Passing the torch
Since February 2024, Cedric Bonvin, already a member of the Committee, has become the new President of Crans-Montana Classics. He succeeds Gérard Bagnoud, a Committee member since 2016 and President of the association for seven years with passion and success. Gerard Bagnoud notably created, for the first time in 2020, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Crans-Montana Classics, extraordinary concerts on the mythical hole N° 13 of the Golf Course Ballesteros. Gérard Bagnoud will remain Honorary President of Crans-Montana Classics.
A Word from our President, Cedric Bonvin
Dear music friends,
Thank you for trusting us and believing in the power of music.
As a child, I understood that music goes beyond words and allows us to express our deepest emotions. Later, after a musical education in Geneva and during my hotel journeys abroad, I observed that the unifying power of music enables us to create and forge bonds beyond the spoken word. Music is a universal language. The emotion while listening to a sonata, a concerto, and music from all horizons is the same throughout the ages and all over the world. It brings people together. It liberates.
I warmly thank our patrons, sponsors, and all the loyal friends of Crans-Montana Classics who allow us to bring a little beauty and more harmony into the world.
Cedric Bonvin
A word from our musical Director Michael Guttman
Welcome to the rich and diversified world of the Crans-Montana Classics Winter Concerts!
The growing success of previous editions confirms our conviction that a musical programme equal to the greatest international stages finds a loyal and enthusiastic audience in Crans-Montana.
To round off this musical season in style, the Ensemble vocal Shama will be bringing the joy of Easter to life in the warm setting of the church of St-Maurice de Laques in Mollens for the traditional Easter Concert.
We wish you a year 2024 full of happy musical surprises and much more!
Michael Guttman
Musical Director