Amants à mi-temps explores the rhythms of contemporary relationships through intimate theatrical language. A compact cast shifts perspectives with precise staging, subtle movement and a keen sense of timing. The piece balances tenderness and irony, employing spare scenic touches and atmospheric lighting to expose the quiet negotiations and small compromises of love. The result is both poignant and wry, rendered with close attention to rhythm and tone.
In French.
Presented in partnership with the Institut National Genevois, this closing concert brings together prizewinners of the Geneva Competition: violist Brian Isaacs and the Quatuor Elmire. The programme centres on Beethoven’s Quintet alongside two contrasting works, offering intimate chamber music textures. The performers favour clarity of line and heated interplay, shaping a narrative of tenderness and tension. Lighting and staging are understated, focusing attention on timbral richness and communicative ensemble playing to create a luminous, emotionally precise evening.
Part of a recurring midday series, this intimate chamber performance by Ocg explores resonant dialogues and subtle dynamics across a concise programme. The musicians shape transparent textures and close collective listening, moving between lyrical lines and crisp articulations. Emphasis is placed on refined timbral contrasts, attentive pacing and a clear dramaturgy of sound that invites reflection. The experience is succinct yet intense, favouring detail, nuance and a contemplative atmosphere.
Assembled at the initiative of Vincent Ruiz and Nicolas Masson, this newly formed quartet offers an open, democratic interpretation of recent compositions by Nicolas Masson. The project blends composed material and responsive improvisation, allowing structures to emerge and be shaped in real time. The ensemble—Nicolas Masson (saxophone), Théo Duboule (guitar), Vincent Ruiz (double bass) and Nathan Vandenbulcke (drums)—explores textural interplay, collective listening and the elasticity of form in contemporary chamber jazz.
Four performers embody testimonies from different generations in Sept, situated at the crossroads of dance and film. Between intimate confidences and tender tableaux, the piece examines how age shapes us and stages a delicate exploration of what growing older means, revealing a shared humanity. The staging shifts between projected images and live bodies, weaving visual and physical layers to create an experience that is both poetic and unsettling.
Presented in collaboration with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Concours de Genève, this cycle highlights emerging composers and conductors in a series of high-level performances. Candidates present new works and conduct symphonic programmes, forging a direct dialogue with the orchestra and showcasing contemporary compositional voices alongside established repertoire. The events emphasize craft, mentorship and concentrated insight into compositional technique and conducting interpretation.
Gli Angeli Genève performs a programme of sacred cantatas and motets by Johann Sebastian Bach and Andreas Hammerschmidt. The concert features Bach’s BWV 66, BWV 154 and BWV 168 alongside Hammerschmidt motets, delivered by choir and soloists with period-informed interpretation and transparent instrumental support. The evening explores spiritual contrasts—intense emotion, luminous choruses and expressive arias—presented with refined phrasing and historical sensitivity.
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