The archives

OSR concerts since 1918

This search tool allows you to find a work, a conductor, a soloist present in one of the subscription concerts and tours of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande from its creation to the present day!

Use the search field below to find a title, a composer, a musician, a year or any other element of the program.

Have a nice trip through OSR’s history!

Last concerts

The Sound Factory

Saturday

15.11.2025

15h30 - Florimont Institute 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.

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Doudou-Concerts

Saturday

15.11.2025

10h00 - Florimont Institute 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 Geneva

Doudou-Concerts

From 6 months to 3 years

79th Concours de Genève

Wednesday

12.11.2025

19h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Cornelius Meister
conductor Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
orchestra

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
conductor Zoé Sjollema
narrator

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

Text by Carl Norac

^{Approximately 1h00 (no intermission)}

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OSR invites OCL

Thursday

06.11.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Ton Koopman
conductor Julia Lezhneva
soprano Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
orchestra

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
conductor

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
conductor

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

Pelléas & Mélisande

Sunday

26.10.2025

18h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Juraj Valcuha
conductor

Pelléas & Mélisande
Opera by Claude Debussy

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

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

Annual concert of the United Nations

Friday

24.10.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Stefano Montanari
conductor Mario Bruno
flute

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Concerto for flute and strings in G major WG. 169

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute, Overture KV 620

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for flute and orchestra No. 2 in D major KV 314

Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 19, J. 50

L'Instant Suspendu

Wednesday

15.10.2025

19h00 - Museum of Art and History (MAH) Genève

Zofia Kiniorska
conductor Mathieu Forget
dance Marc Perrenoud
piano Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ensemble

L'Instant Suspendu
Alexandre Mastrangelo
_{Commission: Museum of Art and History, Dubois Ferrière Dinu Lipatti Foundation}

19h00 - Cocktail reception
20h45 - Speeches
21h00 - Performance

Doudou-Concerts

Tuesday

14.10.2025

10h30 - Bibliothèque de la Cité Genève

Doudou-Concerts

From 6 months to 3 years

Viola's Power

Sunday

12.10.2025

15h30 - Satigny community hall Geneva

Series for little ears

Viola's Power
Musical tale for viola quartet and narrator

Altists of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Thomas Diebold, narrator
Cerise Rossier, visual animation

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Viola's Power

Sunday

12.10.2025

11h00 - Satigny community hall Geneva

Series for little ears

Viola's Power
Musical tale for viola quartet and narrator

Altists of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Thomas Diebold, narrator
Cerise Rossier, visual animation

Patron

Goldberg Variations

Sunday

12.10.2025

11h00 - Conservatoire de musique de Genève Geneva

Series Chamber music

Linda Bärlund
violin Jarita Ng
viola Gabriel Esteban
cello

Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
(transcription for string trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky)

Viola's Power

Saturday

11.10.2025

15h30 - Satigny community hall Geneva

Series for little ears

Viola's Power
Musical tale for viola quartet and narrator

Altists of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Thomas Diebold, narrator
Cerise Rossier, visual animation

Patron

Viola's Power

Saturday

11.10.2025

11h00 - Satigny community hall Geneva

Series for little ears

Viola's Power
Musical tale for viola quartet and narrator

Altists of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Thomas Diebold, narrator
Cerise Rossier, visual animation

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Musical Steppe

Friday

10.10.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R

Series R+

Tugan Sokhiev
conductor Sergey Khachatryan
violin

Lili Boulanger
D'un matin de printemps, for orchestra

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 35

Intermission

Serge Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

^{Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission}

Musical Steppe

Thursday

09.10.2025

20h15 - Théâtre de Beaulieu Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Tugan Sokhiev
conductor Sergey Khachatryan
violin

Lili Boulanger
D'un matin de printemps, for orchestra

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 35

Intermission

Serge Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

^{Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission}

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Musical Steppe

Wednesday

08.10.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Tugan Sokhiev
conductor Sergey Khachatryan
violin

Lili Boulanger
D'un matin de printemps, for orchestra

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 35

Intermission

Serge Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

^{Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission}

Tannhäuser

Saturday

04.10.2025

18h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Mark Elder
conductor

Tannhäuser
Opera by Richard Wagner

Libretto by the composer
Vienna version (1875) / Dresden version (1845)
Premiered on October 19, 1845, at the Royal Court Theatre in Dresden and on March 13, 1861, at the Le Peletier Opera in Paris

New production
Co-production with the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Sung in German with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 4h10 with two intermissions*

CAST
Musical Director Mark Elder
Stage Director Michael Thalheimer
Scenographer Henrik Ahr
Costumes Designer Barbara Drosihn
Lighting Designer Stefan Bolliger
Dramaturgy Maximilian Enderle
Choir Director Mark Biggins

