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Grazyna Bacewicz

Sunday

08.03.2026

11h00 - Conservatoire de musique de Genève Geneva

Series Chamber music

Alexandre Emard
oboe Yumiko Awano
violin Aleksandar Ivanov
violin Hannah Franke
Olivier Morel
Saya Hashino

Grazyna Bacewicz 
Trio for oboe, violin and cello 
Suite for two violins 
Quintet for piano and strings No. 1 

Images

Thursday

05.03.2026

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Jonathan Nott
Khatia Buniatishvili

Claude Debussy
Images pour orchestre

Intermission

Johannes Brahms
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Approximately 1h50 including a 20-minute intermission

Sponsor

Images

Wednesday

04.03.2026

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Jonathan Nott
Khatia Buniatishvili

Claude Debussy
Images pour orchestre

Intermission

Johannes Brahms
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Approximately 1h50 including a 20-minute intermission

Great Patron

Concert recorded and broadcasted live by

MozzzArt

Tuesday

17.02.2026

19h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series in family+

Zofia Kiniorska
Annia Losey
Marion Fontana

Excerpts from Symphony N°35 
Don Giovanni Ouverture
Concerto for oboe, third mouvement 
Aria Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja   
Excerpt from Symphony N°1 
Excerpt from Ein musikalischer Spass  
Rondo alla Turca  (orchestration A.Manoukian) 

With the participation of Garance Decker and Isaac Liechti

Approximatively 1h00 (without intermission)

Patron

Leo, Journey to the Pesant-Pays

Sunday

15.02.2026

15h30 - Salle Point Favre Chêne-Bourg

Series for little ears

Musical tale for wind quintet and percussion

Storytelling and singing : Sophie Vaudan, Marie-Emmanuelle Perruchoud and Geoffroy Perruchoud.

Music : Vincent Métrailler

Concert recommended for children aged 4+.

Patron

Patron

Leo, Journey to the Pesant-Pays

Sunday

15.02.2026

11h00 - Salle Point Favre Chêne-Bourg

Series for little ears

Musical tale for wind quintet and percussion

Storytelling and singing : Sophie Vaudan, Marie-Emmanuelle Perruchoud and Geoffroy Perruchoud.

Music : Vincent Métrailler

Concert recommended for children aged 4+.

Patron

Patron

Doudou-Concerts 2

Sunday

15.02.2026

10h00 - Salle Point Favre Chêne-Bourg

Doudou-Concerts

The new Doudou-Concerts series invites toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years, accompanied by an adult and their favourite cuddly companion, to discover music in an intimate setting.
Two musicians from the OSR will be playing solo or in duet, while the children can wander around freely.
A gentle first encounter with music!

From 6 months to 3 years

Doudou-Concerts 2

Sunday

15.02.2026

09h00 - Salle Point Favre Chêne-Bourg

Doudou-Concerts

The new Doudou-Concerts series invites toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years, accompanied by an adult and their favourite cuddly companion, to discover music in an intimate setting.
Two musicians from the OSR will be playing solo or in duet, while the children can wander around freely.
A gentle first encounter with music!

From 6 months to 3 years

Leo, Journey to the Pesant-Pays

Saturday

14.02.2026

15h30 - Salle Point Favre Chêne-Bourg

Series for little ears

Musical tale for wind quintet and percussion

Storytelling and singing : Sophie Vaudan, Marie-Emmanuelle Perruchoud and Geoffroy Perruchoud.

Music : Vincent Métrailler

Concert recommended for children aged 4+.

Patron

Patron

Leo, Journey to the Pesant-Pays

Saturday

14.02.2026

11h00 - Salle Point Favre Chêne-Bourg

Series for little ears

Musical tale for wind quintet and percussion

Storytelling and singing : Sophie Vaudan, Marie-Emmanuelle Perruchoud and Geoffroy Perruchoud.

Music : Vincent Métrailler

Concert recommended for children aged 4+.

Patron

Patron

Doudou-Concerts 2

Saturday

14.02.2026

10h00 - Salle Point Favre Chêne-Bourg

Doudou-Concerts

The new Doudou-Concerts series invites toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years, accompanied by an adult and their favourite cuddly companion, to discover music in an intimate setting.
Two musicians from the OSR will be playing solo or in duet, while the children can wander around freely.
A gentle first encounter with music!

