Julien Sigalas and Étienne Champollion deliver an intimate acoustic tribute to Jacques Brel, exploring classics from ‘Le Plat pays’ to ‘Ne me quitte pas’. Their pared-back arrangements foreground raw vocal intensity, lyrical nuance and moments of gentle humour, tracing the emotional arc of Brel’s songwriting. The duo balances power and tenderness, offering poetic interpretations that honour the songs’ theatrical roots while inviting close listening and shared emotion.
In French.
Returning for its twentieth edition, Les Aubes brings softness and poetry to Geneva mornings. At dawn, intimate musical encounters offer delicate soundscapes that stir the senses, favouring close listening and subtle atmospheres. The programme highlights a variety of acoustic and experimental projects, from solo performances to chamber ensembles, each designed to awaken the city with refined timbres and attentive pacing. A gentle celebration of morning listening and communal presence.
Projet Wipeout presents a live improvisational concert that unfolds as an exploratory sound journey. The group improvises with layered textures, shifting dynamics and raw timbres, while a paired tasting concept introduces flavours and aromas that converse with the music. Minimal lighting and sculpted sound design create intimate atmospheres, encouraging close listening and bodily attention. The performance balances playful unpredictability and meditative focus, moving audiences through dense sonic landscapes and spontaneous moments of clarity.
In French.
Curated by the Summer Concerts Association and its artistic committee, this series offers an hour of chamber music that ranges from intimate solo recitals to richly textured ensemble programmes. Repertoire spans classical chamber works with thoughtful programming that highlights timbre, phrasing and quiet dynamic arcs. The performances favour close listening and meditative atmospheres, where delicate sonorities and careful lighting shape intimate moments and gradual emotional transitions, inviting reflection and a sense of calm.
Created and performed by Marie‑Aude Guignard, L’Art¿ is an expansive outdoor performance that reclaims Geneva’s public space through large-format posters. Using words contributed by 213 local children, the site-specific installation intervenes day and night, transforming streets and official walls into a city-sized poetic playground. The work blends visual audacity with collective voice, offering ephemeral, sensory encounters that disrupt the routines of urban life.
In French.
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.
Ta Ka Dim is an intercultural musical project that connects the spiritual depth of Hindustani classical music with the expressive intensity of flamenco guitar. Vocalist She Rose (Namrata), trained in the ancient Dhrupad tradition, shapes sound through breath, resonance and sustained tone. Sound engineer and guitarist Yann Sauvin contributes flamenco nuance and real-time sonic sculpting. The programme unfolds through improvisation and close dialogue, creating a meditative, luminous atmosphere that bridges ritual, travel and oral transmission.
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