Tannhäuser Daniel Johansson (September 21, 26, October 1, 4) | Samuel Sakker (September 23, 28)
Elisabeth Jennifer Davis
Venus Victoria Karkacheva
Herrmann, Landgraf von Thüringen Franz-Josef Selig
Wolfram von Eschenbach Stéphane Degout
Walther von der Vogelweide Julien Henric
Biterolf Mark Kurmanbayev
Heinrich der Schreiber Jason Bridges
Reinmar von Zweter Raphaël Hardmeyer
Ein junger Hirt Charlotte Bozzi
Vier Edelknaben Lorraine Butty, Louna Simon, Roxane Macaudière, Anna Manzoni

Grand Théâtre de Genève Chorus
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

The Kid

Thursday

25.09.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Non-subscription concert

Philippe Béran
conductor

Charlie Chaplin
The Kid

^{Approximately 1h00 (no intermission}⁾

Charlie Chaplin™ © Bubbles Incorporated SA
The Kid © Roy Export S.A.S
Music from the Kid © Roy Export Company Ltd. et Bourne Co.

Tannhäuser

Sunday

21.09.2025

17h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Mark Elder
conductor

Tannhäuser
Opera by Richard Wagner

Libretto by the composer
Vienna version (1875) / Dresden version (1845)
Premiered on October 19, 1845, at the Royal Court Theatre in Dresden and on March 13, 1861, at the Le Peletier Opera in Paris

New production
Co-production with the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Sung in German with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 4h10 with two intermissions*

Grand Théâtre de Genève Chorus
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

Beach & Vaughan Williams

Sunday

21.09.2025

11h00 - Conservatoire de musique de Genève Geneva

Series Chamber music

Rosnei Tuon
violin Cristian Zimmerman
violin Verena Schweizer
viola Laurent Issartel
cello Ivy Wong
double basse Ivani Venturieri
piano

Amy Beach
Quintet for piano and strings Op. 67

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Quintet for piano and strings in C minor

Opening concert

Thursday

04.09.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Jonathan Nott
artistic director from 2017 to 2025 Francesco Piemontesi
piano Elçim Özdemir
viola

Kaija Saariaho
Ciel d'hiver, for orchestra

Beat Furrer
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 world premiere
_{Co-commission: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Bayerischer Rundfunk musica viva}

Intermission

Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy, Op.16

^{Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission}

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Opening concert

Wednesday

03.09.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Jonathan Nott
artistic director from 2017 to 2025 Francesco Piemontesi
piano Elçim Özdemir
viola

Kaija Saariaho
Ciel d'hiver, for orchestra

Beat Furrer
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 world premiere
_{Co-commission: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Bayerischer Rundfunk musica viva}

Intermission

Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy, Op.16

^{Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission}

Concert Partner

Great Patron

Patron

Jansen & Viotti

Tuesday

26.08.2025

19h00 - Noda BCVS Sion

Tour

Lorenzo Viotti
conductor Janine Jansen
violin

Andreas Zurbriggen
Minuit en plein ciel bleu, for orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto for violin and orchestra in E minor Op. 64

Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major D. 125

^{No intermission}

Great Patron

Sinatra Under the Stars

Saturday

23.08.2025

21h15 - Genève-Plage Geneva

Festival

Matt Dusk
sings Sinatra OSR Jazz Band
ensemble

Sinatra Under the Stars

Exclusive arrangements by Alexandre Mastrangelo for the OSR

^{Approximately 1h30 without intermission}

Concert Partner

An American in Paris

Friday

22.08.2025

21h15 - Genève-Plage Geneva

Festival

Ernst van Tiel
conductor

An American in Paris (1951)
Vincente Minnelli

Music by Georges Gershwin

^{Approximately 1h55 without intermission}

^{© Film Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.}

Concert Partner

Summer serenade

Thursday

21.08.2025

21h15 - Genève-Plage Geneva

Festival

Giuseppe Mengoli
conductor Alexandra Conunova
violin

Louise Farrenc
Overture No. 1 in E minor, Op. 23

Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra, Op. 28

Franz Waxman
Carmen Fantasy, for violin and orchestra, based on themes from Georges Bizet's opera

Jules Massenet
Thaïs, Meditation for violin and orchestra

Emilie Mayer
Symphony No. 7 in F minor

Concert Partner

Nagoya

Sunday

13.07.2025

15h00 - Aichi Concert Hall Nagoya, Japan

Tour

Jonathan Nott
artistic director from 2017 to 2025 Himari
violin

Claude Debussy
Trois Etudes, for orchestra (orchestration by Michael Jarrell)

Jean Sibelius
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D minor, Op. 47

Intermission

Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring

^{Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission}

With the support of

Tottori

Saturday

12.07.2025

15h00 - Tottori Prefecture Citizens Culture Hall Tottori, Japan

Tour

Jonathan Nott
artistic director from 2017 to 2025 Himari
violin

Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

Jean Sibelius
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D minor, op. 47

