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OSR concerts since 1918

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Have a nice trip through OSR's history!

Last concerts

Concert des Amis de l'OSR

Friday

02.07.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Concert des Amis de l'OSR

Charles Dutoit

Igor Stravinsky

Dumbarton Oaks, Concerto in E flat for chamber orchestra

Maurice Ravel

Ma mère l’Oye, Five children's pieces for orchestra 

Igor Stravinsky

Pulcinella, Ballet in one act

Fête de la Musique

Friday

18.06.2021

19h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Free concert

Richard STRAUSS            

An Alpine Symphony, overture for brass and percussion (arr. Alexandre Mastrangelo)          

Gustav HOLST  

The Planets, Mars, for brass and percussion (arr. Ralph Sauer)

Vittorio MONTI

Czardas, for tuba solo and brass (arr. Andrew Duncan)

Leonard BERNSTEIN

West Side Story, suite for brass and percussion (arr. Eric Crees)      

George GERSHWIN        

An American in Paris, suite for brass (arr. Michael Allen)

Giuseppe VERDI              

Aïda, Triumphal March for brass and percussion (arr. Angus Armstrong)

Concert 1:1

Tuesday

15.06.2021

17h00 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle Genève

Free concert

The Museum invites you, during a private concert, on a musical walk through 200 years of natural history!
Discover the exhibition "Trésors" and the 200 precious objects from the collection where you will listen to the concerts here.

Concert 1:1

Tuesday

15.06.2021

10h00 - Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Ville de Genève Genève

Free concert

The Museum of the Fire Brigade of the City of Geneva hosts the OSR's 1:1 concerts amongst its impressive collection of historic vehicles, outfits and equipment.

Concert 1:1

Monday

14.06.2021

14h00 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle Genève

Free concert

The Museum invites you, during a private concert, on a musical walk through 200 years of natural history!
Discover the exhibition "Trésors" and the 200 precious objects from the collection where you will listen to the concerts here.

Concert 1:1

Monday

14.06.2021

10h00 - Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Ville de Genève Genève

The Museum of the Fire Brigade of the City of Geneva hosts the OSR's 1:1 concerts amongst its impressive collection of historic vehicles, outfits and equipment.

An evening with Beethoven (2)

Thursday

10.06.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Non-subscription concert

Myung-Whun Chung
conductor & piano Bogdan Zvoristeanu
violin Léonard Frey-Maibach
cello

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Triple Concerto for violin, cello, and piano in C major, Op. 56

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 ('Eroica')

Remaining tickets for this evenings concert are available by calling the box office on 022 807 00 00.

Since the concert is part of the test led by the canton of Geneva, spectators are required to produce proof of vaccination against or recovery from COVID-19, or a negative COVID test. The box office will advise you on the details.

Types of tests accepted : 

  • PCR : laboratory analysis for SARS-CoV-2 conducted maximum 72 hours before the concert (i.e. after 7 June 2021 at 8pm).
    Antigénique (rapid test) : rapid analysis for SARS-CoV-2 conducted by a pharmacy or health professional a maximum of 24 heures before the concert (i.e. after 9 June 2021 at 8pm) (for persons below 65 years of age only).
    Selftests are not accepted. 
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People aged under 16 are not required to present a certificate of vacinnation, immunity or test. They are requested to upload a proof of age as part of the purchase process.

An evening with Beethoven

Wednesday

09.06.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Non-subscription concert

Myung-Whun Chung
conductor and piano Bogdan Zvoristeanu
violin Léonard Frey-Maibach
cello

Ludwig van Beethoven

Triple Concerto for violin, cello, and piano in C major, Op. 56

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 ('Eroica')

Remaining tickets for this evenings concert are available by calling the box office on 022 807 00 00.

Since the concert is part of the test led by the canton of Geneva, spectators are required to produce proof of vaccination against or recovery from COVID-19, or a negative COVID test. The box office will advise you on the details.

Types of tests accepted : 

  • PCR : laboratory analysis for SARS-CoV-2 conducted maximum 72 hours before the concert (i.e. after 6 June 2021 at 8pm).
    Antigénique (rapid test) : rapid analysis for SARS-CoV-2 conducted by a pharmacy or health professional a maximum of 24 heures before the concert (i.e. after 8 June 2021 at 8pm) (for persons below 65 years of age only).
    Selftests are not accepted. 


