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27 june 2025
Friday
19:00 Madeleine Church, Geneva
Rue de la Madeleine 15
LES PAGES DU CENTRE DE MUSIQUE BAROQUE DE VERSAILLES (FRANCE)
SAVEURS D’ITALIE EN FRANCE
Programme:
Saveurs d’Italie en France
Daniel Danielis – Salve mi Jesu
Henri Du Mont – Ô sponse mi
Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Sola vivebat
Jean-Baptiste Lully – Regina Caeli
Jean-Baptiste Lully – Ô dulcissime Domine
Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Ave verum
Henri Du Mont – Ô Gloriosa Domina
Sébastien de Brossard – Seconde leçon des morts
Sébastien de Brossard – Sonate en trio detta la Primagenità
André Campra – Tota pulchra es
Paolo Lorenzani – Salve Regina
Distribution:
Fabien Armengaud, musical director
Stéphan Dudermel, violin
Myriam Cambreling, violin
Haruna Nakaie, organ
Maguelonne Carnus-Gourgues, viola
Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
MAÎTRISE DU CONSERVATOIRE POPULAIRE DE GENÈVE (SWITZERLAND)
Pérotin – Beata viscera
Benjamin Britten – A Ceremony of Carols
Mel Bonis – Regina coeli
Distribution:
Magali Dami et Fruzsina Szuromi, direction
Blandine Pigaglio, harp
28 june 2025
Saturday
Cyclo-musical day
The Léman Bouquet Festival invites participants to a 23 km bike ride with four stops, offering the chance to marvel at the beauty of the region’s countryside. At each stop, in the wonderful villages of Anières, Messery, Excenevex, and Yvoire, riders can enjoy concerts of jazz, of baroque music, symphonic
music, and chamber music.
In addition, gourmet refreshments will be offered at each stop.
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CHAPELLE 10:00 et 10:45
TRIO DE JAZZ
María Toro, flute (Spain)
Daniele di Bonaventura, bandoneon (Italy)
Kornél Mogyoró, percussions (Hungary)
SAINT PIERRE CHURCH 12:30
BAROQUE MUSIC
Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (France)
SAVEURS D’ITALIE EN FRANCE
Programme:
Saveurs d’Italie en France
Daniel Danielis – Salve mi Jesu
Henri Du Mont – Ô sponse mi
Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Sola vivebat
Jean-Baptiste Lully – Regina Caeli
Jean-Baptiste Lully – Ô dulcissime Domine
Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Ave verum
Henri Du Mont – Ô Gloriosa Domina
Sébastien de Brossard – Seconde leçon des morts
Sébastien de Brossard – Sonate en trio detta la Primagenità
André Campra – Tota pulchra es
Paolo Lorenzani – Salve Regina
Distribution:
Fabien Armengaud, musical director
Stéphan Dudermel, violin
Myriam Cambreling, violin
Haruna Nakaie, organ
Maguelonne Carnus-Gourgues, viola
Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
ÉGLISE SAINT-SYMPHORIEN 15:30
CHAMBER MUSIC
Percussion ensemble from the Studio Kodály music school of Geneva (Switzerland)
Béla Bartók – Mikrokosmos no 128 – Stamping dance (vibraphone et marimba)
Béla Bartók – Mikrokosmos no 139 – Merry Andrew (marimba)
Étienne Perruchon – Viniashtô-Mi (marimba et vibraphone)
Astor Piazzolla – Café 1930 (marimba et vibraphone)
Max Marsillo – Tilting at Windmills (2 marimbas)
Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso (arr. Safri Duo) (2 marimbas)
Emmanuel Séjourné – Calienta (marimba et vibraphone)
Adi Morag – Octabones (2 marimbas)
Musiciens :
Elio Liani
Ethan Wainberg
Imola Lilla Páll
Florian Feyer
Sarah Amar
Port des Pêcheurs 19:00
Symphonic music
CASCO Phil (Belgium)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major, K136
Benjamin Haemhouts – Chapel Sunrise
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, op. 40
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin concerto in E-flat major, opus 8 nr. 5 ‘La Tempesta di Mare’
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings, op. 11
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dances No., 3 & 6
Conductor: Benjamin Haemhouts
29 june 2025
Sunday
Closing day
Saint Pancrace Church 15:00
SPLENDEURS CHORALES
Psallite Choir (Hungary)
Heinrich Schütz – Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt
William Byrd – Ave verum
Thomas Morley – I Love, Alas
Heinrich Isaac – Ach Elslein liebes
Jacques Arcadelt – Margot, labourez les vignes
Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Salve puerule
Giuseppe De Marzi – Signore delle cime
Maurice Duruflé – Ubi caritas
Lajos Bárdos – Cantemus!
