeliusImpromptu 1865 - 1957 Georg Friedrich Händel«Se pietà di me non sent» 1685 – 1759 Soprano, strings, Bc Antonio VivaldiConcerto for 2 cellos in G minor RV 531 1678 – 1741 Performers
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<br>Orchestrina Chur
<br> line:
<br>Anita Jehli
<br>soloist:
<br>Manuela Tuena-Menghini, soprano Robert Grossmann, theorbo Anita Jehli & Marianne van Wijnkoop, violoncello

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Divine service with Pastor Thomas Gottschall

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