:
La Dépendance
Route du Grand-Lancy 8, 1212 Lancy

With Maison Rousseau et Littérature (MRL)

La Dépendance
Route du Grand-Lancy 8, 1212 Lancy

Les feuilletons de 
la mythologie grecque

Les feuilletons de la mythologie grecque

 (Creation)
for ensemble Close-Up
Commission Contrechamps

Ville de Genève
Fête de la Musique de Genève


Ensemble Close-Up

(Creation)
for instrumental ensemble 
and electronics
Co-commission Ircam-Centre Pompidou,
Archipel and Contrechamps

 (Creation)
for instrumental ensemble 
and electronics

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
Susanne Peters, flute
Laurent Bruttin, clarinet
Antoine Françoise, piano
Simon Aeschimann, guitar
Maximilian Haft, violin
Hans Egidi, viola
Martina Brodbeck, cello

Yann Brécy, electronics Ircam
Augustin Muller, electronics Ircam
Luca Bagnoli, sound diffusion Ircam

ManiFeste Festival
Ircam-Centre Pompidou
Projection room, Paris (FR)

1 Place Igor Stravinsky, 
75004 Paris, France

Paris

Contrechamps will present a playlist 
inspired by birdsong at a secret location 
at the Comédie de Genève...

Enfin dimanche !

3x musical tour 3x between 18h, 20h and 22h
Last musical tour 23h45 - 00h

La Nuit des musées au Musée Ariana

Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH), Geneva

Jeudi au MAH

(1-2 mouvements)
(1993-1995)
for ensemble


(open instrumentation)
Score in the form of a “video game”

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS :
Susanne Peters, flute
Laurent Bruttin, clarinet
Thierry Debons, percussion
Antoine Françoise, piano
Maximilian Haft, violin
Hans Egidi, viola
Martina Brodbeck, cello

Sydney

Canberra International Music Festival (AU)

Snow Concert Hall
Canberra Grammar School

40 Monaro Cres, Red Hill
ACT, 2603, Australia

Canberra

Canberra Academy /
First Nations Composers


 (arr. Bernard Hughes)
Jean-Philippe Rameau, 

National Film and Sound Archive – Arc Cinema

His Excellency Mr. Stavros Venizelos
Eugene Ughetti, artistic director 

Serge Vuille, artistic director Ensemble Contrechamps


9 Turrana St, Yarralumla
ACT, 2600, Australia

FRUSZINA SZUROMI
FLORIAN HELGATH
choir preparation

CHOIR MEMBERS AND SOLOISTS 
FROM HEM VOCAL DEPARTMENT

Coro

MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE

Hanson Dyer Hall (313), 
The Ian Potter Southbank Centre (880)

Melbourne

 
(Creation) 
for instrumental ensemble 
and electronics
Co-commission Ircam-Centre Pompidou,
Archipel and Contrechamps

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
Susanne Peters, flute
Laurent Bruttin, clarinet
Antoine Françoise, piano
Simon Aeschimann, guitar
Maximilian Haft, violin
Hans Egidi, viola
Martina Brodbeck, cello
Matthieu Baumann, lighting management

Yann Brecy, electronics Ircam
Luca Bagnoli, sound diffusion Ircam

Festival Archipel
Salle communale de Plainpalais, Geneva

VORTEX TEMPORUM
Gérard Grisey and Zeynep Toraman

Vortex Temporum

Labos de recherche

Tales by Eugène Ionesco and 
music by Georges Aperghis

Cont'onC

Rendez-vous at the Salle des Assemblées 
du Palais de Nations (ONU)
Entrance: Porte de Pregny
14 avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva

The show begins at the UN,
followed by a journey/intermission to
continue at the Comédie de Genève.