Lajos Bárdos – Tábortűznél
Lajos Bárdos – Surrexit Christus hodie
Jester Hairston – Elijah Rock
Nils Lindberg – Shall I compare thee
William Henry Smith – Ride The Chariot
Conductor: Márton Tóth
Église Saint-Pancrace 16:00
TRIO DE JAZZ
María Toro, flute (Spain)
Daniele di Bonaventura, bandoneon (Italy)
Kornél Mogyoró, percussions (Hungary)
Salle des Fêtes 19:00
GALA CONCERT
À L'OCCASION DU 25E ANNIVERSAIRE DU STUDIO KODÁLY À GENÈVE
Psallite Choir (Hungary)
Heinrich Schütz – Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt
William Byrd – Ave verum
Thomas Morley – I Love, Alas
Heinrich Isaac – Ach Elslein liebes
Jacques Arcadelt – Margot, labourez les vignes
Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Salve puerule
Giuseppe De Marzi – Signore delle cime
Maurice Duruflé – Ubi caritas
Lajos Bárdos – Cantemus!
Lajos Bárdos – Tábortűznél
Lajos Bárdos – Surrexit Christus hodie
Jester Hairston – Elijah Rock
Nils Lindberg – Shall I compare thee
William Henry Smith – Ride The Chariot
Conductor: Márton Tóth
Orchestre, chorale et solistes de l’école de musique Studio Kodály de Genève (Suisse)
Ferenc Farkas – Anciennes danses hongroises – Ugros – Orchestre du Studio Kodály
Béla Bartók – Danses roumaines (extraits) – Maëva Pétrémont (violon) et Elisa Jenny (piano)
Béla Bartók – Mikrokosmos pour ensemble des percussions – Elio Liani, Ethan Wainberg
Béla Bartók – Pour les enfants (chant – piano solo) – Nóra Gáti, Leah Cabasso, Aurel Köllner, Abigael Hartmeier, Valentina Olvera
Franz Schubert – 1er mouvement de la Sonatine en Sol mineur no 3 op. 137 (violon) – Anastassia Silvares
Johannes Brahms – 1er mouvement de la Sonate en mi mineur pour violoncelle et piano – Auguste Alric
Leó Weiner – Danse du renard (duo de percussions) – Anna et Imola Páll
David Popper – Requiem op. 66 pour 3 violoncelles et piano – Auguste Alric, Émilie Basset, Giacomo Grandi, Roh Fei Tong
Johann Sebastian Bach – Menuet (trombone) – Louis Dubois
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke no 1 et no 3 pour violoncelle et piano – Émilie Basset
Frédéric Chopin – Fantaisie Impromptu op. 66 pour piano – Gabriel Castillo
Étienne Perruchon – Dogora pour chœur et orchestre (La vidjamé, Mié Panosko, Kiatché Tchékania, Viniashtô– Mi)
Musique traditionnelle hongroise – Friss csárdás, Szép asszonynak kurizálok – Mathilde Müller, Barnabás Stuller, Kaori Kuroiwa
Our artists
French music, which flourished across Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, gave rise to successive genres with bold forms, creating a valuable musical heritage: the air de cour, ballet de cour, comédie-ballet, tragédie en musique, opéra-ballet, grand and petit motet, opéra-comique... The names of Rameau, Charpentier, Lully, Bouzignac, Marais, Campra, Mondonville, Dauvergne, and Grétry, among many others, testify to the extraordinary artistic effervescence of this period.
