Saturday 2 May, 19:00

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Cellist-composer Séverine Ballon shapes her work through collaborative encounters, letting meaning emerge from shared time and exchange. Ensemble Vide presents a new orchestration of Siffler, rêver, a modular score for an orchestra of young musicians that anchors the programme. Performed with Orchestre Juventutti and students from Geneva conservatories and music schools, the evening blends Ballon’s chamber textures, open forms and attentive interplay into a luminous, immersive experience for performers and listeners.

The project is organised by Ensemble Vide, an interdisciplinary platform for contemporary music and artistic research.

Rue des Noirettes 32
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