Stabat Mater by Pergolesi at Fraumünster

On 7th March 2026 at 19:15, beneath the iconic stained-glass windows of Zürich’s Fraumünster — masterpieces created by Marc Chagall and Augusto Giacometti — Red Events & Distribution Ltd presents a luminous Swiss premiere — Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, performed by the worldwide-acclaimed Belgian ensemble La Chapelle Sauvage under the direction of Karel De Wilde, featuring soprano Abigail Barker and countertenor Gleb Zakharov as soloists, both from London, UK.

Written in the final weeks of Pergolesi’s life and premiered after his death, Stabat Mater has long been regarded as one of the most beautiful works of the Baroque era — a piece whose emotional radiance transcends time, faith, and genre.

A hymn of sorrow and celestial beauty, it has inspired composers from Bach to Vivaldi, and performers from Montserrat Caballé and Barbara Hendricks to other legendary interpreters as Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Philippe Jaroussky, Nathalie Stutzmann, and Andreas Scholl — artists whose performances over the past century have elevated Pergolesi’s masterpiece to the highest international acclaim.

This one-night-only Swiss premiere offers a rare opportunity to experience three sections of Pergolesi’s masterpiece exactly as it would have sounded in his own time — performed in the authentic Neapolitan church pitch used in 18th-century Naples, in lower, warmer tuning which lends the music a darker, more velvety colour.

This concert is organised by Red Events & Distribution Ltd — the creative agency behind exceptional cultural events across Europe, the United Kingdom, Georgia, Armenia and other countries. Their repertoire includes candlelit concerts as well as fully immersive experiences with video art and spatial sound.