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The Apollon Ensemble, established by Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos in 2022, consists of a group of award-winning musicians from Greece. The ensemble has gained attention for its performances, including a successful debut at the Golden Hall in Vienna. They have been featured in various concerts, showcasing works such as Bach’s violin concertos.
The musicians of this ensemble are : Noé Inoui (violin), Alexandros Sakarellos (violin), Ilias Livieratos (viola), Timotheos Petrin (cello), Michalis Semsis (bass), Iason Marmaras (harpsichord).
The OnDream Ensemble, founded in 2014, is a special programme which brings together scholarship students of the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation majoring in classical music. It aims to strengthen and cultivate the artistic talents and capabilities of these students through various opportunities including special programs by top musicians such as music camps, masterclasses, as well as performance activities such as OnDream concerts and OnDream chamber music series.
Sooeon Kim violin
Seohyeon Park violin
Keumnam Kim viola
A-Hyeon Choi cello
Junha Moon double bass
Soomin Ahn clarinet
Sunyul Choi horn
Jisoo Park trombone
Hyungyu Ji piano
Yunsun Shin piano
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Hyunmi Kim violin
Jaechang Sung trumpet
Trio Concept was formed in 2013 from the meeting of three young musicians from Turin: Edoardo Grieco (violin), Francesco Massimino (cello), and Lorenzo Nguyen (piano). Originally named Trio Chagall, it rebranded as Trio Concept in 2024 to reflect its cohesive artistic journey, centered on the piano trio as a core of creative impulse. The name is inspired by Michelangelo’s idea of revealing beauty hidden within, much like a sculptor finds form in marble.
Trio Concept was named an ECHO Rising Star for the 2025/26 season and, following a three-week residency at the Verbier Festival Academy, received the Prix Yves Paternot, the Festival’s honour of distinction awarded for exceptional talent and promise. In 2023, the Trio became a YCAT Artist after a standout final at Wigmore Hall, London. That same year, it won first First prize at the Schoenfeld International Competition in Harbin, China, and was selected as the ensemble in residence for ProQuartet in Paris.
Edoardo Grieco performs on a 1764 Carlo Antonio and Giovanni Testore violin, while Francesco Massimino plays the ‘Rhine Gold’ cello crafted by Gaetano Sgarabotto in 1948.
Compagnie Zappar is a group of artists who are convinced that collective creation strengthens social cohesion. Through the participative creation of works of art, Zappar gives a voice to the population and encourages citizens to express themselves on social issues of direct concern to them. Zappar creates its own projects or works on commission from public authorities, associations, NGOs or universities.
Since its creation 1987, Béjart Ballet Lausanne has been a reference in the choreographic world. After Maurice Béjart’s passing in 2007, the compagny has managed to preserve and perpetuate its artistic excellence. In 2024, Julien Favreau was appointed artistic director, passionately continuing Maurice Béjart’s legacy.
Maurice Béjart always aimed to open the world of dance to a wide audience. Inspired by the same spirit, the dancer of BBL perform worldwide. Béjart Ballet Lausanne is one of the few companies capable of filling vast venues such as the NHK Hall in Tokyo, the Kremlin State Palace in Moscou, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, the Palais des Congrès in Paris, Forest National in Bruxelles or the Malley-Lausanne ice rink.
Since 2007, the artistic direction of Béjart Ballet Lausanne has maintained and developed the company’s repertoire. At its core lies the work of Maurice Béjart, with iconic choregraphies such as The Rite of Spring, Boléro, The Ninth Symphony or Ballet for Life. The BBL also reintroduces other works to the public, such as Piaf or The Magic Flute. Guest choreographers like Yuka Oishi, Valentina Turcu, Julio Arozarena, Tony Fabre, Christophe Garcia, Alonzo King, Giorgio Madia and Joost Vrouenraets also contributed to the creative development of Béjart Ballet Lausanne.
The company, faithful to its mission, keeps Maurice Béjart’s work alive while remaining a space for creation.
Ensemble Miroirs Étendus
Guy-Loup Boisneau voice
Lilas Berault double bass
Romain Louveau piano
Othman Louati percussion
Nicolas Fox drums
Miroirs Étendus is a creative opera company based on a contemporary understanding of the art-form. Based in Hauts-de-France, the company is run by an artistic committee comprising Fiona Monbet, Romain Louveau, and Othman Louati. It includes a musical ensemble directed by Fiona Monbet, whose activities are focused on opera productions as well as concerts.
The company teams up with artists from all fields of creation to produce contemporary operas, recitals and concerts, affirming a strong commitment to dramaturgy, sound and light that is part of its identity. The ensemble revisits repertoires ranging from written music to contemporary works, combining acoustic music, often with sound, with electronic music. Miroirs Étendus develops its projects throughout France and abroad.
Paul Lay piano
Clemens van der Feen double bass
Gautier Garrigue drums
Paul Lay graduated from the Paris Conservatory (CNSM) where he studied at the Jazz and Improvised Music Department with Hervé Sellin, François Théberge, Glenn Ferris, Dre Pallemearts and Riccardo del Fra.
He has won numerous prizes both in national and international competitions (soloist prize at the National Jazz Competition of La Defense, laureate of the International Piano Jazz Competition of Moscow, Martial Solal International Piano Jazz Competition, Montreux International Piano Jazz Competition). He also is a laureate of both the Meyer Foundation and the Mécénat Musical Société Générale.
Lost Heritage is an electronic music ensemble composed of François Vasseur and Pierre Chataignon. It collaborates with various artists on different projects, including video artist Cédric Fact and double bassist Franck Cottet Dumoulin. Blending electronic and classical influences, the ensemble explores diverse sonic experiences to create a hybrid, intense, and resolutely modern sound. Its productions incorporate field recordings captured during travels, a variety of acoustic instruments, and the latest music technologies. The style of Lost Heritage is characterized by cinematic atmospheres, compelling melodic motifs, and refined production.
In 2019, the ensemble was officially selected for the Classical Next festival in Rotterdam in the Club Showcase category. That same year, it created the opening performance for the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition at the Musée des Tissus de Lyon, a commission by the museum and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region. In 2021, Lost Heritage collaborated with soprano Jeanne Gérard and integrated a light installation by the Scale collective at UNLTD during the Verbier Festival.
Performances have taken place in prestigious venues such as the Montreux Jazz Festival, La Grange au Lac in Évian, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, and the Verbier Festival. Lost Heritage has also opened for renowned artists, including Myd at the High Five Festival in Annecy and Oxia at the Evian Resort Golf Club.
Continuing to explore new sonic horizons, both in the studio and on stage, the ensemble is driven by a hybrid approach and a strong passion for experimentation, multiplying collaborations and adapting to ever-evolving artistic contexts. Its latest project, UnRavelled—created for the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth—features François Vasseur and video artist Cédric Fact, offering an immersive dialogue between sound and live visual creation.
Gangbé means ‘sound of metal’ in the Fon language of southern Benin, like the noise that resonates at the group’s concerts. Gangbé Brass Band’s music is characterised by a blend of traditional African percussion and jazz sounds, a symbiosis between Beninese vodou percussion and wind instruments, saxophone, trombone and so on. Influenced by Afrobeat and Fela Kuti, the group draws the audience in with powerful brassy sounds, underpinned by West African rhythms. All this is accompanied by a stage performance that combines dance and emotion.