La via del suono – When music bridges distance

La via del suono – the path of sound – is more than a concert. It’s an experience that transcends boundaries.

Imagine a warm summer evening. The city lights reflect on the Limmat, while in Ascona the last rays of sunlight fade behind the trees. On 28 August 2025, a concert begins in two different worlds – connected by the sound of a single grand piano.

La via del suono – the path of sound – is more than a concert. It is an experience that transcends boundaries. Two extraordinary pianists, Giorgi Gigashvili in Zurich and Ilya Shmukler in Ascona, enter into a musical dialogue – transmitted in real time via the remarkable Steinway Spirio. What begins in two places becomes one deeply moving, shared moment.

Choose where you wish to experience this evening: in the elegant setting of La Rôtisserie at Hotel Storchen Zurich – in the very heart of the city. Or beneath the open sky in Ascona, at the beautiful Castello del Sole.

Storchen Zürich -  La Rôtisserie

• 6:30 PM: ApEritif in an elegant setting

• 7:30 PM: Live concert with Giorgi Gigashvili

• For CHF 150, enjoy a flying dinner by Stefan Jäckel, accompanied by wines from Cantina alla Maggia, water and coffee – including a live broadcast of the concert from Ascona.

Book Tickets for Zurich

Castello del Sole - Under the starry sky

• 6:30 PM: ApEritif under the open sky
• 7:30 PM: Live concert with Ilya Shmukler

• For CHF 150, enjoy a flying dinner by Mattias Roock, accompanied by selected wines from Cantina alla Maggia, water and coffee – including a live broadcast of the concert from Zurich.

Book tickets for Ascona

We’re delighted to share this special evening with you. Because sometimes, it only takes a single melody to remind us how close distant places – and people – can truly feel.