From 6 months to 3 years

Doudou-Concerts 2

Saturday

14.02.2026

09h00 - Salle Point Favre Chêne-Bourg

Doudou-Concerts

The new Doudou-Concerts series invites toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years, accompanied by an adult and their favourite cuddly companion, to discover music in an intimate setting.
Two musicians from the OSR will be playing solo or in duet, while the children can wander around freely.
A gentle first encounter with music!

From 6 months to 3 years

Pom pom pom pom

Thursday

12.02.2026

20h15 - Théâtre de Beaulieu Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Eun Sun Kim
Frank Peter Zimmermann
violin

Felix Mendelssohn 
The Hebrides, Overture in B minor, Op. 26

Frank Martin 
Concerto for violin and orchestra

Intermission 

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 

Approximately 1h40 including a 20-minute intermission

Great Patron

Great Patron

Artistic Partner

Pom pom pom pom

Wednesday

11.02.2026

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R

Series R+

Eun Sun Kim
Frank Peter Zimmermann
violin

Felix Mendelssohn 
The Hebrides, Overture in B minor, Op. 26

Frank Martin 
Concerto for violin and orchestra

Intermission 

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 

Approximately 1h40 including a 20-minute intermission

Patron

Artistic Partner

Concert recorded and broadcasted live by

Romantic splendour

Thursday

05.02.2026

19h30 - Théâtre Équilibre Fribourg

Tour

Daniele Gatti
Sol Gabetta

Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, 'Italian'

Camille Saint-Saëns
Concerto for cello and orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission

L’italiana in Algeri

Thursday

05.02.2026

19h30 - Bâtiment des Forces Motrices Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Michele Spotti

L’italiana in Algeri
Opera by Gioacchino Rossini

Libretto by Angelo Anelli
First performed May 22, 1813 at Teatro San Benedetto, Venice
Last performed at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in 1995-1996

New production

Sung in Italian with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 2h50 with one intermission

CAST
Musical Director Michele Spotti
Director Director Julien Chavaz
Set Designer Amber Vandenhoeck
Costumes Designer Hannah Oellinger
Lighting Designer Eloi Gianini
Dramaturgy Clara Pons
Chorus Director Mark Biggins

Isabella: Gaëlle Arquez
Mustafà, Bey of Algiers: Nahuel Di Pierro
Lindoro, Italian in love with Isabella: Maxim Mironov
Taddeo, old Italian: Riccardo Novaro
Elvira, Mustafà’s wife: Charlotte Bozzi
Zulma, Elvira’s confidante: Mi Young Kim
Haly, Bey’s servant: Mark Kurmanbayev
Dancers: Daniel Daniela Ojeda Yrureta & Clara Delorme

Chœur du Grand Théâtre de Genève
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

Romantic splendour

Wednesday

04.02.2026

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Daniele Gatti
Sol Gabetta

Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, 'Italian'

Camille Saint-Saëns
Concerto for cello and orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission

Great Patron

Concert recorded and broadcasted live by

Orchestra Academy

Thursday

29.01.2026

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Non-subscription concert

Jonathan Nott
Orchestre de la Haute école de musique de Genève
orchestra & voice Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Ottorino Respighi 
Pini di Roma, symphonic poem

Intermission

Maurice Ravel 
L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, fantaisie lyrique pour soli et chœur

Approximatively 1h30 including a 20 min. intermission

Artistic Partner

L’italiana in Algeri

Friday

23.01.2026

19h30 - Bâtiment des Forces Motrices Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Michele Spotti

L’italiana in Algeri
Opera by Gioacchino Rossini

Libretto by Angelo Anelli
First performed May 22, 1813 at Teatro San Benedetto, Venice
Last performed at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in 1995-1996

New production

Sung in Italian with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 2h50 with one intermission

CAST
Musical Director Michele Spotti
Director Director Julien Chavaz
Set Designer Amber Vandenhoeck
Costumes Designer Hannah Oellinger
Lighting Designer Eloi Gianini
Dramaturgy Clara Pons
Chorus Director Mark Biggins

