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Souffle sur la Place Neuve
2025-11-29 - 2025-11-30 | Conservatoire de Musique de Genève – Place Neuve, Pl. de Neuve 5, Genève, 1204, Switzerland
This weekend dedicated to the flute is an event organized in collaboration between the
Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
and the association
Souffle d’ici et d’ailleurs
.
It is aimed at all flute lovers, whether children, adults, beginners, or advanced players. The goal is to create a moment of sharing, discovery, and musical practice in a caring, educational, and artistic setting.
PROGRAM
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Masterclass with Loïc Schneider, principal flute of the OSR

9 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Lipatti Hall – Place Neuve

Urban flute making workshop by Clément Zanni, building a PVC flute

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (duration 45 minutes)

Introduction to the flute supervised by professors from the Geneva Conservatory of Music

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. (for young audiences)

Flute mechanics and flute exhibition by Flautissimo, a specialist flute workshop in Geneva

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Concert by Elisaveta Ivanova, flute and Sanja Bizjak, piano

7 p.m.
Franz Liszt room
F. Schubert, A. Dvorak, R. Schumann

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Orchestral Workshop for Young Flutists supervised by Post Tenebras Flutes

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Afternoon “goûter”

4:00 PM

Concert by the Post Tenebras Flutes Orchestra and Loïc Schneider, soloist

5 p.m.
Franz Liszt room
K. Reinecke, B. Bartók, E. Chabrier
with the participation of participants from the orchestra workshop

Kindermusik - Mozart - L'Encyclopédie
2025-10-21 20:00 - 21:10 (Europe/Zurich) | Conservatoire de Musique de Genève – Place Neuve, Pl. de Neuve 5, Genève, 1204, Switzerland
Free tickets are available to members of the Swiss Flute Society. Send an email to info@swissflute.ch
Ensemble de l’Encyclopédie
Florent Albrecht pianoforte and conductor
For the release of their first CD!

calls, rattles: with the mischievous program offered by the Ensemble de L’Encyclopédie and its founder, pianoforte player Florent Albrecht, Mozart father and son illuminate us with a playful or graceful light. A few days before his son’s birth, Leopold performed his joyful Sleigh Ride, punctuated by bells. The Toy Symphony is no exception, featuring cuckoo, quail, and nightingale sounds. The young Wolfgang would turn this gaiety into joyful bliss in his most serene works, such as the Serenata notturna or Concerto No. 13 of 1783.
Program

Leopold Mozart

Kindersinfonie or Toy Symphony in C major

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade No. 6 “Serenata Notturna” KV 239 D major

Leopold Mozart

Schlittenfahrt or Sleigh Race

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Concerto No. 13 KV 415 C major

Flute Gam(m)es Competition
2025-10-02 - 2025-10-05 | Conservatoire de l’Ouest Vaudois – Nyon, Route de Genève 4, Nyon, 1260, Switzerland
October 2-5, 2025
Conservatoire de l’Ouest Vaudois – Nyon
Under the sign of benevolence, the Flute Gam(m)es competition is open to children of all ages up to 17 years for the junior talent category and up to 20 or 25 years for the other categories. Young flutists present pieces at their level, either as soloists or in chamber music ensembles. A special prize is awarded to children performing their own composition. The jury consists of flutists and professors from the Lake Geneva region, Switzerland, and abroad.
Registration deadline: July 15, 2025 – August 31, subject to availability
Information and registration: Information and registration: on the official website swissflute.ch

L'Atelier F en Fête
2025-06-28 14:00 - 17:00 | L’Atelier F – Gland (VD), Grand' rue 41A, Gland, VD, 1196, Switzerland
Annual celebration of l’Atelier F – Flute center in Gland (VD)
Open Day and End-of-Year Celebration
Location: L’Atelier F courtyard

02h00 p.m. Students Duos
02h15 p.m. Concert of Les Piccolo – Dancing Flutes
2:45 p.m. Musical Reading – ABC of Imaginary Professions – Ensemble Passe-Temps and Marianne Egger, Storyteller
3h30 p.m. Jazz Workshop Concert
4h00 p.m. Concert of les Vents Blancs

Snacks/Aperitifs all afternoon

Flute Trial for Beginners
Pre-Registration for the Start of the School Year
Course Information

Flautastico Concert
2025-06-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Grosser Saal Musik Akademie Basel, Musik Akademie Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Flute Orchestra Flautastico
Program

Lv Beethoven

Symphony 5: Allegro con brio + Scherzo

M Ravel

Alborada del grazioso

J Sibelius

Valse triste

Thank You Concert and Reception
2025-05-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Théâtre de Grand-Champ – Salle des Colonnes, Route de la Serine 1, Gland, 1196, Switzerland
Online Tickets

!! CONCERT SOLD OUT!!
A musical moment to thank the region’s audiences for hosting the event between 2014 and 2024.
This concert is also a thank you to:

To the town of Gland, Nyon Region, and neighboring municipalities for their support during these first 10 years.
all the private partners and the numerous foundations that made this project possible.
and to the many volunteer staff who gave their time, passion, hospitality, and management skills to make the event possible.

For the occasion, Carole Reuge, founder and director of the Golden Flute Classic, will leave her computer and schedule to return to the stage and share, with Sarmad Khoury on piano, a musical hour dedicated to great chamber music works.
Equal in breath and bow
A few musical pieces that place the transverse flute on the same level as the violin, in a play of echoes between the two instruments.
Prokofiev’s Sonata in D major, Op. 94, written in 1943 for flute and piano, is a flagship work in the flute repertoire. But it has also been well-known to violinists since David Oistrakh, a friend of the composer, requested a transcription for his instrument. Captivated by the sonata’s beauty, he convinced Prokofiev to adapt it for violin: a new version was released in 1944, with a few adjustments but without losing any of its original spirit.
César Franck’s Sonata in A major (1886), a must-have for violinists, has had the opposite fate. Although not transcribed by the composer, it was nevertheless enthusiastically adopted by flautists, captivated by its lyrical line and harmonic richness. Today it has fully entered the flute repertoire.
As an interlude, the first movement of Robert Schumann’s Fairy Tales, originally written for viola and piano, also finds new meaning in this flute version. Further proof that some masterpieces can travel from one instrument to another without ever losing their magic.

The concert is followed by a reception for the audience and guests.

PRICES

Full price: CHF 35.-
– 25 years: CHF 15.-

Children: CHF 5.-

General Assembly
2025-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Salle de Paroisse – Gland, Grand' rue - Rue de la Gare, Gland, 1196, Switzerland
Dear members,
We are pleased to invite you to the Ordinary General Meeting of the Swiss Flute Society, which will be held:
📅 Saturday May 3, 2025🕖 at 7h00 p.m.📍 Salle de paroisse, sous le Temple de Gland
The General Meeting is an important moment in our association’s life. It will provide an opportunity to look back on the past year, marked by the 10th edition of the festival and the transition to our new national identity, but also to discuss together the outlook for 2025 and beyond.
Thank you in advance for your participation and commitment. If you are unable to attend, please send your apologies by email to [adresse email de l’association].
We look forward to seeing many of you!
With our warmest regards 🎶
On behalf of the board,Sarah van Cornewal & Matthias EbnerCo-présidents of the association
