Friday 11 September, 19:00

The World of John Williams — Ensemble BOW

Booking Required

Ensemble BOW presents a programme of John Williams’s most iconic film scores, from Star Wars and Jurassic Park to Schindler’s List and Harry Potter. The musicians conjure cinematic textures with vivid orchestral colour, dynamic brass fanfares and intimate string passages. Arrangements highlight rhythmic drive and lyrical solos, while the ensemble’s clarity and energy recreate the emotional arcs of the original soundtracks. This evening celebrates Williams’s enduring knack for melodic storytelling and transports listeners into familiar film worlds.

Salle Centrale de la Madeleine,
Rue de la Madeleine 10, 1204 Geneva

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Photo Credit: RED EVENTS & Distribution Ltd.

13 July – 16 August

Les Aubes 2026

Performances

Bains des Pâquis

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.

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15 – 26 July

Faire Hamlet !

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Directed by Valeria Bertolotto, Faire Hamlet! stages a company wrestling with performance and truth as rehearsals of Shakespeare’s prince unravel private tensions. Pierre Banderet, Dylan Poletti and an intergenerational ensemble confront doubt, jealousy and shifting identities while Angèle Colas provides artistic collaboration. Sound by Fred Jarabo, scenography by Fanny Courvoisier, lights by Alessandra Domingues and costumes by Eléonore Cassaigneau shape an intimate, unstable world where fiction bleeds into life.

In French.

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Tuesday 21 July, 20:00

Hermione Quartet Concert

Performances

Salle Trocmé

Led by four young players, the Hermione Quartet presents a programme juxtaposing Haydn’s Op.20 No.4 and Mendelssohn’s Op.44 No.3, exploring classical clarity and romantic lyricism. The performers favour sparkling ensemble, precise articulation and buoyant energy, delivering music with youthful vivacity and refined interplay. Subtle shaping and dynamic contrasts reveal emotional depth beneath virtuosic textures. The musicians also offer listening supplements to guide newcomers, creating an intimate and engaging sonic experience.

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22 July – 16 August

The Wheel of Fortune

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Two unexpected deities arrive by bicycle, guided by a capricious GPS, carrying a very serious object: the Wheel of Fortune. They need the audience—especially children—to spin the wheel and together invent a story about a child to whom nothing seems to go right. Misfortunes pile up, luck sticks to the sneakers and solutions must be imagined. A participatory musical tale where chance and imagination shape a different story each time.

In French. Kids ages 5 and up.

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Wednesday 22 July, 21:00

Ghetto Kumbé

Performances

Scène Ella Fitzgerald

From Bogotá, Ghetto Kumbé are a trio of singer‑shamans and virtuoso percussionists who fuse electro‑Caribbean beats, techno, house and Afro‑Colombian and West African rhythms into a ritual of dance and trance. Their mesmerising grooves shift between chant and propulsive percussion, creating a physical, communal atmosphere that channels collective vibration and festive resistance. Live, the trio prioritises deep rhythmic immersion and political urgency, inviting bodies into a cathartic, transformative sound experience.

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2 – 23 July

Caustic Sunsets

Performances

La Canopée

Caustic Sunsets is an intense, intimate performance exploring heat, decay and late-day tension through layered sound and stark visual choreography. Sparse staging and abrasive sonic textures create a slow-burning atmosphere where silence and sudden crescendos converse. The work focuses on physicality, shadow and the poetics of decline, inviting the audience into a concentrated sensory experience that lingers beyond the lights.

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The World of John Williams — Ensemble BOW