“Rechant”: Clarinet & Piano in Concert

Featuring Swiss musicians Reto Bieri, clarinet, and Benjamin Engeli, piano

Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Switzerland
Repertoire includes: Sonata No.1 for Clarinet and Piano F minor Op.120/1 (Brahms), “Rechant” for Clarinet solo (Holliger), Premère Rhapsodie (Debussy), “Elis” (Holliger), Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (Poulenc).  

Reto Bieri was born in Switzerland and grew up under the influence of Swiss folk music. He studied at the Musikhochschule in Basel and then at the Juilliard School of Music. Following his success in 2001 at the “Tribune International des Jeunes Interprètes” he has been a regular featured guest at various music festivals around the world.

Benjamin Engeli has won prizes at many music competitions and received various scholarships and support funding. His concerts have taken him throughout Europe and around the world. In 2009 he received the cultural prize of his home state, the canton of Thurgau. Engeli is one out of the four pianists of the Gershwin Piano Quartet, which recently toured China, the United Arab Emirates and Brazil. As a member of the Tecchler Trio, he was the First Prize winner at the International ARD Music Competition in Munich in 2007. He has made numerous radio and CD-recordings.

General Admission: $10, free for Oglethorpe University Museum of Art members and with a petrel pass.