Sunday 26 April, 16:00

Maquis Dekalé #17 — Pamela Badjogo

Booking Required

Led by Gabonese singer Pamela Badjogo, this concert blends ancestral Bakaningui song with contemporary highlife and afrobeat. Featuring guest Pat Thomas and arrangements by Kwame Yeboah, the performance mixes Bwiti, Pygmy and Mandingue sonorities with modern grooves, creating a layered sonic tapestry. Badjogo’s voice guides an intimate, introspective journey through personal dramas, triumphs and the daily challenges of contemporary African women, while celebrating cultural roots. The atmosphere shifts between reflective moments and buoyant rhythms, where hope, love and resilience resonate.

Place de l'Ile 1,
1204 Genève

Photo Credit: Alex Pointet

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Photo Credit: Alex Pointet

Sunday 26 April, 18:00

The Bremen Town Musicians

Performances

Studio Agostini

Based on the Brothers Grimm, this musical tale blends chamber music and theatrical storytelling for audiences from seven to 107. Composer Franz Tishhauser’s score for flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and piano interweaves with a single actor’s narration and gestures, creating a playful yet poignant sound world. The ensemble’s timbral dialogues shift between bright folk-like motifs and shadowed harmonies, crafting intimate moments of wonder and gentle suspense that invite shared imagination.

In French.

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Sunday 26 April, 11:00

Fanny Mendelssohn

Performances

Conservatoire de Musique de Genève

The OSR showcases the works of Fanny Mendelssohn as part of the 2025-26 Chamber Music Series at the Geneva Conservatory of Music. Musicians Sidonie Bougamont, Claire Dassesse, Luca Casciato, and Léonard Frey-Maibach will perform her String Quartet in E-flat major, Piano Quartet in A-flat major, and Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11. Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, as talented as her brother, composed despite the biases of her time. Her compositions reveal a vibrant personality and boldness, suggesting the remarkable potential she could have realized.

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Sunday 26 April, 17:00

Trio la Versoix

Performances

Les Caves Versoix

Presented by the Association des Concerts des dimanches, Trio la Versoix brings together William Michel, Juliette Giovacchini and Gabrielle Richardson Vasques. Hailing from different corners of the world, the three string players met on the shores of Lake Geneva, their collaboration mirroring the Versoix river’s flow: a dialogue of fluidity and exchange. The programme juxtaposes Smetana’s Trio in G minor with Paul Schoenfield’s Café Music, weaving Romantic density and contemporary wit into an intimate chamber experience.

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Sunday 26 April, 17:00

Coro by Lucian Berio

Performances

Victoria Hall

The Sunday Concerts at Victoria Hall feature “Coro” by Lucian Berio, performed by the students of the HEM, the Ensemble Contrechamps, and the Zürcher Sing-Akademie choir under the baton of Emilio Pomarico. This monumental work for 40 voices and orchestra redefines the orchestral setup and serves as both a political and musical manifesto, weaving together folk songs and poetic texts.

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21 April – 10 May

Ivanov

Performances

Théâtre de Carouge

Chekhov’s Ivanov follows Nikolai Ivanov, a middling Russian landowner crushed by debt and by the slow decline of his wife, Anna Petrovna, who is dying of tuberculosis. Across four acts, his inertia curdles into melancholy and self-destruction, swinging between biting comedy and harrowing despair. Written in a ten-day burst in 1887, when Chekhov was only twenty-seven, the play crackles with youthful urgency as tragedy and humor intertwine.

Director–actor Jean-François Sivadier infuses this new staging with his distinctive theatrical energy, pairing veteran performers with fresh faces to reignite the play’s original heat. Echoing Gustav Mahler’s dictum that “tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire,” the production seeks to keep Chekhov’s raw, combustible spirit blazing on today’s stage.

In French. Ages 16 and up.

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23 March – 8 November

Balades Théâtralisées – From One Shore to the Other

Outdoor Performances

Centre-Ville

Balades Théâtralisées invites audiences on an outdoor theatrical promenade that uncovers hidden city histories through staged scenes in natural settings. The troupe blends guided narration with short dramatic tableaux, favouring emotional resonance over strict historical reenactment. Soundscapes and simple lighting sculpt nocturnal and intimate atmospheres, while performers shift between storytelling and embodiment. The route alternates between the company’s traditional itinerary and a new underground-themed walk, creating a layered experience of memory, surprise and communal discovery.

In French.

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Maquis Dekalé #17 — Pamela Badjogo