Sunday 20 December, 17:00

Violonissimo & Camerata Contrepoint — Vivaldi & Mozart

Booking Required

Led by the young artists of Violonissimo alongside professional players of Camerata Contrepoint, this gala program juxtaposes virtuosic solo writing and luminous ensemble textures. Soloists Nathaniel Shapiro (violin) and Barry Shapiro (viola) feature in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, while a vivid reading of Vivaldi’s Winter contrasts with festive orchestral melodies. The evening balances youthful energy and seasoned refinement, with crisp articulation, radiant strings and moments of intimate lyricism, transporting listeners into baroque brilliance.

In French.

Rue du Général-DUFOUR 14,
1204 Genève

Photo Credit: Gustavo martin

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Photo Credit: Gustavo martin

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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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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Tuesday 27 October, 19:30

As We Are — Joséphine / Bantu

Performances

Concorde

Choreographed and performed by Germaine Acogny and Gregory Maqoma, this evening pairs a powerful solo invocation of Joséphine Baker with Bantu, a response piece created with artists from Vuyani Dance Theatre and the École des Sables. The program interrogates memory, exile and inherited identity through raw physicality, layered gestures and stark theatrical lighting. Intimate and wide-ranging, the two works converse on reappropriation and resilience, shifting between solo intensity and communal choreography.

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Tuesday 27 October, 20:30

Bill Frisell Trio — 75th Birthday Celebration

Performances

Alhambra

Veteran guitarist and composer Bill Frisell leads his trio with Luke Bergman (bass) and Tim Angulo (drums) in a program that surveys his forty-plus-year musical language. Rooted in jazz yet drawing on folk, blues, country and experimental rock, the trio balances lyrical melody and open improvisation. Frisell’s delicate phrasing and the ensemble’s spontaneous interplay create intimate, dreamlike moments and sudden, uncanny detours. The performance highlights recent material from Frisell’s latest recordings while privileging listening, space and subtle dynamics.

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Tuesday 27 October, 19:00

Suffocation (EU Tour)

Performances

PTR

Formed in 1988 on Long Island, Suffocation helped define brutal death metal with relentless riffs, complex rhythms and guttural vocals. On this tour they share the bill with Ingested, Undeath and Eternal, creating a night of extreme heaviness and technical ferocity. Expect densely layered compositions, crushing breakdowns and high-energy performances that emphasise precision and intensity. The programme highlights both legacy material and newer, uncompromising tracks that showcase the genre’s raw power.

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27 – 31 October

Menace Chorale

Performances

La Comédie de Genève

Directed by Gabriel Sparti, Menace Chorale follows an amateur town choir drawn into a tightening ideological mechanism under a charismatic new conductor. The piece uses vocal textures and staged rehearsals to contrast luminous harmonies with the unsettling meanings behind their repertoire, sketching a miniature society where desire, ambition and collective pressure calcify into authoritarian dynamics. Through subtle disruptions, layered readings and meticulous sound and lighting textures, the production feels at once funny, eerie and incisively political.

In French.

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