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!

Lucile Richardot & Anne de Fornel

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.

Marie Oppert

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… 

La Fronde

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…

La Fronde

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!

Lucile Richardot & Anne de Fornel

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.

La Fronde

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.

La Fronde

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…

Lucile Richardot & Anne de Fornel

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.

La Fronde

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.

La Fronde

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.