Sofia
For Sofia, project conceived as a tribute to the immense composer Sofia Gubaïdulina (1931-2025), several groups of musicians take over the domestic spaces of the Maison Tavel. They perform a selection of works from the composer’s vast chamber music repertoire. Curated specifically for this venue and occasion, the choice of pieces multiplies listening moments and spaces. The definition of chamber music then takes on its full meaning, as we return to the private spatial character of this music.
Working hand in hand with the Haute école de Musique – HEM Geneva – professors who are preparing their students for this project, Ensemble Vide has designed the scenography and spaces with a view to arousing the curiosity of the Nuit des Musées’ audience for new forms of listening and concerts.
Sofia Gubaïdulina (1931-2025, RU) - composer
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Mathilde Court – guitar
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Students of the Haute École de Musique (HEM) in Geneva:
Ines Costa Cristino, Francesco Femia, Javier Ribas Baños, Tomas Pereira Celeste – flutes; Elena Antropovski – harp, Alba Cantuern, Roberto Falsaperla – double bass; Alejandra Vallejo – percussion; Mathilde Reymond, Elise Lallemand; Garance Vialate – violin; Anaëlle Laurès, Rita Ribeiro-Fernandes – viola; Nauma Najman, Aude Galvani, Daria Simakhina – cello; Charlotte Nubel, Alfie Girard, Simon Lasserre – trumpet; Zhanxiang Shi, Ruben Margot, Amélie Hemery – guitar
Nuit des Musées - Saturday, May 30, 2026
Multiple performances between 6.30 pm and 10.30 pm
Maison Tavel - 6 rue du Puits-Saint-Pierre, 1204 Geneva
18:30 and 19:30 – Five etudes for harp, double bass and percussion (1965)
19:00 – String trio (1988), for violin, viola and cello
20:00 and 21:00 – String quartet No. 2 (1987), for two violins, viola and cello
20:30 and 21:30 – Trio for three trumpets (1976)
21:00 and 22:30 – Toccata (1969) and Serenade (1960), for solo guitar
22:00 – Quatuor for four flutes (1977)
22:00 – Repentance (2008), for 3 guitars, cello and double bass
Sofia Gubaidulina Center for Contemporary Music
