In the 1970s, cassette players revolutionized how we experienced music at home. For the first time, we could record, curate, and create our own playlists, free from algorithms or formulas. Mozart next to Dolly Parton? Steve Reich alongside Peggy Lee? Why not? These were our personal mixtapes.

Pianist Pedja Muzijevic created this program as a tribute to that era.

Structured like a classic 60-minute cassette, the performance unfolds in three chapters, offering a rich and eclectic journey through time and sound. From the theatrical flair of Carl Philip Emanuel Bach and Joseph Haydn to the playful, tipsy waltz of György Ligeti, each piece invites the audience into a new world. The program also features the tender nostalgia of Valentyn Silvestrov, from the war-torn Ukraine, the sonic innovations of George Crumb and Henry Cowell, minimalism of Philip Glass and the passionate romanticism of Dora Pejačević and Amy Beach.

This is more than a concert; it’s a celebration of the art of listening, a homage to the joy of discovery, and a nod to the creative freedom of mixtapes.

A journey through shadow and light as Schubert and David Lang explore the voices of Death — one through intimate song, the other through a modern echo. With Sandrine Piau, Pedja Mužijević, and the Leonkoro Quartet, UNLTD enters Schubert’s orbit ahead of his 200th birthday in 2028 for this Verbier premiere.