Festival Overview

Our festival celebrates three categories of talented musicians:

Youngsters 

(10-15 years)Promising young talents, including refugee students, from the conservatories of Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, Zurich, Basel, and the Menuhin Academy, sharing their joy of life and passion for music.

Assemblage

Outstanding students from Swiss higher music institutions and international competition winners performing alongside renowned professors in exceptional ensembles.

Stars of Music

Rising classical music stars at the dawn of their international careers, captivating audiences with their artistry.

2025 Program
May - August > Concerts in the Vineyards

Sunday, August 31
Salle du Manoir, Cologny

4 PM

Concert «Youngsters»
Works by J. S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, R. Schumann, E. Ysaÿe, P. I. Tchaïkovski.

Concert in collaboration with the Cultural Center of « Le Manoir » in Cologny and the domaine de la Vigne Blanche (Sarah Meylan). Solo piano, violin-piano duo, piano-violin-cello trio with vocals.

Darii Krasylych (piano), Mathilde Walter (violin), Théo Junod (cello), Eugenie Provorova (vocals), Gulian Farmanfarmaian (piano).

A musical stroll through the vineyards is planned.

5 PM

Concert «Assemblage»
Works by E. Grieg, R. Schubert, A. Webern et A. Dvořák.

Menuhin Academy String quartet.

Rodion Synchyshyn (violin), Theodor Kaskiv (violin), Vladyslav Osadchyi (viola), Szymon Szopa (cello).

A musical stroll through the vineyards is planned.

6 PM

Vin tasting from Domaine de la Vigne Blanche (Sarah Meylan).

2025 Program
13-15 November > Concerts in Geneva

Thursday, November 13
Théâtre Les Salons, Geneva

7:30 PM

Concert «Youngsters»
Works by W. A. Mozart, F. Chopin, C. Saint-Saëns, H. Wianawski.

Young talents need to perform to learn and grow. They will play in duos,
trios, quartets, and quintets. Our youngest talents, winners of international competitions and students from the conservatories of Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, and Zurich, will share their joy of life and passion with us.

Students from the conservatories of Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, the Zakhar Bron School in Zurich, and the Menuhin Academy (IMMA), including Emma Muto (piano), and the string quartet «Marmottes Atomiques», will be performing.

A reception and meet-and-greet with the artists will follow, featuring local delicacies.

Friday, November 14
Théâtre Les Salons, Geneva

7:30 PM

Featuring wind ensemble, strings and piano.

Maxime Trechsel (piano), Samuel Niederhauser (cello), Andrei Ryazantsev (clarinet), Sofia de Salis (flute), Donatien Bachmann (bassoon), Michael Leibundgut (bass), Olga Papikian (soprano).

Post-concert reception with local wine tasting.

Program

Théâtre Les Salons – “Assemblage” (Wind Instruments)

  1. Mikhail Glinka – Trio Pathétique in D minor
  • Donatien Bachmann (bassoon)
  • Ekaterina Bonyushkina (piano)
  • Damien Bachmann (clarinet)
  1. Mikhail Volchok – Meine Seele, deux chants pour basse et piano, chant pour soprano et piano, chant pour basse, soprano et piano
  • Olga Papikian (soprano)
  • Maxime Trechsel (piano)
  • Michael Leibundgut (bass)
  1. Wolfgang A. Mozart – Adagio & Rondo KV 617
  • Maxime Trechsel (piano)
  • Sofia de Salis (flute)
  • Aleksandra Kindic (oboe)
  • Lida Chen (viola)
  • Samuel Niederhauser (cello)

— Intermission —

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven – Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, Op. 16
  • Ekaterina Bonyushkina (piano)
  • Lili Nayrolles (horn)
  • Andrei Ryazantsev (clarinet)
  • Donatien Bachmann (bassoon)
  • Aleksandra Kindic (oboe)

Saturday, November 15
Conservatoire de Musique, Geneva : Salle Franz Liszt

7:30 PM

Young soloists accompanied by the orchestra of young musicians from the Menuhin Academy Soloists, under the direction of Oleg Kaskiv.

Swiss composer Andrea Scartazzini honors us with a special arrangement of Lieder for soprano and chamber ensemble, created especially for Les Primeurs Musicales.

Program
  1. Antonio Vivaldi – Winter, from The Four Seasons, for violin and orchestra
  • Diana Adamyan (violin)
  1. Amilcare Ponchielli – Il Convegno, duo for two clarinets and string orchestra
  • Andrei Ryazantsev (clarinet)
  • Damien Bachmann (clarinet)
  1. Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21: First movement
  • Maxime Trechsel (piano)

— Intermission —

  1. Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1: First movement
  • Samuel Niederhauser (cello)$
  1. Oleg Kaskiv – Camille Saint-Saëns “La Havanaise" op. 83
  1. Andrea Scartazzini – Lieder
  • Vera Hiltbrunner (soprano)
  • Andrea Scartazzini (composer)