The 76th edition of the Festival de Musique takes place this July and August in Menton, boasting an impressive lineup of top quality artists
The Festival de Musique in Menton has long celebrated artistic excellence in an unrivalled setting, and the 2025 edition proudly continues this legacy—where the splendour of nature meets the majesty of great art.
Guided by the discerning and daring vision of Artistic Director Paul-Emmanuel Thomas, the Festival charts a uniquely cohesive musical journey, blending timeless repertoire with bold contemporary creations. Classical, jazz, world music, rare or rediscovered works: here, aesthetics intersect and echo one another in a subtle architecture, designed for both the ear and the soul. Music certainly resonates differently in Menton.
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
TUESDAY 22ND JULY – Romain Leleu Sextet | Esplanade des Sablettes | 21h00 | Free admission
The sextet present Nuit fantastique which includes an eclectic selection of works from the likes of Leonard Bernstein, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Franz Schubert and Camille Saint-Saëns.
WEDNESDAY 23RD JULY – Nemanja Radulovic (violin) & Orchestre Double Sens | Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel Archange | 21h00 | Category 1 tickets
A concert entitled Virtuosité baroque featuring the music of Vivaldi and Bach
THURSDAY 24TH JULY – Celia Oneto Bensaid (piano) | Palais de l’Europe Salon de Grande Bretagne | 18h00
Celia Oneto Bensaid presents a piano recital entitled Miroirs liquides, performing works by Marcelle de Manziarly, Jeanne Leleu, and Camille Pépin, amongst others.
THURSDAY 24TH JULY – Joven Orquesta de Cuenca with conductor Manuel Murgui | Esplanade Francis Palméro | 21h00 | Free admission
A concert featuring works by Schubert, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, and Neil Diamond!
FRIDAY 25TH JULY – Concert Jeunes Talents Yamaha in association with Concours Chopin | Palais de l’Europe Salon de Grande Bretagne | 18h00
Accompanied by Michał Szymanowski on piano, Les maitres de demain features Chopin’s 1st Concerto and Pièces pour piano
FRIDAY 25TH JULY – Ensemble Janoska | Esplanade des Sablettes | 21h00 | Free Admission
An evening entitled Pas trop classique!, featuring the music of Johann Strauss II, Bach, Vivaldi, Massenet, Janoska and Waxman
SATURDAY 26TH JULY – Pene Pati (tenor) with Ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro | Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel Archange | 21h00 | Category 2 tickets
A concert entitled Silenzio Cantatore : L’âge d’or des chansons napolitaines, in two parts, Canzoni di Notte and Canzoni di Giorno
SUNDAY 27TH JULY – Vassilena Serafimova (marimba) and Hélène Escriva (euphonium) | Palais de l’Europe Salon de Grande Bretagne | 18h00
Entre ombre et lumière features the works of Schubert, Fauré, Barthélémy, Piazzolla amongst others
MONDAY 28TH JULY – Renaud Capuçon (violin), Kian Soltani (cello). Mao Fujita (piano) | Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel Archange | 21h00 | Category 1 tickets
Rencontre au sommet sees the trio perform Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898 and Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
TUESDAY 29TH JULY – Louise Akili (classical piano) and Dexter Goldberg (jazz piano) | Palais de l’Europe Salon de Grande Bretagne | 18h00
The duo perform a selection of works from the likes of Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Ravel and others as part of Faits pour s’entendre
WEDNESDAY 30TH JULY – Concert Jeunes Talents Yamaha in association with Concours Chopin | Palais de l’Europe Salon de Grande Bretagne | 18h00
Accompanied by Michał Szymanowski on piano, Les maitres de demain features Chopin’s 2nd Concerto and Pièces pour piano
THURSDAY 31ST JULY – Bertrand Chamayou (piano) | Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel Archange | 21h00 | Category 2 tickets
A. very special performance of the complete works of Maurice Ravel on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth
FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST – Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) | Palais de l’Europe Théâtre Francis Palmero | 20h00
A piano recital featuring selected works of Chopin
SATURDAY 2ND AUGUST – Elias Moncado (violin), Mirabelle Kajenjeri (piano) | Palais de l’Europe Salon de Grande Bretagne | 18h00
A concert featuring these Gautier Capuçon Foundation laureates from the class of 2024 entitled Les maitres de demain performing works from Mozart, Brahms, Debussy and Ravel
MONDAY 4TH AUGUST – Jean-Baptiste Doulcet (piano) | Palais de l’Europe Salon de Grande Bretagne | 18h00
A piano recital entitled Paysages nordiques featuring the works of Grieg, Liszt, Sibelius and Doulcet
TUESDAY 5TH AUGUST – Alexandra Dovgan (piano) | Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel Archange | 21h00 | Category 2 tickets
A piano recital entitled Tempêtes pianistiques featuring the works of Beethoven, Chopin, Franck and Prokofiev
THURSDAY 7TH AUGUST – Ramona Horvath Trio | Casino Barrière | 18h00
A performance of improvisations on themes from Bizet’s Carmen
FRIDAY 8TH AUGUST – Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal de Versailles with Justin Taylor (harpsichord and conductor) | Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel Archange | 21h00 | Category 1 tickets
The closing concert of the 2025 Festival de Musique featuring the concerti of Bach
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Dress code: Appropriate dress required
Transport: Shuttles to Parvis Saint-Michel leave at 7.45pm and 8.15pm from in front of the Office de Tourisme – 8 avenue Boyer | return ticket: €5 (Reservations required – limited places).
Access to concerts on the Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel – single entrance: rue Longue | Concerts at the Palais – single entrance: 8 avenue Boyer.
Please arrive an hour before the start of the concerts
“In Menton, music resonates differently. Under the stars, facing the sea, it takes on a rare dimension: that of inhabited silence, of suspended time, of shared eternity. May this edition fill you, uplift you, and bring you together”
Yves JUHEL
Maire de Menton | Président de la Communauté de la Riviera française
The Festival de Musique in Menton is organised by the Ville de Menton and the Office de Tourisme, with the support of the Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and the Département des Alpes-Maritimes. The Artistic Director is Paul-Emmanuel Thomas.
The festival runs from Wednesday, 22nd July to Friday, 8th August, 2025. Tickets and festival passes may be reserved online.
DETAILS
Place de l’église
Parvis de la Basilique Saint Michel Archange
06500 Menton
All photos courtesy Ville de Menton and the Office de Tourisme; lead image © Ville de Menton; all other photos as credited