Isabella: Gaëlle Arquez
Mustafà, Bey of Algiers: Nahuel Di Pierro
Lindoro, Italian in love with Isabella: Maxim Mironov
Taddeo, old Italian: Riccardo Novaro
Elvira, Mustafà’s wife: Charlotte Bozzi
Zulma, Elvira’s confidante: Mi Young Kim
Haly, Bey’s servant: Mark Kurmanbayev
Dancers: Daniel Daniela Ojeda Yrureta & Clara Delorme

Chœur du Grand Théâtre de Genève
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

Wednesday

21.01.2026

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Michael Sanderling
Hélène Grimaud
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltzes No. 1 S. 110/2

Maurice Ravel 
Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major

Intermission 

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky 
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission

Great Patron

Concert du dimanche

Sunday

18.01.2026

17h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Non-subscription concert

Philippe Béran
Orchestre du Collège de Genève
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Hans Zimmer
Da Vinci Code, Chevaliers De Sangreal

Sandrine Rudaz
Mona Lisa
Commissioned by the Orchestre du Collège de Genève

Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel)

Projection of paintings created by students in the Bachelor's degree in Illustration at HEAD Geneva

Approximately 1h (without intermission)

Concert du dimanche

Coproduction

Pictures at a New Exhibition

Saturday

17.01.2026

11h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series in family

Series in family+

Philippe Béran
conductor & presentation Orchestre du Collège de Genève
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Hans Zimmer
Da Vinci Code, Chevaliers De Sangreal

Sandrine Rudaz
Mona Lisa
Commissioned by the Orchestre du Collège de Genève

Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel)

Approximately 1h (without intermission)

Patron

Coproduction

A Requiem in tribute to the victims of Crans-Montana

Thursday

15.01.2026

20h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Free concert

Anthony Fournier
Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh
Stephan Macleod
baritone Saya Hashino
organ

  • Gustav Mahler
    Symphony No. 5, IV. Adagietto

  • Gabriel Fauré
    Requiem

Choir made up of volunteer singers who are members of AGECO choirs

Orchestra made up of volunteer musicians from the Geneva Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Geneva University of Music, and the Geneva Competition

Gran Partita

Sunday

11.01.2026

11h00 - Conservatoire de musique de Genève Geneva

Series Chamber music

Nora Cismondi
oboe Alexandre Emard
oboe Michel Westphal
clarinet Guillaume Le Corre
clarinet Benoît Willmann
basset horn Camillo Battistello
basset horn Francisco Cerpa Román
bassoon Vincent Godel
bassoon Jean-Pierre Berry
horn Pierre-Louis Dauenhauer
horn Agnès Chopin
Clément Charpentier-Leroy
Héctor Sapiña Lledó
double bass

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Serenade No. 10 in G flat major KV 361, 'Gran Partita' 

New Year Concert

Thursday

08.01.2026

20h15 - Théâtre de Beaulieu Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Simone Young
Alexandre Kantorow

Johann Strauss
An der schönen blauen Donau, waltz for orchestra, Op. 314

Serge Prokofiev 
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Intermission

Richard Strauss 
Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils TrV 215, Op. 54
Der Rosenkavalier, Suite of waltzes No. 1, Op. 59
Der Rosenkavalier, Suite of waltzes No. 2, Op. 59

 

Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission

Great Patron

Great Patron

The OCL in Geneva

Thursday

08.01.2026

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R+

Renaud Capuçon
conductor Francesco Piemontesi
piano Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Intermission

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 7 in D major KV 250, 'Haffner'

 

Approximately 1h20 including a 20 min. intermission

New Year Concert

Wednesday

07.01.2026

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Concert des Amis de l'OSR

Simone Young
Alexandre Kantorow

Johann Strauss
An der schönen blauen Donau, waltz for orchestra, Op. 314

Serge Prokofiev 
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Intermission

Richard Strauss 
Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils TrV 215, Op. 54
Der Rosenkavalier, Suite of waltzes No. 1, Op. 59
Der Rosenkavalier, Suite of waltzes No. 2, Op. 59

 

Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission

Patron

Concert recorded and broadcasted live by

An American in Paris

Wednesday

31.12.2025

19h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Wayne Marshall

An American in Paris
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

Book by Craig Lucas

Sung in English with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 2h5′ with one intermission

