Splendid Voices of Today

Our latest program is in part dedicated to high female and male voices — soprano coloratura to high counter tenors — without forgetting those of children!

Celebrations

The festival's anniversary tributes are dedicated to two great French figures: actor and playwright Molière (1622–1673) the greatest of all writers of French comedy whose ballet interludes allowed the Sun King Louis XIV to hear and dance to the music of Jean-Baptiste Lully and César Franck (1822-1890) whose compositions established a link between classicism and romanticism and inspired composers and musicians of the 20^th century.

Young talents & Stars

For the December days of the festival, we offer extraordinary musical discoveries through the exceptional “young talents” series and also events with eclectic and innovative programs.
For the first days of the new year in January there is the presence of famous artists — some of whom will be performing in Switzerland for the first time. And that is without forgetting our "surprise" artists!

Voyage

From baroque music to jazz, the diversity of concerts throughout these 14 days and 17 events of the festival will allow you unique and unforgettable journeys from Versailles to Naples, from Salzburg to Odesa…

Singular

I have tried to vary the musical pleasures as much as possible in order to tempt you with a discovery which is different each time and where dance makes its return, as does the spoken voice.

Music, universal link

This year has been disrupted by a war on European soil which particularly affects us because of its proximity.
But once again both Russian and Ukrainian musicians who are taking part in this edition of the festival are repeating the eternal message that music is the most universal of the arts andthe fraternity between musicians proves the point.

Thanks

I would like to end this message by once again thanking our volunteers, our patrons, our partners, the Friends of the festival and all those who have helped us to bring you this new edition.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Merry Christmas to you all,
let's meet from Monday, 26 December and end 2022 together and so, as is our tradition, start the New Year together on 1 January 2023 in the church of Rougemont.
With my most sincere and warm thoughts and my gratitude to you all for your support,

Nous avons la joie d’accueillir de nouveaux mécènes pour les concerts :
Terresa Liu Snyder,
Pierre et Michele Nussbaumer,
Kenza Stucki,
Chaharazad Rizk qui a mis toute son énergie dans un projet qui amènera notre festival au Moyen-Orient et dans les Emirats.

Enfin tous ceux que vous découvrirez au fil des concerts qu’ils nous offrent.
A tous mes très sincères et chaleureux remerciements .

Je tiens aussi à remercier tout particulièrement ceux qui ont donné gracieusement de leur temps, au sein de l’équipe du festival, pour la réussite de cette édition;
-Farrol Kahn pour son aide enthousiaste et généreuse,
-Cetin Koeksal pour son merveilleux soutien sans faille,
-Michele Larivière dont l’extraordinaire expertise artistique, et la patience tellement mise à l'épreuve, m’ont été précieuses,
-Jane Mc.Intosh pour sa fidélité et son aide depuis les débuts,
-Deborah Najar Jossa pour sa formidable énergie, sa vision analytique et son incroyable gestion des médias on line et du ticketing,
-Eric Sez notre grand timonier grâce auquel notre festival vogue sereinement vers le succès ! Sans lui nous aurions dérivé,
-Morris Zand pour avoir partagé avec nous sa grande expertise des médias et de la communication,
-Jean-Sébastien Robine notre dynamique président du Club des Amis.