However, this rich musical heritage fell into obscurity after the French Revolution and throughout the 19th century. It was not until the late 20th century that the "Baroque revival" movement emerged in France.
Emblematic of this movement, the CMBV was founded in 1987 by Vincent Berthier de Lioncourt and Philippe Beaussant, uniquely bringing together within the Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs all the expertise necessary for the rediscovery and promotion of French musical heritage from the 17th and 18th centuries. Through its activities in research, training, concert and performance production, educational, artistic, and cultural initiatives, and the availability of its resources, the CMBV remains committed to exploring and shining a light on this forgotten heritage both in France and worldwide.
Les Pages de la Maîtrise du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, a group of about twenty young students aged 7 to 14, undergo an intensive musical curriculum in specialized classes and focus on interpreting French Baroque music under the direction of Fabien Armengaud, musical and educational director of the Maîtrise.
Fabien Armengaud fell in love with the harpsichord at the age of 14. After studying harpsichord and basso continuo at the CRR of Toulouse (with Jan Willem Jansen, Yasuko Bouvard, and Laurence Boulay) and at the CRD of Paris-Saclay (with Michèle Dévérité), he trained under Hervé Niquet in orchestral work and as a vocal coach. With his ensembles, Le Concert Calotin and Ensemble Sébastien de Brossard, he has recorded numerous French Baroque music programs (Louis-Antoine Dornel, Sébastien de Brossard, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault...).
As a continuo player for the Maîtrise du CMBV, he has participated in many of its productions, concerts, and recordings. Holding a D.E. in Early Music, he also studied orchestral conducting with Dominique Rouits and Julien Masmondet (at the École Normale de Musique de Paris). Appointed assistant conductor of the Maîtrise in 2013, he succeeded Olivier Schneebeli in 2021 and now leads Les Pages et les Chantres in new musical projects.
The Maîtrise du Conservatoire populaire de Genève welcomes children and young people aged 5 to 16 who have chosen to make singing the heart of their musical training. Through high-quality work on repertoires ranging from Gregorian chant to contemporary productions, students not only develop their vocal interpretation skills but also discover a vast repertoire and gain practical concert experience.
With an emphasis on diversity, the Maîtrise explores Renaissance polyphony, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music, as well as folk songs and musical theater.
The Maîtrise has performed with numerous ensembles, including the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Orchestre de chambre de Genève, Ensemble Ars Nova, Ensemble Elyma, Cajon Jazz Trio, Orchestre Buissonnier, and FanfareduLoup Orchestra, as well as many regional choirs.
Founded in 1974 by Jean-Louis Rebut, and subsequently led by various conductors including Marga Liskutin and Serge Ilg, the Maîtrise is currently directed by Magali Dami and Fruzsina Szuromi.
Born into a musical family, Fruzsina Szuromi grew up behind the scenes of the Budapest Opera. During her professional studies, she focused on composition and improvisation, trained her voice, and learned basso continuo, harpsichord, and clavichord. She obtained her choral conducting, piano, and Kodály Method specialist degrees between the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and the Haute École de Musique de Genève.
For over ten years, Fruzsina prepared choral projects and trained vocalists at the Haute École de Musique de Genève. She also teaches solfège and piano at various conservatories in Geneva and Lausanne. Today, she performs as a pianist, choir director, or orchestral conductor, whether with her regular ensembles or as a guest for external productions.
At the Conservatoire populaire de Genève, she shares the directorship of the Maîtrise with Magali Dami.
She also studied singing and the cornetto, and for fifteen years participated in numerous concerts, recordings, and tours as a singer and instrumentalist, mainly with the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, but also with various ensembles specializing in early music or contemporary music, such as Cantatio, Ensemble 415, Ensemble vocal Séquence, etc. Ensemble 415,” ‘Ensemble vocal Séquence,’ etc.