 (2021)
Libretto by Stéphane Ghislain Roussel
Based on the European Convention
on Human Rights
Swiss premiere

2nd PART
PERFORMANCES AT THE
COMÉDIE DE GENÈVE

L’EMPEREUR D’ATLANTIS
OU LE REFUS DE LA MORT
- DER KAISER VON ATLANTIS ODER 
DIE TOD-VERWEIGERUNG 

(1943)
Libretto by Viktor Ullmann and Peter Kien

STÉPHANE GHISLAIN ROUSSEL
concept and staging

 musicians:
EMMA LANDARRABILCO
ANDREAS MADER
MAX MAUSEN

UN, Geneva (first part)
Palais des Nations, Salle des Assemblées
14 avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva

Comédie de Genève (second partie)
Esplanade Alice-Bailly 1, 
1207 Geneva

L'EMPEREUR D'ATLANTIS
Viktor Ullmann and Eugene Birman

L’Empereur d’Atlantis 

2020, commissioned by Zwerm)
for electric guitar quartet


(2025, commissioned by Contrechamps)
for instrumental ensemble
Orchestration by Simon AESCHIMANN

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
Marie Mercier, bass clarinet
Antoine Françoise, keyboards
Susanne Peters, flute
Maruta Staravoitava, flute
Emilie Brisedou, flute
Charles Pierron, horn
Serge Bonvalot, tuba
Simon Aeschimann, guitar 
Stéphane Ausburger, guitar 
Christelle Sery, guitar
Marino Pliakas, guitar
Noëlle Reymond, double bass
Maxime Le Saux, sound engineer

Subsònic Festival
L’Auditori, Barcelona (ES)

Carrer de Lepant, 150, L'Eixample, 
08013 Barcelona, Spain

Barcelone

 
(US creation)
for instrumental ensemble and video

Centre de création musicale (Valenciennes)

- 3D model — Simon Senn
- Audiovisual programming — Oudom Southammavong, Daniel Zea
- Composition — Daniel Zea
- Commissioned by Ensemble Contrechamps, in partnership with Art Zoyd Studios
- Computer music production — Oudom Southammavong

 (Canadian creation)
for instrumental ensemble 
and video


(Percussions quartet)
Noam Bierstone
Ben Reimer
Alexander Haupt
Alessandro Valiante

Le Vivier - Carrefour des musique nouvelles

CALQ Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

AS/COA New York | Americas Society/Council of the Americas

New York

 
(Canadian creation)
for instrumental ensemble and video

155 Walnut Ave, Toronto,
ON M6J 3W3, Canada

Toronto


(Canadian creation)
for instrumental ensemble,
video and electronic

’Semaine du Neuf’ Festival
Édifice Wilder, Montréal (CA)

336 Rue Mayor, Montréal, 
QC H3A 2H7, Canada

Montréal

’Semaine du Neuf’ Festival 
McGill University, Montréal (CA)

845 Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, 
QC H3A 0G4, Canada

 (Canadian creation)
for instrumental ensemble and video

37 Rhainds, Chicoutimi, 
QC G7G 2H3, Canada

Chicoutimi

(3’55)
songs for choir and 
instrumental ensemble


extract, short version (15')
songs for choir and 
instrumental ensemble

 (4’)
songs for choir and 
instrumental ensemble

 (~ 4')
for instrumental ensemble and orchestra 

CHŒUR EN FUSION
Aeschimann, Mozart and Schubert

Chœur en Fusion

(Creation) (10')
for ensemble, fixed tape and video

(Swiss creation) for ensemble 
instrumental, video and electronic

(40')
for instrumental ensemble, 
video and facial tracking

Co-commissioned by Ensemble Contrechamps and 


- 3D model: Simon Senn
- Audiovisual programming: Oudom Southammavong, Daniel Zea
- Composition and performance: Daniel Zea
- Computer music production: Oudom Southammavong

 (Creation) (12')
for instrumental ensemble
and video

(Creation) (45')
for turntables and chamber ensemble

FMAC (Collection d’art contemporain 
de la Ville de Genève)

Émilien Leroy, ALIAGA, 2018, vidéo, 16’01’’

Mariam Rezaei, composer and turntables
Ewa Jacobsson, composer and electronic
Hilde Marie Holsen, composer and trumpet
Daniel Zea, composer, electronic and performance
Delphine Depres, composer and performance
Florencia Novoa de Ferari, composer and performance
Guillermo de la Jara, 

 video
Jérôme Noetinger, composer and magnetic tapes
Christophe Auger, Xavier Quérel, films and projectors 16mm.
Jean-Baptiste Bosshard, sound engineer
Benjamin Ducrot, sound engineer
Christophe Egea, sound engineer
Ladislav Agabekov, sound engineer
Matthieu Baumann, lighting and set design 
Yvonne Harder, reception area design
Sara Goodmann, culinary proposal

