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

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

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

Opus Nicolet
2026-01-17 | Grosser Saal, Musik-Akademie Basel, Leonhardsstrasse 6, Basel, 4009
On January 26, 2026, the Swiss flautist Aurèle Nicolet would have turned one hundred years old.
We are dedicating an evening concert and an afternoon of masterclasses to this outstanding flautist and teacher. Internationally renowned musicians, friends, and former students will perform a program of works dedicated to him or to which he had a particularly close musical connection.
7:30 p.m. – Concert, Great Hall, Music Academy BaselA tribute to Aurèle Nicolet on her 100th birthday
Works by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), Jean Binet (1893–1960), Heinz Holliger (born 1939), Edison Denissov (1929–1996), Elliott Carter (1908–2012), Jörg Widmann (born 1973), Robert Suter (1919–2008), Philippe Racine (born 1958) (World Premiere)
Performers :Swiss Chamber SoloistsHeinz Holliger, oboeEmmanuel Pahud, fluteFelix Renggli, fluteElizaveta Ivanova, fluteNolwenn Bargin, piccoloJürg Dähler, violaDaniel Haefliger, celloAntonino Riolo, PianoMatthias Würsch, Glass Harmonica
Program of the day :10:30 “Aurèle Nicolet – Artist Engagé”Lecture with historical recordings, presented by Denis Verroust
13:30 Masterclass (Renate Greiss) – free admission14:45 Masterclass (Emmanuel Pahud) – free admission17:00 Lecture – Concert: Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) Sonatina for Flute and Piano(Susanne Gärtner, flute; Cordula Hacke, piano) – separate ticketing
