The New Year's Concert 2025/26 of the Theater & Orchester Biel Solothurn at the Kongresshaus Biel will feature the brilliant "devil's violinist" Niccolò Paganini - rousing, elegant and full of surprising twists and turns.
The New Year's Concert 2025/26 promises a festive start to the new year that combines tradition, virtuosity and charm. Under the direction of Yannis Pouspourikas, the evening opens with the motto "Into the New Year with Maestro Paganini" and takes listeners on a journey into the world of the Italian master violinist and composer of legend. The focus is on his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 op. 6 - complemented by works by Paganini himself as well as operetta melodies by Franz Lehár and Johann Strauss Sohn, among others.
Playing with tonal colors and thematic elegance, the orchestra creates an evening full of brilliance - be it in the delicate dialogue between solo violin and orchestra or in the fiery crescendo of virtuoso wind and string movements. The choice of soloist, Andrey Baranov, promises both technical brilliance and passionate expression. Those who attend this concert will be immersed in a musical snapshot: full of verve, beauty and a touch of luxurious new beginnings. It is an evening that is not only heard, but felt - and rings in January with music, style and joie de vivre.
January 2, 2026