When choosing this option, you will need to sign and upload the attached document (only available in French), certifying your intent to provide a test the evening of the concert : 

certification of intent

People aged under 16 are not required to present a certificate of vacinnation, immunity or test. They are requested to upload a proof of age as part of the purchase process.

Great Patron

Concert 1:1

Monday

07.06.2021

14h00 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle Genève

Free concert

The Museum invites you, during a private concert, on a musical walk through 200 years of natural history!
Discover the exhibition "Trésors" and the 200 precious objects from the collection where you will listen to the concerts here.

Concert 1:1

Thursday

03.06.2021

10h00 - Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Ville de Genève Genève

Free concert

The Museum of the Fire Brigade of the City of Geneva hosts the OSR's 1:1 concerts amongst its impressive collection of historic vehicles, outfits and equipment.

Concert 1:1

Tuesday

01.06.2021

10h00 - Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Ville de Genève Genève

The Museum of the Fire Brigade of the City of Geneva hosts the OSR's 1:1 concerts amongst its impressive collection of historic vehicles, outfits and equipment.

Concert 1:1

Monday

31.05.2021

14h00 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle Genève

The Museum invites you, during a private concert, on a musical walk through 200 years of natural history!
Discover the exhibition "Trésors" and the 200 precious objects from the collection where you will listen to the concerts here.

Concert 1:1

Thursday

27.05.2021

10h00 - Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Ville de Genève Genève

Free concert

The Museum of the Fire Brigade of the City of Geneva hosts the OSR's 1:1 concerts amongst its impressive collection of historic vehicles, outfits and equipment.

Concert 1:1

Tuesday

25.05.2021

17h00 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle Genève

Free concert

The Museum invites you, during a private concert, on a musical walk through 200 years of natural history!
Discover the exhibition "Trésors" and the 200 precious objects from the collection where you will listen to the concerts here.

Music for strings

Thursday

20.05.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Christoph Eschenbach

Richard Strauss

Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski

Serenade for string in C Major op. 48

Music for strings

Wednesday

19.05.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Streaming

Series O

Christoph Eschenbach

Richard Strauss

Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski

Serenade for string in C Major op. 48

Grand Mécène

VENGEROV VISITS GENEVA

Tuesday

11.05.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Non-subscription concert

Juanjo Mena
direction Maxim Vengerov
violon

Johannes Brahms

Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op. 77

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74, 'Pathétique'

Partenaire de Prestige

CONCERT FOR THE VILLE DE GENEVE

Sunday

09.05.2021

17h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Juanjo Mena
direction Inmo Yang
violon

Niccolo Paganini

Concerto for violin and orchestra No 2 in B minor op. 7, called "La Campanella".

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski

Symphony No. 6 in B minor op. 74, called "Pathetic"

CONCERT DES AMIS DE L'OSR

Friday

07.05.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Concert des Amis de l'OSR

Charles Dutoit
Martha Argerich

SAMUEL BARBER

Adagio for strings

SERGE PROKOFIEV

Concerto for piano and orchestra N° 3 in C major op. 26

MAURICE RAVEL

Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), five children's pieces for orchestra

IGOR STRAVINSKI

L'Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), second suite for orchestra (1919)

Mécène

Exhibition: Cité de la Musique

Saturday

24.04.2021

10h00 - Parc des Bastions Geneva

Free concert

Rosnei Tuon
Violin Stéphane Guiocheau
Violin Marco Nirta
Viola Laurent Issartel
Cello
Trumpet Laurent Fabre
Agnès Chopin
Andrea Bandini
Ross Knight
Tuba

A surprise programme for string quartet and wind quintet

Exhibition: Cité de la Musique

Friday

23.04.2021

17h00 - Parc des Bastions Geneva

Free concert

Rosnei Tuon
Violin Stéphane Guiocheau
Violin Marco Nirta
Viola Laurent Issartel
Cello
Trumpet Laurent Fabre
Agnès Chopin
Andrea Bandini
Ross Knight
Tuba

A surprise programme for string quartet and wind quintet

Exhibition: Cité de la Musique

Thursday

22.04.2021

17h00 - Parc des Bastions Geneva

Free concert

Rosnei Tuon
Violin Stéphane Guiocheau
Violin Marco Nirta
Viola Laurent Issartel
Cello
Trumpet Laurent Fabre
Agnès Chopin
Andrea Bandini
Ross Knight
Tuba

