creation

The GMEM hosts the inaugural concert of the 6th edition ofARCo 2025, an international academy dedicated to musical creation.

Conducted by Léo Warynski, the Multilatérale and Les Métaboles ensembles join forces with soprano Valérie Philippin, a major figure in vocal creation, for an eclectic and daring program combining contemporary repertoire and world premieres commissioned for the occasion.

This program, which reflects the spirit of the academy, crosses generations, aesthetics and vocal and instrumental practices. It will feature a variety of personalities and sensibilities, from emblematic works by Georges Aperghis, Pierre Boulez, Jacques Rebotier and Johannes Schöllhorn to new works by Lanqing Ding, Valérie Philippin and Ikumi Yamauchi.


Mentions
Biography(s)
Location
Opening concert
ARCo 2025
Concert
Mon. July 7, 2025 | 7:00 pm Friche la Belle de Mai (Petit Plateau)

DURATION
1h00 approx.

FREE ADMISSION
By reservation only: billetterie@gmem.org

Distribution

Valérie Philippin
soprano

Multilateral
together

Les Métaboles
together

Léo Warynski
direction



PROGRAM

Pub 2 (2000)
spoken and sung phonemes for solo soprano—2 min.
Georges Aperghis

Clay
for piano and percussion — 10 min.
WORLD CREATION — ARCO Commission
Lanqing Ding

Rah I'm watching
for solo soprano — 3.5 min.
WORLD CREATION
Valerie Philippin

Dérive 1 (1984)
for six instruments - 6 min.
Pierre Boulez

Je préfère les fleurs (1992)
for solo soprano - 2 min.
Jacques Rebotier

blue horizons, tinnitus, red train, inorganic lines and their sorrows
for six instruments - 10 min.
WORLD CREATION - Multilateral Commission
IkumiYamauchi

Litany of life I didn't understand anything
for solo soprano — 3 min.
Jacques Rebotier

Specchio III, IV, V, VI (2022) — 15 min.
for six singers and six instruments
Johannes Schöllhorn

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