INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS
now booking for 2026, 2027 & 2028
Audiences around the world can experience the magic of the Verbier Festival through touring performances by the VFCO—the Festival’s global ambassador.
To include the VFCO in your season, please contact Michael Fuller – Head, International Touring & Projects
Planned in 2026
January
China
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Daniel Lozakovich violin
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Gautier Capuçon cello
Martha Argerich piano
Mikhaïl Pletnev conductor
Joshua Bell direction
Marc Bouchkov violin
Janine Jansen violin
Timothy Ridout viola
Daniel Blendulf cello
Bruce Liu piano
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Marc Bouchkov violin
Janine Jansen violin
Daniel Blendulf cello
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Mischa Maisky cello
Alexander Malofeev piano
Shenzhen
Planned in 2025
December
Hungary
VFCO Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Dezső Ránki piano
Budapest
Pécs
Szeged
Debrecen
November
Germany
VFCO Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Lucas Debargue violin
Steven Isserlis cello
James Ehnes violin
Alexandre Kantorow piano
Schloss Elmau
September
Switzerland
VFCO Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Steven Isserlis cello
Lugano
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Geza Anda Competition Laureates
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Zurich
April
United States
VFCO Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Johannes Kammler baritone
Stanford University
April
France Easter Festival
VFCO Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor Julia Hagen cello
Aix-en-Provence
March – April
South Korea Tongyeong International Music Festival
VFCO Fabien Gabel conductor Yunchan Lim piano Pablo Ferrández cello
Shiyeon Sung conductor
Giorgia Jarman soprano
Miles Mykkanen tenor
Gihoon Kim baritone
March
India
VFCO Nicholas Altstaedt conductor and cello
Mumbai
Pune
PAST TOURS
2024
France
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Alexandre Kantorow piano
Alexandra Dovgan piano
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Festival International de Piano La Roque d’Anthéron
Festival de Musique de Menton
China
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Marc Bouchkov violin
Anastasia Kobekina cello
Alexander Malofeev piano
Hong Kong
Zhuhai
Shenzhen
Wuhan
Tianjin
Beijing
2021
Migros-Pour-cent-culturel-Classics Tour
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Zurich
Geneva
Bern
Hungary
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Maria João Pires piano
Budapest
Pécs
2018
China, Dubai, MS Europa
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Gautier Capuçon cello
Rachel Cheung piano
Hong Kong
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
George Li piano
Daniel Lozakovich violin
Guangdong
Jiangxi
Beijing
Xi’an, Shaanxi
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Dubai
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Miloš guitar
MS Europa Cruise from Dubai to Limassol
2016
Migros-Pour-cent-culturel-Classics Tour
VFCO
Joshua Bell conductor and violin
Regula Mühlemann soprano
Geneva
Zurich
Bern
La Chaux-de-Fonds
2014
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
VFCO
Christoph Koncz conductor
David Garrett violin
Stuttgart, KKL Beethoven Saal
Hanover, Kuppelsaal
Berlin, Philharmonie
Salzburg, Festspielehaus
Kempten, Big Box
Munich, Philharmonie
Düsseldorf, Tonhalle
Frankfurt, Alte Oper
Lucerne, KKL
Zurich, Kongresshaus
Hamburg, Laeiszhalle
Vienna, Konzerthaus
Mannheim, Rosengarten
Cologne, Philharmonie
Nuremberg, Meistersingerhalle
2013
MS Europa in Asia: Hong Kong to Singapore
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Joshua Bell violin
Martin Fröst clarinet
China
with generous support from Bank Julius Baer
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Kirill Troussov violin
Beijing
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Shenzhen
Hong Kong
2011
Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Martha Argerich piano
David Guerrier trumpet
Luxembourg
Basel
Geneva
Modena
Florence
Perugia
2008
Tuscan Sun Festival, Cortona (Italy)
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Stéphane Denève conductor
Pinchas Zukerman conductor
Napa Valley, California
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky conductor
Joshua Bell violin
Pisa
VFCO
Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor
2007
Tel Aviv
VFCO
Yuri Bashmet conductor
Ravello (Italy)
VFCO
Dmitry Sitkovetsky conductor
Gabriela Montero piano
2006
Mozart Project
VFCO
Maxim Vengerov conductor and violin
Lawrence Power viola
Menton
Interlaken
London, Proms at Royal Albert Hall
New York, Carnegie Hall
Vienna, Musikverein
Amsterdam, Concertgebouw
Luxembourg, Philharmonie
Leipzig, Gewandhaus
Yokohama, Minatomirai Hall
Toyota, Toyota City Concert Hall
Tokyo, Tokyo Opera City
Tokyo, Bunka Kaikan
Osaka, Symphony Hall
