Victoria Hall is a prominent concert hall housed in a majestic neoclassical building. This historic venue is celebrated for its exceptional acoustics, making it a favored destination for music enthusiasts. While occasionally featuring other musical genres, Victoria Hall remains predominantly dedicated to the world of classical music.
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.
Led by conductor Anthony Fournier, the Geneva Symphony Orchestra accompanies pianist Lan Anh Nguyen in a programme that juxtaposes Grieg’s passionate Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, with Brahms’s monumental Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68. The evening charts a journey from intimate lyricism to thunderous orchestral climaxes, highlighting delicate solo passages, dense Romantic textures and dramatic dynamic contrasts. Listeners are drawn into a vivid sound world where clarity of phrasing meets muscular orchestral power.
Le Motet de Genève marks its centenary with a concert devoted to Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco in concert performance under the direction of Romain Mayor. The choir presents a dramatic and sonorous reading of Verdi’s score, emphasising choral grandeur and theatrical intensity. The production focuses on vocal colour, ensemble cohesion and a faithful yet expressive interpretation that highlights the work’s historical and emotional resonance.
Conducted by Romain Mayor, this programme offers a musical journey through excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco. The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande steps out of the pit to present its lyrical expertise on stage, supporting the powerful choir Le Motet de Genève and delivering majestic soprano arias. Maria José Siri brings intense vocal presence, highlighting the drama and emotional breadth of Verdi’s score in a concentrated, theatrical arrangement.
Andris Nelsons conducts the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in a programme pairing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with Brahms’s Symphony No. 1. Soloist Gautier Capuçon shapes Dvořák’s lyrical lines with warmed, sonorous phrasing while the orchestra provides broad, shimmering support. Nelsons’s precise pacing and the ensemble’s rich string textures move from intimate lyricism to sweeping Romantic drama. Subtle orchestral colours highlight tensions and release, drawing listeners into a concentrated, emotionally charged musical journey.
ClassiCosy brings together six Geneva-based artists — Charlotte Bozzi (soprano), Jean‑Paul Pruna (piano), Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Marie‑Barbara Berlaud (viola), Thomas Ravez (cello) and Yann Dubost (double bass) — to perform Schubert’s Die Forelle and the A‑major Quintet D.667 (‘Trout’). The programme balances luminous lyricism and chamber intimacy, with warm ensemble textures and evocative colours that invite shared reflection and conviviality. Preceded by a short ‘Parlons musique’ mediation, the concert is offered as a relaxed, accessible outing.
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