Salle des Combins is the Verbier Festival’s main concert hall. It normally seats 1,419. Each row is on a separate tier, which guarantees an excellent view of the stage. Improvements to the soundproofing and heat insulation make this a very high-quality non-permanent venue. All of the Festival’s symphonic concerts, operas, large world music, jazz, dance events and some recitals are presented here.
Carmina Burana
Salle des Combins,
Verbier, Switzerland
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6:30 PM
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US$ 138
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If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
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Important Info
Festival: Verbier Festival 2026
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 18:30
Duration: 2h 15min
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:
James Gaffigan
Piano:
Bruce Liu
Soprano:
Hera Hyesang Park
Baritone:
Johannes Kammler
Choir:
Oberwalliser Vokalensemble
Tenor:
Sunnyboy Dladla
Orchestra:
Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra
Creators
Composer:
Carl Orff
Composer:
Sergei Prokofiev
Festival
Verbier Festival 2026
The Verbier Festival 2026 invites you to experience classical music at its most vibrant, set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Swiss Alps. Each summer, this unique gathering transforms the alpine village of Verbier into a global meeting point for the world’s finest musicians and the next generation of rising stars — a place where tradition meets discovery, and every performance feels alive with possibility.
Programme
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, Op.26
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
Overview
Two emblematic works of the interwar period, each with extraordinary emotional power.
The Junior Orchestra, conducted by James Gaffigan, will take the stage for the first time in an evening concert at the Salle des Combins. Alongside them, Bruce Liu, First Prize winner of the Chopin Competition, will bring Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 to life, while the Oberwalliser Vokalensemble will showcase the full strength of their voices in the famous Carmina Burana.
Composed in 1921, Prokofiev’s Third Concerto for piano was an international triumph at its creation. It has to be said that by then Prokofiev had clearly identified the essential elements of his language, combining dreamy lyricism and grating, mocking rhythms. Performing with the Cleveland Orchestra from the age of 15, Bruce Liu won First Prize and was a revelation at the Chopin Competition in 2021, giving the work a breath of fresh air in keeping with its daring character.
Carl Orff, for his part, composed his famous ‘Carmina Burana’ in 1936 despite the complex political context, a sort of modern cantata seeking stylistic efficiency in both form and content, with a view to accessibility. Rejecting the contributions of Stravinsky, Bartók and Schoenberg, he drew his inspiration from early music, with Monteverdi at the forefront, at a time when many composers, such as Respighi and Richard Strauss, were exhuming the music of the Renaissance, imbuing the work with a sacred vitality.
Venue Info
Salle des Combins - Verbier
Chemin de Plan Pra
Chemin de Plan Pra
Important Info
Festival: Verbier Festival 2026
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 18:30
Duration: 2h 15min