Concert d'ouverture du 80e Concours de Genève
Fri Nov 6, 7:30pm
Opening classical concert
Genève
Listen for the Steinway’s rich tone in the piano duo.
Grab a coffee at the new conservatoire café before the concert.
Arrive early to admire the renovated hall’s architecture.
In the Conservatoire’s intimate hall, the OSR musicians present a Nocturne of women composers—Boulanger, Beach, Bonis, Tailleferre—through trios, septets and solo pieces performed by Sarah Rumer, Jona Venturi and colleagues.
Sunday, April 18, 11:00 AM
Sarah Rumer
Swiss flutist, Zurich-born
Swiss flutist born in 1978, principal flutist of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande since 2004.
Jona Venturi
Italian-born Swiss piccolo, principal piccolo of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Italian-born flutist, principal piccolo of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande since 2021.
Audrey Vigoureux
French-born pianist, faculty of the Haute Ecole de Musique in Geneva
French-born pianist, faculty member at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Geneva, founder of the Festival Les Athénéennes.
Genève
Listen for the Steinway’s rich tone in the piano duo.
Grab a coffee at the new conservatoire café before the concert.
Arrive early to admire the renovated hall’s architecture.
In the Conservatoire’s intimate hall, the OSR musicians present a Nocturne of women composers—Boulanger, Beach, Bonis, Tailleferre—through trios, septets and solo pieces performed by Sarah Rumer, Jona Venturi and colleagues.
Sunday, April 18, 11:00 AM
Sarah Rumer
Swiss flutist, Zurich-born
Swiss flutist born in 1978, principal flutist of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande since 2004.
Jona Venturi
Italian-born Swiss piccolo, principal piccolo of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Italian-born flutist, principal piccolo of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande since 2021.
Audrey Vigoureux
French-born pianist, faculty of the Haute Ecole de Musique in Geneva
French-born pianist, faculty member at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Geneva, founder of the Festival Les Athénéennes.
What are you into?
- Lili Boulanger trio
- Amy Beach septet
- Flute‑piano duo
- Orchestra members
- Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
- Genève