CAST
Musical Director Wayne Marshall
Stage Director and Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
Collaboration with director and choreographer Dontee Kiehn
Set and Costume Designer Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer Natasha Katz
Sound Designer Jon Weston
Video Designer 59 Studio

With a cast of Broadway and West End artists
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

Mozart Requiem

Thursday

18.12.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Jonathan Nott
Himari
Mari Eriksmoen
Eve-Maud Hubeaux
Jeremy Ovenden
Alexandros Stavrakakis
Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne

György Kurtág
Grabstein für Stephan

Max Bruch 
Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Intermission 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Requiem in D minor KV 626

Approximately 1h40 including a 20-minute intermission

Concert Partner

Mozart Requiem

Wednesday

17.12.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Jonathan Nott
Himari
Mari Eriksmoen
Eve-Maud Hubeaux
Jeremy Ovenden
Alexandros Stavrakakis
Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne

György Kurtág
Grabstein für Stephan

Max Bruch 
Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Intermission 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Requiem in D minor KV 626

Approximately 1h40 including a 20-minute intermission

Sponsor

Concert recorded and broadcasted live by

An American in Paris

Saturday

13.12.2025

20h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Wayne Marshall

An American in Paris
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

Book by Craig Lucas

Sung in English with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 2h5′ with one intermission

CAST
Musical Director Wayne Marshall
Stage Director and Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
Collaboration with director and choreographer Dontee Kiehn
Set and Costume Designer Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer Natasha Katz
Sound Designer Jon Weston
Video Designer 59 Studio

With a cast of Broadway and West End artists
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

Symphonic calendar

Saturday

13.12.2025

11h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series in family

Series in family+

Zofia Kiniorska
Antoine Courvoisier
comedian & text Charlotte Filou
Bastien Blanchard
comedian

Works by Léo Delibes, Antonín Dvorák, Aram Khatchaturian, Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov, Sandrine Rudaz, Johann Strauss

Alternating actors :
Christmas concert on 10 December at 7.30pm :
Antoine Courvoisier and Bastien Blanchard 
Family concert on Saturday 13 December at 11am :
Antoine Courvoisier and Charlotte Filou

Approximately 1h00 (no intermission)
 

Patron

Symphonic calendar

Wednesday

10.12.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Non-subscription concert

Zofia Kiniorska
Antoine Courvoisier
comedian & text Charlotte Filou
Bastien Blanchard
comedian

Works by Léo Delibes, Antonín Dvorák, Aram Khatchaturian, Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov, Sandrine Rudaz, Johann Strauss

Alternating actors :
Christmas concert on 10 December at 7.30pm :
Antoine Courvoisier and Bastien Blanchard 
Family concert on Saturday 13 December at 11am :
Antoine Courvoisier and Charlotte Filou

Approximately 1h00 (no intermission)
 

Chostakovitch & Dohnányi

Sunday

07.12.2025

11h00 - Conservatoire de musique de Genève Geneva

Series Chamber music

Roman Filipov
violin Eleonora Ryndina
violin Marco Nirta
viola Yao Jin
François-Xavier Poizat

Dimitri Chostakovitch 
Quartet for strings No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

Ernö Dohnányi 
Quintet for piano and strings No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 

Left Hand

Thursday

04.12.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Karina Canellakis
Alice Sara Ott

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 

Intermission

Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major 

Richard Strauss 
Tod und Verklärung, symphonic poem, Op. 24 

Approximatively 1h40 including a 20 min. intermission
 

Left Hand

Wednesday

03.12.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R

Series R+

Karina Canellakis
Alice Sara Ott

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 

Intermission

Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major 

Richard Strauss 
Tod und Verklärung, symphonic poem, Op. 24 

Approximatively 1h40 including a 20 min. intermission
 

Partenaire de concert

Concert recorded and broadcasted live by

Modlitwa

Thursday

27.11.2025

20h15 - Théâtre de Beaulieu Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Jonathan Nott
Nelson Goerner

Roxanna Panufnik 
Modlitwa, for strings orchestra 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Concerto for piano No. 23 in A major K. 488 

