Four singers weave vibrant polyphonies supported by percussive footwork and hand rhythms. La Mòssa draws on vocal traditions from Italy, Réunion, Spain, Occitania, Sweden and Venezuela to build a contemporary choral tapestry. Their creations give voice to memory, freedom and urgent narratives of the present, combining rhythmic drive and intimate storytelling. The result is a fervent, immersive vocal performance that explores social and emotional landscapes through layered harmonies and dynamic energy.

HENGE deliver a space-rock spectacle that blends rave energy and progressive-rock textures. Since arriving seven years ago the band has earned acclaim — two albums, extensive touring and a Best Live Act award — and their performances feel at once exuberant and slightly uncanny. Propulsive rhythms, swirling textures and playful theatricality create an immersive, joyous atmosphere that oscillates between subversion and warmth, broadcasting a message of hope that leaves audiences amused and exhilarated.

Geneva-born drummer and composer Arthur Hnatek, recipient of the Swiss Music Prize 2022, presents Adrift as an audiovisual performance created with Berlin-based visual artist 2ms. The work probes the boundaries between electronic music, improvisation and contemporary rhythmic research, pairing acoustic drumming with shimmering electronic textures. Projected imagery and responsive sound design unfold in layered, evolving dialogues that move from sparse, intimate moments to dense, rhythmic surges, shaping a cinematic, immersive atmosphere.

Steve Reich’s landmark Music for 18 Musicians unfolds a shifting sonic landscape built from repeating motifs and cascading harmonies. Performed by Eklekto, Geneva’s contemporary percussion collective, together with Ensemble Contrechamps, the work balances meticulous rhythmic drive with luminous textures. The concert offers an immersive, hypnotic sound experience where pulse and harmony weave in constant transformation, highlighting both the piece’s minimal architecture and its emotional breadth.

Brooklyn-born poet and musician Aja Monet weaves spoken word and jazz-inflected song into a charged, intimate performance. Her voice combines surreal imagery, precise diction and raw emotional clarity, supported by subtle electronic textures and live instrumentalists. Collaborations with leading jazz and soul figures inform a multidisciplinary approach that blends improvisation, rhythmic poetics and melodic hooks. The staging favors close, cinematic lighting and spacious soundscapes, inviting listeners into a communal, urgent evening of reflection and fierce tenderness.

In English.

Under the baton of Gábor Takács‑Nagy, the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève sets two operatic worlds in vivid dialogue. Mozart’s theatre of love — mapped through arias from Così fan tutte sung by a cast of six — meets the smouldering energy of Bizet’s Carmen as refracted in Rodion Shchedrin’s orchestral suite. The programme balances intimate vocal exchanges and orchestral colour, with attention to phrasing, texture and dramatic contrast, producing moments of irony, desire and incandescent passion.