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
Susanne Peters, flute
Laurent Bruttin, clarinet
Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, saxophone
Charles Pierron, horn
Arthur Escriva, trumpet
Serge Bonvalot, tuba
Thierry Debons, percussion
Antoine Françoise, piano
Anne Bassand, harp
Simon Aeschimann, guitar
Maximilian Haft, violin
Hans Egidi, viola
Martina Brodbeck, cello
Noëlle Reymond, double bass

– DRINKS BAR, POPCORN AND HOTDOGS AVAILABLE 
THROUGHOUT THE EVENT –

Haute école de musique de Genève – HEM

Auditorium Ansermet and eMa spaces, Geneva
Centre des Musiques Actuelles

NUIT KINO-SONIQUE
Daniel Zea, Mariam Rezaei & co.

Nuit kino-sonique

CONTRECHAMPS FAIT LE GRAND ÉCART #2
Discovery concert
[SOLD-OUT]

Contrechamps fait le grand écart #2

Happy holidays
and a happy new year 2026!

Bonnes fêtes

Take part in our survey
Win an invitation!

Sondage

- From 6:30 p.m., free mulled wine and soup
- 7:30 p.m., concert

 (1944, unpublished)
for instrumental ensemble



in 1 prologue and 3 tableaux
Text by Fred Marchal and Jean Nello

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
& HEM STUDENTS
Susanne Peters, flute
Néhémie Manca, flute
Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, saxophone
Yui Terada, saxophone
Arthur Escriva, trumpet
Aimeric Van Iseghem, trombone
Thierry Debons, percussion
Valentin Ardaillon, percussion
Antoine Françoise, piano
Alejandro Corona Aguilar, celesta
Maximilian Haft, violin
Ombeline Long, violin
Julien Lapeyre, violin
Elise Lallemand, violin
Hans Egidi, viola
Saray Ruiz Pulido, viola
Martina Brodbeck, cello
Hortense Airault, cello
Roberto Falsaperla, double bass
Matthieu Baumann, light creation
Renaud Millet-Lacombe, sound recording

Auditorium Ansermet – École des 
musiques actuelles, Geneva

LE PORTAIL DE GLACE
Frank Martin and Jonathan Frigeri

Le portail de glace

Apocalypses – Qu’avez-vous vu à Hiroshima ?


- 18:30 : concert
- 19:45 : drinks reception


(1941) for clarinet, violin,
cello and piano

Musée International de la Réforme (MIR)

Musée International de la Réforme (MIR), Geneva

Cr de Saint-Pierre 10, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland

QUATUOR POUR LA FIN DU TEMPS 
Olivier Messiaen

Quatuor pour la fin du temps


Apocalypses – Qu’avez-vous vu à Hiroshima ?


- 18:30 : concert
- 19:45 : drinks reception

QUATUOR POUR LA FIN DU TEMPS
Olivier Messiaen

Quatuor pour la fin du temps 


(New version, 2025)
for instrumental ensemble 
and electronics
UK Premiere

 (2024)
for instrumental ensemble 
and darbouka
UK Premiere

OLGA KOKCHAROVA
composition and electronics

WASSIM HALAL
composition, darbouka
and electronics

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
Susanne Peters, flute
Laurent Bruttin, clarinet
Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, saxophone
Thierry Debons, percussion
Dorian Fretto, percussion
Coco Schwarz, piano
Anne Bassand, harp
Hans Egidi, viola
Martina Brodbeck, cello
Christophe Egea, sound engineer
Maxime Le Saux, sound engineer

HCMF – Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (GB)

CAM1/10, University of Huddersfield,
Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

HUDDERSFIELD
Olga Kokcharova and Wassim Halal

Huddersfield

- Free entry for the concerts
- Registration for workshops is recommended 
by email to 

Discover music through concerts, 
storytelling, hidden sounds and 
lots of other surprises...

