Tuesday 12 May 2026
Educational presentations (4 sessions) of the works of Michel Petrossian at the Collège Octave Gréard
Monday 18 May 2026
Day dedicated to the works of Michel Petrossian
Friday 29 May 2026
Screening of the film En fanfare in the presence of Emmanuel Courcol à Bargemon
Screening of the film En fanfare by Emmanuel Courcol, followed by a discussion with composer Michel Pétrossian.
As part of the Festival Chants Libres, presented by Musicatreize, the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, and the DPVa Conservatory.
Location: Bargemon
Saturday 27 June 2026
Callas — Creation Chanter Paradjanov, as part of the Festival Chants Libres, Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
Interpreters : Musicatreize
Direction : Roland Hayrabedian
Sunday 28 September 2025
September 28 — Premiere of the film “Dans l’intimité musicale d’une partition de cinéma” by Bernard Sasia
On September 28th, 2025, ModComFest 2025 brought an extraordinary evening to Cinéma Le Méliès in Montreuil with “Dans l’intimité d’une partition,” the festival’s third concert. Blending film and live performance, the event offered an intimate look into the creative world of Composer-in-Residence Michel Petrossian, exemplifying the festival’s mission to unite contemporary music with other art forms.
Saturday 27 September 2025
World premiere of the Hymn of Alfortville
Text: Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Orchestra: Orchestre National d’Île-de-France
Conductor: Swann Van Rechem
Program: Orchestral suite “Et la fête continue !”
Venue: POC – Alfortville
Friday 26 September 2025
Residency — CRR of Paris
A spotlight on contemporary musical creation with Ensemble 2e2m: an exploration of the musical world and creative approaches of Michel Petrossian, composer of the film En Fanfare (2024).
Friday, September 26, 2:00 PM
Salle Gabriel Fauré
Contemporary workshop by Corinne Schneider
Wednesday, October 1, 2:00 PM
Salle Gabriel Fauré
Cello masterclass by Alexander Chaushian
Thursday, October 2, 8:00 PM
Auditorium Marcel Landowski
Concert by Ensemble 2e2m
With the participation of Zacharie Joly (clarinet student), Pacôme Savart-Debergue and Kim Ballesta (violin students)
Saturday 20 September 2025
Singing the Icon
The ModComFest concert was held on 20 September 2025 at the Petit Palais Auditorium in the heart of Paris. Entitled "Chanter l'icône" ("Singing the Icon"), the programme for a twelve-voice vocal ensemble and two tzenatzils (Ethiopian percussion instruments) offered an evocative journey inspired by the icon "All Creation Rejoices in Thee" by the Cretan iconographer Franghias Kavertzas (active c. 1615–1648), with music composed by Michel Petrossian.
Drawing on the original hymn by John Damascene, which also served as the foundation for the icon, the work unfolded as a rich dialogue between history, spirituality, and contemporary creativity.
The performance, given by the Musicatreize vocal ensemble under the direction of Roland Hayrabédian, captivated the audience with its intensity and depth, bringing Petrossian’s fascination with sacred tradition vividly to life. Complementing the music, Raphaëlle Ziadé, curator of the museum’s Byzantine collection, provided illuminating commentary on the icon’s imagery, which was gradually revealed through the video art of Samuel Bester. The visual and spatial dimension of the evening was further enhanced by a set design created by Toni Casalonga.
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Michel Petrossian, composition and
libretto
Anaïs de Courson, stage direction
Léo Margue, musical direction
Ensemble Contrechamps
Namur Chamber Choir
Cappella Mediterranea
Feras Charestan, qanoun
Vincent Lhermet, accordion
Coproduced by La Cité BleueGeneva,
Ensemble Contrechamps, Chœur de
chambre de Namur, Cappella Mediterranea
Mediterranea and the Aga Khan
the Aga Khan (AKMP)
https://lacitebleue.ch/evenement/job-le-proces-de-dieu/
https://www.opera-online.com/fr/articles/la-cite-bleue-devoile-deja-sa-saison-2024-2025
