Tour with Robin Ticciati and Vilde Frang
7th-13th February 2026

It was in during and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that our first two concerts with world-class Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang happened. The first concert was in Berlin in October 2020 with Sir Simon Rattle, as the restrictions had slightly eased and just before Europe entered its second lockdown. Luckily, we managed to fit in two concerts to a much reduced audience at the Kammermusiksaal of the Philharmonie. The risks were enormous as there was a high probability for the musicians to remain stuck in Berlin for an extended period of time. At the start of 2022, Vilde opened the doors of  Norwegian concert halls for the COE and we finally made our debut in Oslo and Bergen, joined by Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare.

This year, we will perform Gubaidulina’s Reflection on the theme B-A-C-H (arranged for string orchestra by Gidon Kremer), Schumann’ Violin Concerto, Bach’s Ricercar a 6 (arr. Webern) and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in Brussels, Antwerp and Heerlen. COE Honorary Member Robin Ticciati will be joining us and it is always a joy to work with him. That Robin is a kindred spirit was already clear to us at the very start of our relationship 10 years ago, and since this time our association has been able to flourish and grow. The success of our first concert together in December 2015 at the Cologne Philharmonie with Alina Ibragimova was followed by a week’s residency at Dubai’s Opera House in 2017 with Christian Tetzlaff. Since then we have enjoyed a series of wonderful musical adventures together, meeting with Robin several times a year and performing concerts featuring soloists including Lisa Batiashvili, Kirill Gerstein, Augustin Hadelich, Maria Ioudenitch, Bryn Terfel, Christian Tetzlaff, Francesco Piemontesi, Jean-Guihen Queyras, as well as singers Louise Alder, Natalya Boeva, Allan Clayton, Iestyn Davies, Magdalena Kožená, Gerhild Romberger and Golda Schultz.

On becoming COE Honorary Member Robin said: “Part of being a musician is about the daily necessity to reevaluate the notes we have in front of us, to search with integrity and occasional vulnerability, to quest for the ultimate truth from these wondrous composers in our lives: the COE makes that journey both possible and joyful. This is just the rehearsal… Add the audience and it is then that this magical group flies in concert with unshackled emotional zeal underpinned by a deep wisdom. Technique is never a barrier and the parasitic effect of ‘routine’ simply doesn’t exist. The COE is all about the music. That comes first. Not an easy thing to achieve today. It’s a privilege to work with them and I look forward to our future together.”

Vilde Frang was unanimously awarded the Credit Suisse Young Artist Award in 2012 and made her debut with the Vienna Philharmonic under Bernard Haitink at the Lucerne Festival.

Highlights among her recent and forthcoming solo engagements include performances with Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Orchestre de Paris, Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich, Santa Cecilia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony and the NHK Symphony in Tokyo, with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Zubin Mehta, Manfred Honeck, Ivan Fischer, Renee Jacobs, Teodor Currentzis, Daniel Harding, Vladimir Jurowski, Philippe Herreweghe, Kirill Petrenko, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Paavo Järvi, Gustavo Dudamel and Sir Simon Rattle.

For a full biography please visit Vilde Frang’s website.