A SEASON OF CONCERTS
ALL OVER FRANCE
BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE
From January to March 2025, discover a series of four portrait concerts based on women composers whose collections are housed at the BNF. Each portrait presents the composer in her historical and artistic context, combining her works with those of contemporaries who knew or inspired her.
YVONNE LORIOD
Saturday, January 18th 2025 – 6:30pm
Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand | Grand Auditorium
Florent Boffard, piano
Roger Muraro, piano
Works by Y. Loriod and O. Messiaen.
GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ
Monday, January 27th 2025 – 6:30pm
Richelieu | Salle Ovale
Sarah Nemtanu, violin
Eric Crambes, violin
Lise Berthaud, viola
Victor Julien-Laferrière, cello
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
Works by G. Bacewicz and N. Boulanger.
ELSA BARRAINE
Monday, February 24th 2025 – 6:30pm
Richelieu | Salle Ovale
Marine Chagnon, mezzo-soprano
Raphaëlle Moreau, violin
Camille Fonteneau, violin
Léa Hennino, viola
Héloïse Luzzati, cello
Célia Oneto Bensaid, piano
Works by E. Barraine, O. Messiaen, P. Dukas…
LIZA LEHMANN
Monday, March 31st 2025 – 6:30pm
INHA | Auditorium Jacqueline Lichtenstein
Lucile Richardot, mezzo-soprano
Manon Galy, violin
Anne de Fornel, piano
Works by L. Lehmann, C. Chaminade and R. Clarke.
PHILHARMONIE DE PARIS
In 2024-2025, the Cité des Compositrices is a partner of the Philharmonie de Paris for four new events. The Boîte à Pépites will be celebrating its fifth anniversary on December 19th 2024!

MURMURES DE LA FORÊT
To celebrate the release of Volume 3 of the monograph Rita Strohl, une compositrice de la démesure, by the label La Boîte à Pépites
Tuesday, October 15th 2024 – 8:00pm
Philharmonie de Paris | Grande Salle Pierre Boulez
Marie Perbost, soprano
Case Scaglione, direction
Orchestre National d’Ile de France
Works by A.Dvorak and R.Strohl.

LE JARDIN FÉÉRIQUE
Advent Calendar Anniversary Concert
Thursday, December 19th 2024 – 8:00pm
Cité de la Musique | Concert Hall
Marie-Laure Garnier, Agathe Peyrat, sopranos
Karine Deshayes, Delphine Haidan,
Marielou Jacquard, Fiona McGown, mezzo-sopranos
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, bass
Pierre Fouchenneret, Raphaëlle Moreau,
Manon Galy, violins
Léa Hennino, viola
Héloïse Luzzati, Xavier Phillips, Yan Levionnois, Caroline Sypniewski, cellos
Anastasie Lefebvre de Rieux, flute
Constance Luzzati, harp
Célia Oneto Bensaid, Anne de Fornel, Théo Fouchenneret, Nathanaël Gouin, Marie-Josèphe Jude, David Kadouch, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Vanessa Wagner, pianos
Magenta Quartet
Elmire Quartet
Works by J. Leleu, M. Kralik, Y. Desportes, Y. Guilbert, A. Sylvestre, M. Dare…

LES VOYAGEUSES
Thursday, January 23rd 2025 – 8:00pm
Cité de la Musique | Amphitheatre
Marianne Croux, mezzo-soprano
Guillaume Chilemme, violin
Théo Fouchenneret, piano
Works by C.Schumann, A.Maier, L.Netzel…

SCÈNES DE LA FORÊT
Thursday, May 22 2025 – 8:00pm
Cité de la Musique | Amphitheatre
Mathilde Calderini, flute
Constance Luzzati, harp
Hermès Quartet
Works by C.Sohy, M.Bonis and A.Beach.
A SEASON OF CONCERTS IN PARIS AND ALL AROUND
In Tarascon, Grenoble, Saint-Denis: the Cité des Compositrices concert season is travelling all over France.
The Festival Un Temps pour Elles will be celebrating its fifth Val d’Oise edition at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord on 19 May. A brand new concert to encourage you to take to the roads of the Val d’Oise from 6 June!

SCÈNES DE LA FORÊT
Sunday, March 9th 2025 – 11:00am
MC2 Grenoble
Mathilde Calderini, flute
Constance Luzzati, harp
Hermès Quartet
Works by C.Sohy, M.Bonis and A.Beach.

4 + 1
Saturday, March 29th 2025 – 8:00pm
Théâtre de Tarascon
Héloïse Luzzati, cello
Hanson Quartet
Works by L.Farrenc, L.Adolpha Le Beau and F.Schubert.

CHANTS DE LA TERRE
Un Temps pour Elles Festival anniversary concert
Monday, May 19th 2025 – 8:00pm
Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
Lucille Richardot, Marielou Jacquard, mezzo-sopranos
Raphaëlle Moreau, Manon Galy, violins
Violaine Despeyroux, viola
Héloïse Luzzati, cello
Anastasie Lefebvre de Rieux, flute
Constance Luzzati, harp
Célia Oneto Bensaid, David Kadouch, Anne de Fornel, pianos
Works by J.Leleu, M.Canal, R.Strohl, L.Héritte-Viardot, H.Chrétien, E.Smyth, L.Lehmann…

LA VIE DE FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Mercredi 21 et jeudi 22 mai 2025
Festival de Saint-Denis
NN, comedian
Sarah Dayan, violin
Héloïse Luzzati, cello
David Kadouch, piano
Works by F.Mendelssohn.

ALADIN ET LA BELLE ÉVEILLÉE
Saturday, August 2nd 2025
Festival de Saint-Céré
Marie Oppert, soprano
Pierre Créac’h, illustrations
Manon Galy, violin
Camille Fonteneau, violin
Léa Hennino, viola
Claudine Legras, viola
Héloïse Luzzati, cello
Ulysse Vigreux, doublebass
Célia Oneto Bensaid, piano
Works by J.Vieu and R.Strohl.

JEANNE LELEU, PORTRAIT
Monday, August 4th 2025
Festival de Saint-Céré
Marie-Laure Garnier, soprano
Manon Galy, violin
Léa Hennino, viola
Héloïse Luzzati, cello
Célia Oneto Bensaid, piano
Works by M.Ravel and J.Leleu.