Since 2001, she has devoted herself more specifically to teaching, working with young singers from the Maîtrise du Conservatoire populaire de musique, danse et théâtre (Conservatory of Popular Music, Dance, and Theater Choir), whom she prepares for concerts, shows, and operas.
For over a decade, flutist María Toro has been developing a project spanning multiple countries and continents, blending various cultures into her ever-evolving repertoire. Having started flute at the age of eight, she earned her higher diploma in her hometown before refining her craft in Madrid, where she combined jazz with flamenco.In 2010, she embarked on an international journey, joining the Zurich-based flamenco company Flamencos on Route, before moving to New York, where she recorded her first album, A contraluz, a flamenco-jazz fusion featuring Jean-Michel Pilc on piano. During her time in Brazil, she composed and recorded Araras (Jazz Activist, 2018). Upon returning to Spain, she released Fume (Jazz Activist, 2020), while continuing to tour worldwide with her previous albums. María Toro has shared the stage with musicians such as Richard Bona and Jack DeJohnette.
Born in Fermo, Marche (Italy), Daniele di Bonaventura is a composer, arranger, pianist, and bandoneonist. From the beginning of his career, he has been interested in musical improvisation, despite having studied classical music (earning a composition degree at the Luca Marienzo Conservatory in Brescia). At the age of eight, he began studying piano, cello, composition, and orchestral conducting. His collaborations span classical and contemporary music, jazz and tango, world music, theater, film, and dance.
He has performed at major Italian and international festivals, including Rumori Mediterranei (Roccella Jonica) in 1987 and 1988, Jazz & Image at Villa Celimontana in Rome, Ravenna Jazz 2000, Clusone Jazz 2001, Venice Biennale 2001, Sant’Anna Arresi Jazz 2004, Mantua Literature Festival 2004, Cormòns 2005, Chamber Music Festival of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in 2005, Umbria Jazz Winter in 2014, Music Hall Festival and Royal Festival Hall in London, Music Hall in Leeuwarden (Netherlands), 30th Deutsches Jazz Festival in Frankfurt, Berlin Jazz Festival, Festa de la Mercè in Barcelona, Cairo Opera House, Olavsfestdagen in Trondheim (Norway), Berlioz Festival, Jazz in Marciac (France), Jazz at Bran Castle (Romania), as well as performances in Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Slovenia, Moldova, Croatia, Latvia, Albania, Singapore, the United States, and South Africa.
Kornél Mogyoró started playing drums at the age of five, influenced by his brother, and later taught himself music. He made his first public performance at the age of 12 and has been a professional percussionist since he was 20.
Throughout his career, Kornél Mogyoró has performed alongside iconic figures in Hungarian pop, rock, jazz, and world music, including Gábor Presser, Tátrai Band, Bikini, Edda, Nikola Parov, Kolinda, Marton Juhász’s Euro-African Playground, European Mantra, Vojasa, and many more. Internationally, he has collaborated with world-renowned artists and ensembles such as Quincy Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gary Novak, Alfredo Rodriguez, Richard Bona, Gergő Borlai, Tony Lakatos, Dominique Di Piazza, Benjamin Herman, Raynald Colom, Paulo Russo, Vincent Mascart, the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, and Heavy Weather.
With concerts in over 20 countries, Kornél Mogyoró has made a name for himself at some of Europe’s most prestigious jazz, world music, and theater festivals.