Intermission

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky 
Symphony No. 3 in D major, 'Polish Symphony' 

Approximately 1h50 including a 20-minute intermission

Great Patron

Great Patron

Modlitwa

Wednesday

26.11.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Jonathan Nott
Nelson Goerner

Roxanna Panufnik 
Modlitwa, for strings orchestra 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Concerto for piano No. 23 in A major K. 488 

Intermission

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky 
Symphony No. 3 in D major, 'Polish Symphony' 

Approximately 1h50 including a 20-minute intermission

Patron

Madame Brigitte Lescure

Concert broadcasted by

Concert recorded and broadcasted by

Imperial Bal — Boléro

Tuesday

25.11.2025

19h30 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Constantin Trinks

Imperial Ball
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
World premiere November 2025 at the Grand Théâtre de Genève
Coproduction with Johann Strauss 2025 Wien and Eastman Dance Company

Boléro
Damien Jalet
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Created in 2013 at the Opéra National de Paris,
Revived in 2023 at GTG

Order & duration: approx. 2h with one intermission
Boléro 16 minutes
Intermission 30 minutes
Imperial Ball approx. 75 minutes

CAST
IMPERIAL BALL

Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Set and Costumes Designer Tim Yip
Set and Costumes Designer Assistant Jin Yau
Lighting Designer Jen Schriever
Music Johann Strauss
Additional music and musicians on stage Tsubasa Hori, Shogo Yoshii
Musical Director Constantin Trinks
Assistant choreographer Afshin Varjavandi
Choreography Consultants German Cornejo, Carolina Giannini, Riley O’Flynn
Martial Arts Specialist Satoshi Kudo
Artistic advisor Hisashi Itoh
Musical advisor Marc Leroy-Calatayud
Singer Kazutomi « Tsuki » Kozuki

BOLÉRO
Concept and choreography Damien Jalet, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Concept and Set design Marina Abramović
Lighting Designer Urs Schönebaum
Costumes Designer Riccardo Tisci
Music Maurice Ravel
Musical Director Constantin Trinks
Choreographic advisors Aimilios Arapoglou & James O’Hara

Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

Imperial Bal — Boléro

Wednesday

19.11.2025

20h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Constantin Trinks

Imperial Ball
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
World premiere November 2025 at the Grand Théâtre de Genève
Coproduction with Johann Strauss 2025 Wien and Eastman Dance Company

Boléro
Damien Jalet
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Created in 2013 at the Opéra National de Paris,
Revived in 2023 at GTG

Order & duration: approx. 2h with one intermission
Boléro 16 minutes
Intermission 30 minutes
Imperial Ball approx. 75 minutes

CAST
IMPERIAL BALL

Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Set and Costumes Designer Tim Yip
Set and Costumes Designer Assistant Jin Yau
Lighting Designer Jen Schriever
Music Johann Strauss
Additional music and musicians on stage Tsubasa Hori, Shogo Yoshii
Musical Director Constantin Trinks
Assistant choreographer Afshin Varjavandi
Choreography Consultants German Cornejo, Carolina Giannini, Riley O’Flynn
Martial Arts Specialist Satoshi Kudo
Artistic advisor Hisashi Itoh
Musical advisor Marc Leroy-Calatayud
Singer Kazutomi « Tsuki » Kozuki

BOLÉRO
Concept and choreography Damien Jalet, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Concept and Set design Marina Abramović
Lighting Designer Urs Schönebaum
Costumes Designer Riccardo Tisci
Music Maurice Ravel
Musical Director Constantin Trinks
Choreographic advisors Aimilios Arapoglou & James O’Hara

Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

Doudou-Concerts

Sunday

16.11.2025

10h00 - Florimont Institute Auditorium Geneva

Doudou-Concerts

The new Doudou-Concerts series invites toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years, accompanied by an adult and their favourite cuddly companion, to discover music in an intimate setting.
Two musicians from the OSR will be playing solo or in duet, while the children can wander around freely.
A gentle first encounter with music!

From 6 months to 3 years

Doudou-Concerts

Sunday

16.11.2025

09h00 - Florimont Institute Auditorium Geneva

Doudou-Concerts

The new Doudou-Concerts series invites toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years, accompanied by an adult and their favourite cuddly companion, to discover music in an intimate setting.
Two musicians from the OSR will be playing solo or in duet, while the children can wander around freely.
A gentle first encounter with music!

