The Orchestre des Nations celebrates its 15th anniversary with a performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, featuring pianist Matei Varga under the baton of Antoine Marguier.
The Orchestre des Nations celebrates its 15th anniversary with a performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, featuring pianist Matei Varga under the baton of Antoine Marguier.
Leonardo García Alarcón and his Cappella Mediterranea, in collaboration with the GTG Ballet, present the opera-dance Castor & Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Rarely performed in its 1737 version, the work delves into themes of brotherly love and sacrifice amidst a war between two peoples. The show features renowned baroque artists, including performances by Reinoud van Mechelen and Andreas Wolf. Dance is woven into the core of the dramaturgy, highlighting the emotional and musical depth of Rameau’s composition.
In French, with English subtitles.
Performed by Françoise Courvoisier (voice), pianist and composer Moncef Genoud, and saxophonist Valentin Conus, this project sets Henri Michaux’s poems against a sensual jazz soundscape. Genoud’s original compositions and borrowed motifs intertwine with Courvoisier’s vocal phrasing and Conus’s supple saxophone, leaving space for improvisation. The piece explores memory, fragility and shifting ground through fragmented text and elastic musical lines, creating an intimate, dreamlike atmosphere where language and music open doors to the imagination.
In French.
Ensemble BOW’s string quartet reimagines Vivaldi’s Four Seasons through Max Richter’s contemporary lens. The four soloists alternate between Vivaldi’s vivid baroque textures and Richter’s cinematic, ambient reconstructions, creating a dialogue across centuries. Sparse, resonant phrasings and close ensemble interplay expose echoes of memory and seasonality, while dynamic shifts and refined tonal colour invite immersive listening. The programme blurs tradition and modernity, balancing structural clarity with atmospheric, cinematic sonorities.
La Keloke is an immersive Latin music night conceived by Rytm that blends urban Latin sounds—reggaeton, Latin trap and dembow—with traditional rhythms such as salsa, bachata and merengue. Expect a warm, dance-focused atmosphere where DJs and live percussion create continuous grooves tailored for social dancing. The programming favors rhythmic interplay and communal energy, with moments of call-and-response and high-energy floorwork. A festive sharing menu will be available on site.
Led by percussionist and vocalist Kahil El’Zabar, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble blends jazz improvisation with African ritual traditions. Rooted in El’Zabar’s AACM legacy, the quartet navigates trance-like grooves, call-and-response phrasing and open, exploratory solos. Trumpeter Corey Wilkes, baritone saxophonist Alex Harding and cellist Ishmael Ali respond with textural depth, while El’Zabar’s drums and percussion anchor a meditative, spiritual energy that unfolds across dynamic improvisations, conjuring both intimacy and communal intensity.
An original text by Virginie Despentes is brought to life by a dancer, an actor, a percussionist, and a singer. This performance delves into contemporary themes of anger, violence, and disillusionment with a fiery clarity, dark humor, and a desperate tenderness, urging for a revolution of compassion.
In French.
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