Single-string workshop
Benoît Moreau and Noëlle Reymond
Athanor

10:00 - 10:45
11:00 - 11:45
12:00 - 12:45

"Minute-sonore" workshop
Jeanne Larrouturou
From 6-10 years old
Forum

Registration for workshops is recommended 
by email to 

Antoine Françoise, Serge Bonvalot, 
HEM students, Anne Bassand
For all age
Minten

10:00 Performer-composer concert 
10:45 Musical tale
11:30 Performer-composer concert 
12:15 Musical tale

BENOÎT MOREAU AND NOËLLE REYMOND
single-string instruments workshop

A project by Zuhören Schweiz 
and Sylwia Zytynska

ANTOINE FRANÇOISE, SERGE BONVALOT
AND THE HAUTE ÉCOLE DE MUSIQUE
DE GENÈVE STUDENTS AS PART OF THE


Antoine François, piano
Serge Bonvalot, tuba
Elouen Hermand, percussion
Sam Alvarez, saxophone
Ana Parejo, singing and saxophone

JOURNÉE DES FAMILLES
Concerts, storytelling and other surprises

Journée des familles

 (2020) for dancer, 
piano, electric guitar and tuba

Music by Wolfgang 
Amadeus Mozart, 
Antoine Françoise 
and Simon Aeschimann

MAUD BLANDEL
stage direction 
and choreography

MAYA MASSE
choreography, 
interpretation 
and dance

EDOUARD HÜGLI
assistant and 
lighting control

Parallèle – Pratiques artistiques émergentes internationales

Arsenic - Centre d’art scénique contemporain

Centre Bonlieu, 
1 Rue Jean Jaurès, 
74000 Annecy, France

Annecy

Ville de Genève
Loterie Romande
Musée d'Histoire des Sciences

Free admission
Reservations recommended on +41 (0)22 418 50 60

CONTRECHAMPS FAIT LE GRAND ÉCART #1
Discovery concert

Contrechamps fait le grand écart #1

30 performances for
an audience of 16 people
With individual VR 
headsets (provided)

Time slot to be determined
when purchasing a ticket 

Music co-composed by
Valentine Collet and Noëlle Reymond


04.11.2025, 14:00 - 15:00
TALK GDM
EXTENDED REALITIES – 
IMMERSIVE MUSIC: 
RETHINKING THE DIALOGUE 
BETWEEN IMAGE AND SOUND

Part 1 – 14:00 - 14:15
Presentations by
Serge Vuille and
Sachie Kobayashi,
followed by a 
roundtable discussion

GIFF - Geneva International Film Festival


Fondation Leenaards
Centre ARTeM
Loterie Romande

GIFF – Geneva International Film Festival
Temple de Plainpalais, Geneva

3-5 performances per day 
for groups of 16 people

LOCUS SOLUS
Geneva International 
Film Festival

Locus Solus

LOCUS SOLUS
GIFF x Contrechamps
31.10 - 09.11.2025

Ville de Genève
Haute école de musique de Genève
Loterie Romande

Participatory workshops 
and instrument discovery

Conservatoire populaire
L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
Eklekto Percussion
Loterie Romande

COMPOSONS EN MUSIQUE ET EN COULEURS
Discovery concert

Composons en musique et en couleurs

- Concert 19:30
- After stage presentation

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
Susanne Peters, flute
Valentine Collet, oboe
Laurent Bruttin, clarinet
Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, saxophone
Charles Pierron, horn
Arthur Escriva, trumpet
Serge Bonvalot, tuba
Thierry Debons, drum
Antoine Françoise, piano
Anne Bassand, harp
Simon Aeschimann, guitar
Maximilian Haft, violin
Hans Egidi, viola
Martina Brodbeck, cello
Noëlle Reymond, double bass


Université de Genève
Le Courrier
Loterie Romande

Territoires sonores

Installation music theater for
ensemble by 

Based on motifs by Franz Kafka and Hannah Arendt


CONCEPT AND DEVELOPMENT
Katharina Rosenberger – Composition, sound installations
Matthias Rebstock – Mise-en-scène, text
Betina Kuntzsch – Video
Sabine Hilscher – Scenography, costumes
Markus Brunn – Lighting design


PROLOGUE
Katharina Rosenberger – Composition
Azra Ramić , Miao Shuyue Zhao – Improvisation, Bass Clarinets
Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn – 


SOLO
Brian Archinal – improvisation, drums

Katharina Rosenberger – Composition, Installation
Maximilian Haft – Violin
Ingrid Schoenlaub – Violoncello
Noëlle Reymond – Double bass
Catherine Traveletti – Voice
Gwen Kyra – Voice