Les Classiques de Villars - Grande Salle de Villars

Here is the program for this edition, which returns to the Grande Salle in Villars with its incredible acoustics.

• Tuesday 17 February 2026 – 8:00 p.m. (with a 30-minute interval)

Concert by young talents from the Musica Mundi school and Simon Adda-Reyss on piano.

Jan Calabuig Sans, violin – Spanish, 18 years old
Wout Callens, violin – Belgian, 16 years old
Raphaël Gisbertz, violin – German, 17 years old
Defne Güngör, violin – Turkish, 16 years old
Diana Garcia Loriz, viola – Spanish, 13 years old
Aimar Herrera Hernandez, viola – Spanish, 16 years old
Benjamin Cohen, cello – French-British, 18 years old
Hoi Yuet Yang, cello – Chinese, 16 years old
Valentin Bouchard, piano – French, 16 years old
Can Sakkaoglu, piano – Turkish, 17 years old

• Wednesday 18 February 2026 – 5 p.m. (one hour, no interval)

Concert by students from the Jeunes Talents Musique Vaud programme – Free admission

In collaboration with the Fondation pour l’enseignement de la musique
Aged 9 to 19, the young musicians in the Vaud encouragement programme show great potential and unwavering motivation. Many dream of pursuing a professional career and, in the meantime, some students are delighted to have the opportunity to showcase their talent on stage.

• Thursday 19 February 2026 – 8:00 p.m. (with a 30-minute interval)

Concert by young talents from the Musica Mundi school and Simon Adda-Reyss on piano

Jan Calabuig Sans, violin – Spanish, 18 years old
Wout Callens, violin – Belgian, 16 years old
Raphaël Gisbertz, violin – German, 17 years old
Defne Güngör, violin – Turkish, 16 years old
Diana Garcia Loriz, viola – Spanish, 13 years old
Aimar Herrera Hernandez, viola – Spanish, 16 years old
Benjamin Cohen, cello – French-British, 18 years old
Hoi Yuet Yang, cello – Chinese, 16 years old
Valentin Bouchard, piano – French, 16 years old
Can Sakkaoglu, piano – Turkish, 17 years old

• Friday 20 February 2026 – 8pm (with a 30-minute intermission)

Quintet Concert

François Pineau-Benois, violin
Maria Kalugina, violin
Emmanuel Haratyk, viola
Mark Drobinsky, cello
Georgy Krizhnenko, piano

• Saturday, 21 February 2026 – 8:00 p.m. (with a 30-minute intermission)

Four-Hand Piano Concert

• Non-Festival Concert: Sunday, 22 February 2026 – 6:00 p.m. (with a 30-minute intermission)

Sonatas with Renaud Capuçon, violin Guillaume Bellom, piano

This programme is subject to change.