A surprise programme for string quartet and wind quintet

TRAGEDY WITHOUT WORDS

Wednesday

21.04.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R

Jonathan Nott
Direction Kit Armstrong
Piano

joseph haydn

Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Hob. VIIe: 1

gustav mahler

Blumine, mouvement symphonique

ludwig van beethoven

Romance N°2 in F major for Violin op.50

claude debussy

Rhapsodie pour Clarinette et Orchestre en si bémol majeur

FRANZ LISZT 

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat major S. 124  

Sponsor

Mécène

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Sunday

18.04.2021

11h00 - Bâtiment des Forces Motrices Geneva

musique sur rhône

Linda Bärlund
Violon Claire Dassesse
Violon Frédéric Kirch
Alto Olivier Morel
Violoncelle Diana Ketler
Piano

ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD

Much ado about nothing, four pieces for violin and piano op. 11

GUSTAV MAHLER

Piano quartet in A minor

ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD

Piano quintet op. 15

Concert 1:1

Friday

16.04.2021

19h00 - Mandarin Oriental, Geneva Geneva

Free concert

One musician playing for just one spectator - a unique experience!

A NEW WORLD

Thursday

15.04.2021

20h15 - Salle Métropole Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Krzysztof Urbanski
Direction Sol Gabetta
Violoncelle

WITOLD LUTOSłAWSKI

Concerto for cello and orchestra

ANTONÍN DVORÁK 

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, 'From the New World'

Grand Mécène

A NEW WORLD

Wednesday

14.04.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Krzysztof Urbanski
Direction Sol Gabetta
Violoncelle

WITOLD LUTOSłAWSKI

Concerto for cello and orchestra

ANTONÍN DVORÁK 

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, 'From the New World'

Concert 1:1

Tuesday

06.04.2021

19h00 - Mandarin Oriental, Geneva Geneva

Free concert

One musician playing for just one spectator - a unique experience!

Concert 1:1

Thursday

18.03.2021

15h00 - Rooftop 42 Genève

Free concert

Un musicien jouant pour un spectateur - une expérience unique !
Un musicien de l’OSR interprète une œuvre pendant 10 minutes sans dire un mot. Le reste est une surprise!

Concert 1:1

Wednesday

17.03.2021

15h00 - Rooftop 42 Genève

Free concert

Un musicien jouant pour un spectateur - une expérience unique !
Un musicien de l’OSR interprète une œuvre pendant 10 minutes sans dire un mot. Le reste est une surprise!

Concert 1:1

Tuesday

16.03.2021

15h00 - Rooftop 42 Genève

Free concert

Un musicien jouant pour un spectateur - une expérience unique !
Un musicien de l’OSR interprète une œuvre pendant 10 minutes sans dire un mot. Le reste est une surprise!

RUSSIAN MAGIC

Friday

12.03.2021

12h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Lunchtime concerts

Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Direction

IGOR STRAVINSKI

The Firebird, ballet (1910)

CAPUÇON PLAYS STRAVINSKY

Thursday

11.03.2021

20h15 - Salle Métropole Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Direction Renaud Capuçon
Violon

CARL NIELSEN

Helios, overture op. 17

IGOR STRAVINSKI

Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major 

The Firebird, ballet (1910) 

MASTERS OF SYMPHONY

Thursday

11.03.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Orchestre Heinz Holliger
Direction Matthew McDonald
Contrebasse

JOSEPH HAYDN

Symphony No. 70 in D major

PETER EÖTVÖS

Aurora, for double bass solo, string orchestra and accordion (co-commissioned by Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Tongyeong International Music Festival) (Swiss première)

FRANZ SCHUBERT 

Symphony No. 9 in C major D. 944, known as 'La Grande'

CAPUÇON PLAYS STRAVINSKY

Wednesday

10.03.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Direction Renaud Capuçon
Violon

CARL NIELSEN

Helios, overture op. 17

IGOR STRAVINSKI

Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major 

The Firebird, ballet (1910) 

FILM CONCERT: THE KID

Saturday

06.03.2021

11h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series in family

Philippe Béran
Direction & Présentation

CHARLIE CHAPLIN 

Film concert - The Kid

Mécène

2-3-5 : BEETHOVEN!

