The association Musik in der Bühlkirche cultivates musical tradition with particular accuracy. Since 2002, the association has promoted concerts and concert series of classical music on historical instruments and organ, solo, with ensemble or orchestra. The Zurich Fortepiano Festival "Flügelschläge" has taken place annually since 2013 under its sponsorship, on the initiative of Els Biesemans, and highlights a new aspect of piano history in each edition - with exclusive guests and an unconventional programme.
THE COMPOSER DELPHINE VON SCHAUROTH – Introduction to the concert
Delphine von Schauroth (1813–1887) was a enfant prodige and went on to become a successful pianist. Her musical career spanned – despite three marriages and ...
07.11.2026
18:30
Zürcher Fortepiano Festival «Flügelschläge»
DELPHINE VON SCHAUROTH – Chopin’s forgotten contemporary
She was Mendelssohn’s muse, a contemporary of Chopin, and was mentioned in the same breath as Clara Schumann and Franz Liszt: Els Bieseman’s virtuoso ...
07.11.2026
19:30
Zürcher Fortepiano Festival «Flügelschläge»
THE ART OF CHOPIN - Filmabend
The award-winning documentary The Art of Chopin by G. Caillat, France 2010, is a tribute to Frédéric Chopin’s musical genius. The experimental short film of ...
12.11.2026
19:30
Zürcher Fortepiano Festival «Flügelschläge»
CHOPIN CAFÉ-SALON – Afternoon
Vibrant, tranquil, poetic: for a whole day, Frédéric Chopin’s scherzos, polonaises, mazurkas, ballades, preludes and nocturnes will resound well into the ...
14.11.2026
17:00
Zürcher Fortepiano Festival «Flügelschläge»
CHOPIN CAFÉ-SALON – Evening
Vibrant, tranquil, poetic: for a whole day, Frédéric Chopin’s scherzos, polonaises, mazurkas, ballades, preludes and nocturnes will resound well into the ...
14.11.2026
20:00
Zürcher Fortepiano Festival «Flügelschläge»
GRANDE FINALE – Chamber Music Soirée
Frédéric Chopin is regarded as the man who revolutionised piano playing, as his oeuvre consists almost entirely of piano works. In his early years, however, ...