Intermission

Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring

^{Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission}

With the support of

Kyoto

Friday

11.07.2025

19h00 - Kyoto Concert Hall Kyoto, Japan

Tour

Jonathan Nott
artistic director from 2017 to 2025 Michiaki Ueno
cello

William Blank
Morphosis

Dimitri Chostakovitch
Concerto for cello and orchestra No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107

Intermission

Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring

^{Approximately 1h45 including a 20-minute intermission}

Friday

27.06.2025

20h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Paolo Carignani
conductor

La Traviata
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave from the play by Alexandre Dumas fils La Dame aux Camélias
First performed in 1853 in Venise
Last time at the Grand Théâtre de Genève 2012-2013

New production

Sung in Italian with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 2h35 with one intermissions

Musical Director, Paolo Carignani
Stage Director, Karin Henkel
Scenographer, Aleksandar Denić
Costumes designer, Teresa Vergho
Dramaturgy, Malte Ubenauf
Choir director, Mark Biggins

Violetta Valéry, Ruzan Mantashyan (14.6, 18,6, 22.6, 26.6) / Jeanine De Bique (15.6, 20.6, 24.6, 27.6)
Violetta Valéry (backing), Martina Russomanno
Alfredo Germont, Enea Scala (14.6, 18,6, 22.6, 26.6) / Julien Behr (15.6, 20.6, 24.6, 27.6)
Giorgio Germont, Luca Micheletti (14.6, 18,6, 22.6, 26.6) / Tassis Christoyannis (15.6, 20.6, 24.6, 27.6)

Gastone de Letorières, Emanuel Tomljenovic
Flora Bervoix, Yuliia Zasimova
Annina, Élise Bédènes
Marchese D’Obigny, Raphaël Hardmeyer
Dottore Grenvil, Mark Kurmanbayev
Barone Douphol, David Ireland

Grand Théâtre de Genève Chorus
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

Fête de la Musique

Saturday

21.06.2025

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Free concert

Jonathan Nott
artistic director from 2017 to 2025

Arthur Honegger
Rugby, symphonic mouvement No. 2

Claude Debussy
Trois Etudes, for orchestra (orchestration by Michael Jarrell)

Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring

Maurice Ravel
Ma mère l’Oye, cinq pièces enfantines pour orchestre, Le Jardin Féerique

^{Approximately 1 hour (without intermission)}

La Traviata

Saturday

14.06.2025

20h00 - Grand Théâtre de Genève Geneva

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Paolo Carignani
conductor

New production

Sung in Italian with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 2h35 with one intermissions

Musical Director, Paolo Carignani
Stage Director, Karin Henkel
Scenographer, Aleksandar Denić
Costumes designer, Teresa Vergho
Dramaturgy, Malte Ubenauf
Choir director, Mark Biggins

Grand Théâtre de Genève Chorus
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Artistic Partner

The Four Seasons

Saturday

14.06.2025

11h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series in family

Lucie Leguay
conductor Bogdan Zvoristeanu
violon Sandra Albukrek
visual design

Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons

Approximately 1 hour (without intermission)

Symphonic!

Thursday

05.06.2025

20h15 - Théâtre de Beaulieu Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Lorenzo Viotti
conductor

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Intermission

Antonín Dvorák
Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70

Approximately 1h30 including a 20-minute intermission

Great Patron

Symphonic!

Wednesday

04.06.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Lorenzo Viotti
conductor

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Intermission

Antonín Dvorák
Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70

Approximately 1h30 including a 20-minute intermission

Solidarity concert

Sunday

01.06.2025

11h00 - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum Geneva

Michel Westphal
clarinet Yumi Kubo
violin Sidonie Bougamont
violin Hubert Geiser
viola Gabriel Esteban
cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 “Dissonance”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

Solidarity concert

Eroica

Sunday

25.05.2025

19h00 - LAC - Lugano Arte e Cultura Lugano

Tour

Daniele Gatti
conductor Christian Tetzlaff
violin

Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 61

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica'

Approximately 2 hours including a 20-minute intermission

Eroica

Thursday

22.05.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Daniele Gatti
conductor Christian Tetzlaff
violin

Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 61

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica'

Approximately 2 hours including a 20-minute intermission

Concert partner

Eroica

Wednesday

21.05.2025

19h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R

Daniele Gatti
conductor Christian Tetzlaff
violin

Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 61

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica'

Approximately 2 hours including a 20-minute intermission

Great Patron

Carte blanche

Sunday

18.05.2025

11h00 - Conservatoire de musique de Genève Geneva

Series Chamber music

Valentine Michaud
saxophone & artist in residence Loïc Schneider
flute Simon Sommerhalder
oboe Dmitry Rasul-Kareyev
clarinet Afonso Venturieri
bassoon Jean-Pierre Berry
horn Ivani Venturieri
piano

Carte blanche to Valentine Michaud, artist in residence

Works by László Dráscóczy, Leoš Janácek, Béla Kovács, Zoltán Kodály, Bohuslav Martinu.

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