Geneva Camerata

Always ready to take on the wildest challenges, the Geneva Camerata has received numerous awards and has been praised by the press, including The New York Times, which wrote: "GECA has now changed the game in the world of classical music."

Celebrated for its multidisciplinary performances that merge music, dance, theatre, and circus, the Geneva Camerata also offers surprising encounters between different musical worlds, ranging from classical to jazz, including baroque, contemporary, rock, electronic, and world music.

In recent seasons, GECA has created several groundbreaking projects, such as La Symphonie du Mirage with director and acrobat Yoann Bourgeois, Forever in your arms with dancer Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Dance of the sun with choreographer and dancer Juan Kruz Díaz de Garaio Esnaola, and Revolta, directed by Kader Attou and Grichka.

Two recent Geneva Camerata productions have made a strong impression on lovers of cross-disciplinary performances blending music, dance, theatre, and circus: Titane, a project conceived by Marion Motin, in which the orchestra plays Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 by heart while simultaneously dancing; and Skate Park Symphony, a show directed by Nicolas Musin, which creates a dialogue between Mozart, urban arts, skateboarding, and hip-hop.

The orchestra has also collaborated with major international artists such as Emmanuel Pahud, Gautier Capuçon, Isabelle Faust, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Thomas Hampson, Tigran Hamasyan, Avishai Cohen, Patricia Petibon, Richard Galliano, Isabelle Adjani, Sophie Marceau, Fanny Ardant, Angélique Kidjo, Buika, Abd al Malik, Ibrahim Maalouf, and Lakecia Benjamin.

In addition to its concerts in Geneva, the orchestra regularly tours and performs in prestigious venues both in Switzerland and internationally, including the Berlin Philharmonie, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Montreux Jazz Festival, Seoul Arts Center, Musashino Hall in Tokyo, Sala São Paulo, 92Y in New York, Harpa in Reykjavik, and the Istanbul Music Festival.

Released on Sony Classical and honored with several international awards, Geneva Camerata’s debut album, Sounds of Transformation, offered audiences a unique musical journey alongside jazz pianist Yaron Herman. Recently recorded in Geneva, the orchestra’s second album, Nomadic Suns—a remarkable adventure bridging classical and world music—will soon be released internationally.

Recognized as one of the most daring pianists and conductors of his generation, David Greilsammer is passionate about innovative projects, contemporary creation, and building bridges between different arts and cultures.

Released on the Naïve label, his latest solo album, Labyrinth, has received over ten international awards and was praised by the press as “radical,” “bold,” and “stunning.” His other recent albums, released on Sony Classical, have also been widely acclaimed, earning accolades from The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Sunday Times.

David Greilsammer is the Music and Artistic Director of the Geneva Camerata and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellín in Colombia. He has also performed as conductor and soloist with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, Symphoniker Hamburg, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México.

His solo recitals—always featuring eclectic and adventurous programs—have been presented at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Lincoln Center in New York, Kennedy Center in Washington, Wigmore Hall in London, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Venice Biennale, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Forbidden City Theatre in Beijing, National Theatre of Namibia, and Hanoi Opera House.

This season, David Greilsammer makes his debut as conductor and pianist at the Philharmonie de Paris and undertakes several tours in Latin America and Asia, alongside the release of his new solo album.