HKB Bachelor Recital – Sami Kuçi, Clarinet

Clarinetist Sami Kuçi presents his Bachelor Recital at the Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB), Grosser Konzertsaal, Bern, Switzerland, in a programme titled Né Shpi / À la Maison (“At Home”), under the class of Olivier Vivares.

The programme includes Threnodi for clarinet and organ by Frederik Magle (2022), arranged for clarinet and orchestra by Sami Kuçi, alongside works by Franz Waxman, Erik Satie, Joseph Bovet, Leoš Janáček, and a traditional Albanian piece.

The programme:
– Traditionnel (Albanie): Kaba me klarinetë dhë orkestër, arr. Sami Kuçi
– Paolo Marzocchi: Albanian folksong, for clarinet quartet
– Franz Waxman: Carmen-Fantasie, for violin and orchestra (1947)
– Frederik Magle: Threnodi, for clarinet and organ (2022), arr. for clarinet and orchestra by Sami Kuçi
– Erik Satie: 1ère gnossienne, arr. for clarinet, string orchestra, percussion and piano by Sami Kuçi
– Joseph Bovet: Le baiser de ma mère, arr. for clarinet quartet, string orchestra and percussion by Sami Kuçi
– Leoš Janáček: Sonata for violin and piano, III Allegretto, arr. for clarinet and piano

Conductor: Demian Krammer. With Hannah Fowler, Loris Felber, Noah Picheral (clarinets), Tamara Chitadze (piano), and string orchestra.