a new concert series for zurich
about.
At CODA you hear classical music up close: a few metres from the musicians, with a glass of wine in your hand and none of the usual concert-hall formality. After the last note, many people stay on – and end up talking with the musicians.
We started in 2025 with a pilot season at sphères, a bar with a bookshop and stage in Zurich’s Kreis 5. We now also play at Viadukt Bogen D, at Impact Hub.
Free entry.
We don’t charge admission, so that nobody stays outside because of money – whatever their age, background or budget. At the end of the evening, a collection is taken. Together with donations, sponsorship and funding, this is how we pay the musicians fairly.
who we are.
CODA is run by three musicians from the Zurich University of the Arts. We put the programmes together, invite the musicians and organise the evenings.
Karin Bergflödt (right in the photo) – Pianist and organist who won competitions at a young age. After her Matura at Kantonsschule Wiedikon, she studies piano at the Zurich University of the Arts while completing a Diploma of Advanced Studies in church music. She performs both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles.
Luc van Doornick (centre of the photo) – Pianist and composer with numerous national and international competition successes. He began his training at the Uster-Greifensee music school and, after the PreCollege of the Zurich University of the Arts, now studies piano there with Professor Konstantin Scherbakov. He made his debut as a soloist with orchestra in 2021 and performed at the Victoria Hall in Geneva in March 2025.
Stefan Man (left in the photo) – Pianist from Davos. After his preparatory studies at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory, he studies with Prof. Karl-Andreas Kolly at the Zurich University of the Arts, now at master’s level. He is a multiple prizewinner of the Swiss Youth Music Competition, has performed as a soloist with the Sinfonietta Vorarlberg and the Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden, and has been the pianist of The Silver Trio since 2018.
our grand piano.
The grand piano played at CODA belongs to us. It is tuned, cared for and maintained by our partner Piano Sigrist – with great care and dedication, concert after concert.
Without Piano Sigrist, our evenings would not be possible in this form. Thank you, dear friends!