Monday 26 October, 12:00

Prayers — Monday Lunchtimes

Free

Curated by cellist Ophélie Gaillard with coordination by Pauline Boulanger, Prayers gathers HEM teachers and students alongside pre-college pupils in a reflective chamber-music programme. As an homage to Pablo Casals, the programme juxtaposes lyrical cello lines with contemporary textures by Glass, Reich, Mellits and others, creating shifting atmospheres from intimate stillness to propulsive momentum. Collaboration with CMG, CPMDT and Studio Kodály foregrounds pedagogical exchange and a shared sense of ritual and resonance.

2,
rue du Général Dufour

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

Monday 26 October, 19:30

Ara Malikian – Intruso

Performances

Victoria Hall

Ara Malikian leads his ensemble in Intruso, a virtuosic programme where Bach and Mozart converse with jazz, flamenco, klezmer and Cuban rhythms. Malikian’s fiery violin anchors improvisatory exchanges alongside Iván “Melón” Lewis (piano), Dayan Abad (guitar), Iván Ruiz Machado (bass, double bass) and Pico Millán (drums). The arrangements blur classical precision and street-born spontaneity, shifting between intimate, lyrical passages and raucous, dance-infused eruptions to create a cinematic, emotionally charged sonic journey.

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Monday 26 October, 20:00

Picture This — Parked Car Conversations

Performances

Alhambra

Picture This, led by singer-songwriter Ryan Hennessy, presents songs from their fourth album Parked Car Conversations. The band blends bright pop-rock with indie and folk-pop hues, pairing catchy guitars and anthemic choruses with Hennessy’s warm, expressive vocal delivery. Tracks such as “Song to Myself” and “Leftover Love” reveal a new emotional depth, balancing immediacy and introspection. Live arrangements favor melodic hooks and enveloping dynamics, creating an intimate yet celebratory atmosphere that invites attentive listening.

In English.

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22 September – 29 November

La Demande en mariage et l’ours

Performances

Théâtre de Carouge

Two short plays by Anton Chekhov staged by Tibor Ockenfels and Flavie Tapparel, presented as compact dramatic machines where romantic comedy masks escalating confrontations between desire, affection and material interest. Performances rely on precise physical timing, terse exchanges and a lean, playful design to reveal the simmering violence behind courtship rituals. The three actors — Estelle Bridet, Matteo Prandi and Raphaël Vachoux — inhabit heightened character types that shift between farce and darker comic truth, creating a sharply observed, kinetic evening.

In French.

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1 – 31 October

JazzContreBand 2026

Performances

Multiple locations

JazzContreBand celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new creation led by trumpeter Erik Truffaz. Franco‑Swiss musicians join forces with the Orchestre des Alpes et du Léman in Side by Side, a programme that blends classical writing, jazz phrasing and open-ended improvisation. The project explores textural contrasts, orchestral colours and solo interplay, shifting from intimate chamber passages to wide, cinematic swells. Expect nuanced dynamics, luminous timbres and collaborative dialogue across genres.

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Monday 26 October, 20:00

PrePro Evening: LEÏLA | OSCAR

Performances

Le Chaudron – EMA

Coordinated by Stan Breynaert, this evening presents two PrePro projects by eMa students, revealing diverse musical worlds and personal artistic visions. Young artists stage intimate, exploratory performances shaped by individual approaches, while external experts offer attentive feedback that feeds the creative process. The program emphasizes experimentation, ensemble interplay and refined sonic textures, inviting listeners into fragile, evolving soundscapes and the formative moments of artists at the threshold of professional life.

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Tuesday 27 October, 20:30

Bill Frisell Trio feat. Luke Bergman & Tim Angulo

Performances

Alhambra

Led by guitarist and composer Bill Frisell, this trio with Luke Bergman and Tim Angulo blends contemporary jazz, experimental rock and American roots—folk, blues and country—into a lyrical, exploratory sound. Frisell’s melodic experimentation and wind-like guitar phrasing meet Bergman’s harmonic insight and Angulo’s mysterious textures, creating intimate interplay and unexpected turns. The programme draws on Frisell’s recent album In My Dreams, offering spacious improvisation, warm nuance and a sense of discovery that balances craft with surprise.

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Prayers — Monday Lunchtimes