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The Sound Factory

Narrated in English

Saturday

15.11.2025

15:30 — Auditorium de l'Institut Florimont, Genève

Série pour petites oreilles
Jeune public

Mécène

Programme

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.

The music

Melodia, a young girl full of curiosity, discovers an intriguing invention dreamt up by her grandfather, a slightly eccentric scientist. 
This mysterious machine is said to be capable of producing sounds... but how does it work?
Accompanied by a string quintet, Melodia embarks on a musical adventure to discover the secrets of this astonishing sound factory.

OSR Live

Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 9

Jonathan Nott

conductor

Recorded on 06 March 2024 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

Wolfgang A. Mozart - Gustav Mahler

Concerto for two pianos - Symphony No. 1

Daniel Harding

conductor

Martha Argerich

piano

Maria João Pires

piano

Recorded on 16 December 2021 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

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