Présent dans l’enseignement musical genevois depuis 25 ans, le Studio Kodály met en œuvre la pédagogie de Zoltán Kodály, plaçant la musique au cœur de l’éducation et alliant pratique et jeu pour un apprentissage vivant, ancré dans la diversité culturelle. L’établissement est accrédité par le Département de l’instruction publique, de la culture et du sport et bénéficie du soutien de la République et canton de Genève. Il est soumis annuellement à un contrôle de qualité ArtistiQua. Il est également membre de la Confédération des écoles genevoises de musique (CEGM). L’institution est affiliée à la Société internationale Kodály et est partenaire de l’Institut Kodály de l’Académie de musique Franz-Liszt de Budapest. Le concept Kodály est inscrit par l’Unesco sur la liste du Patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’humanité. Zoltán Kodály met en avant le rôle capital de la musique dans la formation et le développement de la personnalité. Sa conception consiste à placer l’éducation esthétique, en premier lieu la musique, au cœur de l’éducation de l’enfant, et à développer chez lui le plaisir de l’apprentissage. Les éléments de mouvement rythmique de la méthode Kodály sont en lien étroit avec la pédagogie d’Émile Jacques-Dalcroze (1865-1950), professeur du conservatoire de Genève. Chez Kodály, la pratique précède la théorie, l’apprentissage du solfège passe par le jeu, et la formation musicale de base devient source d’épanouissement.
Casco Philharmonic is a dynamic collective that challenges conventional ideas about orchestras. Driven by the artistic vision of Chief Conductor Benjamin Haemhouts, who has led the ensemble since its inception, Casco Philharmonic emerges as a unique player in the Belgian musical landscape. A group of flexible and committed instrumentalists has built a broad repertoire. While classical Western music serves as its core repertoire, Casco Philharmonic intentionally breaks down barriers between genres and readily ventures into avant-garde contemporary music, as well as jazz and pop. In terms of interpretation, Casco Philharmonic is always focused on the future. How to dust off the traditional orchestra? How to renew centuries-old repertoire? What original solutions allow reaching new audiences? With Casco Philharmonic, you will discover music in unprecedented venues, experience concerts with unique ensembles, and savour lesser-known works. Flexible in form, Casco Philharmonic makes no compromises on quality. However varied their projects may be, they always demand the highest artistic standards. The permanent core of the ensemble consists of carefully selected musicians for their artistic and human qualities. The soloists and composers regularly collaborating with Casco Philharmonic are of the same international calibre: the Labèque sisters, Sylvia and Stéphanie Huang, Bryce Dessner, Pieter Wispelwey, Lukáš Vondráček, Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort... With incredible dynamism, each and every one of them always gives their all.
Belgian conductor and composer, Benjamin Haemhouts, began his professional career as a trombonist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. During this period, he conducted several youth orchestras and worked as the assistant conductor to his teacher, Alexander Polyanichko.
As a guest conductor, he has led the National Orchestra of Belgium (Belgium), the Aargau Symphony Orchestra (Switzerland), the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (Belgium), the Bamberger Symphoniker (Germany), the Symphony Orchestra of Guanajuato, and the Chamber Orchestra of Bellas Artes (Mexico).
In 2008, he became the artistic director of the Belgian orchestra CASCO Phil, focusing on innovative programs that blend contemporary and classical music with his own compositions, while commissioning numerous new works.
He passionately contributes to projects for socially-disadvantaged children and is known as a keynote speaker in orchestral workshops for businesses and their leadership teams, making him a pioneer in alternative cultural funding in Belgium.
Since 2019, he has also been the artistic director of the Antwerp Spring Festival, where he invites classical artists, ensembles, dance companies, revolutionary orchestras, as well as key figures from the Belgian pop and rock scene, highlighting the diverse facets of the port city of Antwerp.
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A versatile artistic personality, Benjamin Haemhouts collaborates with opera and dance companies, orchestras, and ensembles while spearheading his own projects as CASCO Phil’s artistic director.
One of the most exciting initiatives in the history of modern music pedagogy was the creation of the Zoltán-Kodály Choir School. The 12-year school was founded by composer and conductor Ferenc Sapszon in 1988, in line with Zoltán Kodály's vision of education.
The School's aim is to shape students' personalities, ensuring the development of both body and mind. Ferenc Sapszon, who was awarded the title of ‘Artist of the Nation’ of Hungary in 2021, has been the school's Artistic Director and Conductor ever since. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Franz Liszt Prize in 1995, the Kossuth Prize in 2015, and the Prima Primissima Prize in 2023.