From 6 months to 3 years

The Sound Factory

Saturday

15.11.2025

15h30 - Florimont Institute Auditorium Geneva

Series for little ears

Musical tale for string quintet and narrator, with text by Corinne Baudet and music by Boccherini, Britten, Dvořák, Mozart, Rota and Tchaikovsky.

Deirdre Foster : narrator and actress
Musicians from the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Concert recommended for children aged 4 and over.

Patron

Patron

Doudou-Concerts

Saturday

15.11.2025

10h00 - Florimont Institute Auditorium Geneva

Doudou-Concerts

The new Doudou-Concerts series invites toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years, accompanied by an adult and their favourite cuddly companion, to discover music in an intimate setting.
Two musicians from the OSR will be playing solo or in duet, while the children can wander around freely.
A gentle first encounter with music!

From 6 months to 3 years

Doudou-Concerts

Saturday

15.11.2025

09h00 - Florimont Institute Auditorium Geneva

Doudou-Concerts

The new Doudou-Concerts series invites toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years, accompanied by an adult and their favourite cuddly companion, to discover music in an intimate setting.
Two musicians from the OSR will be playing solo or in duet, while the children can wander around freely.
A gentle first encounter with music!

From 6 months to 3 years

79th Concours de Genève

Wednesday

12.11.2025

19h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Cornelius Meister
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Viola finalists

Programme

Léo Albisetti
Nouvel Elan, for viola and orchestra
Imposed piece

Béla Bartók 
Concerto for viola and orchestra (revised Version)

Paul Hindemith
Der Schwanendreher, concerto for viola and orchestra

Krzysztof Penderecki 
Concerto for viola and orchestra

Approximatively 3h00 including a 20 min. intermission

Artistic Partner

Concert recorded and broadcast live by

Lena and the enchanted orchestra

Saturday

08.11.2025

11h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series in family

Series in family+

Barbara Dragan
Zoé Sjollema
narrator

Mathieu Lamboley
Lena and the enchanted orchestra, for narrator and orchestra swiss premiere

Text by Carl Norac

Approximately 1h00 (no intermission) 

Patron

OSR invites OCL

Thursday

06.11.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Ton Koopman
Julia Lezhneva
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute, Overture KV 620
Exsultate Jubilate, for soprano and orchestra KV 165
Serenade No. 6 in D major KV 239, 'Serenata notturna' 
Concert Aria 'Voi avete un cor fedele' KV 217

Intermission

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D major KV 504, 'Prague' 

Approximately 1h30 including a 20-minute intermission

Cine-concert: The Lodger

Wednesday

05.11.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Non-subscription concert

Philippe Béran

Alfred Hitchcock
The Lodger

Approximatively 1h40 (no intermission)

In support of

Pelléas & Mélisande

Tuesday

04.11.2025

19h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Juraj Valcuha

Pelléas & Mélisande
Opera by Claude Debussy

Libretto by Maurice Maeterlinck
Premiered on April 30, 1902, at the Opéra-Comique in Paris
Last performed at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in the 1999–2000 season
Revival of the 2020–2021 production (streaming)

Co-production with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg

Sung in French with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 3h05 with one intermission

CAST
Musical Director Juraj Valčuha
Stage direction & Choreography Damien Jalet & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Scenographer Marina Abramović
Costumes Designer Iris van Herpen
Lighting Designer Urs Schönebaum
Videos Designer Marco Brambilla
Dramaturgy Koen Bollen
Choir Director Mark Biggins
Choreographic Assistants for the Creation Aimilios Arapoglou and Leif Finhaber Pinos
Musical dramaturgy Piet De Volder

Pelléas: Björn Bürger
Mélisande: Mari Eriksmoen
Golaud: Leigh Melrose
Arkel: Nicolas Testé
Geneviève: Sophie Koch
Yniold: Charlotte Bozzi
A Shepherd / A Doctor: Mark Kurmanbayev

Grand Théâtre de Genève Chorus
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Dancers from the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève and Eastman Dance Company

Artistic Partner