Sunday

28.02.2021

11h00 - Bâtiment des Forces Motrices Geneva

musique sur rhône

Francesco Piemontesi
Piano Nora Cismondi
Hautbois Dmitry Rasul-Kareyev
Clarinette Afonso Venturieri
Basson Jean-Pierre Berry
Cor

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 

Duo for clarinet and basoon N°1 in C major WoO. 27

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon in C major op. 87

Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major op. 16

100% MOZART

Thursday

18.02.2021

20h15 - Salle Métropole Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Leonidas Kavakos
Direction David Fray
Piano

WOLGANG AMADEUS MOZART 

La clemenza di Tito, overture KV 621

Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183

Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major, K. 504

100% MOZART

Wednesday

17.02.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R+

Leonidas Kavakos
Direction David Fray
Piano

WOLGANG AMADEUS MOZART 

La clemenza di Tito, overture KV 621

Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183

Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major, K. 504

EVERLASTING LOVE

Thursday

11.02.2021

12h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Lunchtime concerts

Leonardo García Alarcón
Direction Joélle Harvey
Soprano

GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL

Delirio amoroso, cantate

BAROQUISSIMO

Wednesday

10.02.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Leonardo García Alarcón
Direction Joélle Harvey
Soprano

GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL 

Delirio amoroso, cantata for soprano and orchestra HWV 99

Water Music, three suites HWV 348-350

CHRONICLES OF WATER

Thursday

04.02.2021

20h15 - Salle Métropole Lausanne

Series Lausanne

Kazuki Yamada
Direction Bertrand Chamayou
Piano

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Trois Etudes, for orchestra (orchestrated by Michael Jarrell)

MICHAEL JARRELL 

Reflections, for piano and orchestra (Swiss premiere)

MAURICE RAVEL 

Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra

CLAUDE DEBUSSY 

La Mer, three symphonic sketches for orchestra

Partenaire de Prestige

Grand Mécène

CHRONICLES OF WATER

Wednesday

03.02.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Kazuki Yamada
Direction Bertrand Chamayou
Piano

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Trois Etudes, for orchestra (orchestrated by Michael Jarrell)

MICHAEL JARRELL 

Reflections, for piano and orchestra (Swiss premiere)

MAURICE RAVEL 

Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra

CLAUDE DEBUSSY 

La Mer, three symphonic sketches for orchestra

Grand Mécène

TALES OF RUSSIA

Friday

29.01.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series R

Manfred Honeck
Direction Francesco Piemontesi
Piano

ANTONÍN DVORÁK 

Rusalka Fantasy, suite from the opera op. 114 (arrangement Manfred Honeck and Tomáš Ille)

SERGEÏ RACHMANINOFF 

Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43

PIOTR ILYITCH TCHAÏKOVSKI 

Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64

THE MYSTERY

Wednesday

27.01.2021

19h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series in family+

Manfred Honeck
Direction Marie Ernst
Présentation

PIOTR ILYITCH TCHAÏKOVSKI 

Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64

SUNDAY WITH THE LOW BRASS

Sunday

24.01.2021

11h00 - Bâtiment des Forces Motrices Geneva

musique sur rhône

Matteo de Luca
Trombone Alexandre Faure
Trombone Vincent Métrailler
Trombone Andrea Bandini
Trombone Laurent Fouqueray
Bass Trombone Ross Knight
Tuba Michael Tschamper
Percussion

CARTE BLANCHE TO THE LOW BRASS SECTION OF THE OSR

SYMPHONIC POETRY

Thursday

21.01.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series S

Jonathan Nott
Yvonne Naef

GYÖRGY LIGETI 

Poème Symphonique for 100 metronomes

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 

Komm süsser Tod (orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski)

GUSTAV MAHLER

Kindertotenlieder, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

Mécène

THE OCL PLAYS PIAZZOLLA

Thursday

14.01.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Series O

Julian Rachlin
Conductor & Violin Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

ASTOR PIAZOLLA 

The four seasons of Buenos Aires (arrangement for string orchestra and solo violin)

SERGE PROKOFIEV

Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25, 'Classical'

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Symphony No. 41 in C major KV 551, 'Jupiter'

Concert de l'An des Amis

Wednesday

13.01.2021

20h00 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Stefan Blunier
direction Yoav Levanon
piano

George Gershwin

An evening of American Music featuring Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for jazz band

Mécène

Partenaire

Partenaire

BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY

Wednesday

23.12.2020

12h30 - Victoria Hall Geneva

Lunchtime concerts

George Daugherty
Direction & Création David Ka Lik Wong
Création

FILM CONCERT : 
Warner Bros. present
BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY

 

George Daugherty, conductor & creator
David Ka Lik Wong, creator