The school has several choirs, of which the Jubilate Girls' Choir and the Cantate Mixed Choir are Champions of the World Choir Games. The Exsultate Boys' Mixed Choir, which is unique in Hungary, Gaudete Young Children's Choir, and Laudate Children's Choir have also won numerous gold medals and prizes, thus enhancing the international reputation of Hungarian choral culture. The Psallite Choir, a youth choir made up of the school's students, was founded in 2023 by Márton Tóth.
The choirs of the school also have undertaken several concert tours. They have been invited to the United States on several occasions and regularly receive national and international invitations. They sing in Salzburg Cathedral every year and the school has a partnership with the Regensburger Domspatzen.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Hungary, Jubilate Girls' Choir gave a festive concert in the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome in February 2020. With the National Choir, Jubilate Girls' Choir took part in the performance of Carmina Burana, conducted by Japanese conductor Kobayashi Ken-Ichiro in the Palace of Arts on 2 May 2022. In February 2023, the performance of Massenet’s Werther with the National Philharmonic at the Palace of Arts was another tremendous success.
The choirs are also regularly featured in films and theatre productions and have made several CD recordings in recent years.
From 2007 to 2013, he studied liturgical music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, notably under the direction of László Dobszay. His musical orientation has been strongly influenced by Ferenc Sapszon, with whom he has collaborated for over 30 years.
Márton Tóth, baritone singer, is the artistic director of the Gemma Ensemble, as well as conductor of the Exsultate boys' choir. He is also a singing teacher at the Zoltán Kodály Choir School. In 2023, he founded the Psallite Choir, a youth choir made up of students from the school.
Since 2009, he and his boys' choir have regularly taken part in the Carol Service, the Christmas celebration of Budapest's Anglican community.
Márton Tóth was a member of the jury for Radio Maria's choir competition in 2013 and 2016, as well as a member of the international jury in Gorizia in 2018 and Baden in 2024.
QUATUOR CAMBINI-PARIS
Fondé en 2007, le Quatuor Cambini-Paris, un des rares quatuors à cordes à jouer sur instruments d’époque, est apprécié tant pour son interprétation des œuvres reconnues de Joseph Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven ou Mendelssohn que pour sa redécouverte de compositeurs français oubliés tels Jadin, David ou Gouvy.
By choosing the name of Giuseppe Maria Cambini (1746-1825), a violinist and composer of 155 string quartets, the Quatuor Cambini-Paris bears witness to its interest in exploring the stylistic developments of the Classical and Romantic periods.
Le Quatuor Cambini-Paris se produit dans les salles et les festivals les plus renommés en France et à l’international, parmi lesquels on peut citer : la Frick Collection à New-York, la Salle Bourgie à Montréal, le Palazzetto Bru Zane à Venise, les Auditoriums du Musée du Louvre et du Musée d’Orsay à Paris, l’Arsenal de Metz, le Concertgebouw de Bruges, les festivals de Deauville, Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, Newbury ou Saintes.
At the start of the 2016-17 season, the Quatuor Cambini-Paris embarked on the ambitious project of performing all 68 string quartets of Joseph Haydn at the Théâtre de Caen over a period of eight years.
Les enregistrements discographiques du Quatuor Cambini-Paris ont été salués et récompensés par la critique, notamment l’intégrale des quatuors de Charles Gounod (Aparté), les six quatuors de Mozart dédiés à Joseph Haydn (Ambroisie-Naïve), Théodore Gouvy, livre-disque (Palazzetto Bru Zane), Félicien David (Ambroisie-Naïve), Hyacinthe Jadin (Timpani), 200 ans de musique à Versailles (MBF) et les Concertos pour piano et quintette à cordes de Chopin (Aparté).
The quartet’s chamber music partners include such eminent artists as Nicolas Baldeyrou, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Christophe Coin, Jean-François Heisser, David Lively, Judith van Wanroij, or Alain Planès.
