BIOGRAPHY

Lemanic Modern Ensemble is the result of the two musicians’ desire to champion the modern and contemporary repertoires. From the outset, the Ensemble has surrounded itself with leading figures from the international scene to provide musical direction.

Conductor and composer William Blank joined the LME shortly after its creation, followed by Pierre Bleuse from 2016 until 2023. In September 2023, Dylan Corlay took over this position. A cross-border ensemble based between Annemasse (France) and Geneva (Switzerland), the Lemanic Modern Ensemble performs in both cities, as well as in Aix-en-Provence and in Paris, amongst others. Renowned for its interpretations and mastery of the contemporary repertoire, the Lemanic Modern Ensemble is invited to numerous festivals, including the Festival Archipel in Geneva, the Biennale Musique en scène du Grame in Lyon, the Shanghai New Music Week, the Venice Biennale and the Festival d’Avignon.

The Ensemble is also an ardent supporter of new works, regularly collaborating with composers such as Michael Jarrell, Yann Robin, Sofia Avramidou, Hanspeter Kyburz, Stefano Gervasoni, Ivan Fedele…
Over the years the Ensemble’s reputation has been steadily growing and has led to collaborations with conductors such as Jean Deroyer, Julien Leroy, Bruno Mantovani, Martin Matalon and Jurjen Hempel, and soloists such as violinists Diana Tishchenko, Svetlin Roussev and Tedi Papavrami, and violist Christophe Desjardins, cellist Éric-Maria Couturier, pianists Lorenzo Soulès and Cédric Pescia, flutist Emmanuel Pahud and singers Véronique Gens, Clémence Tilquin, Marina Viotti and Cristina Branco, as well as actress Fanny Ardant and actor and singer Lambert Wilson.