Les Nuits d'Été de Mâcon
Chamber music and literary evenings in the heritage sites of Mâcon
About Nuits d'Été
Art in Freedom in the City
Created in 2003 by the association Art en Liberté, recognized as being of general interest, the festival Les Nuits d'Été de Mâcon was born from a conviction: chamber music and literature deserve to be shared in the most beautiful places in the city, with free access. For over twenty years, this cultural utopia has been embodied each summer in a demanding and generous program, combining the beauty of the locations, music, literature, and transmission to future generations.
Concerts in Heritage Settings
What sets the Nuits d'Été apart is the choice of locations. Each concert is designed according to its setting: a church for its acoustic resonance, an inner courtyard for its intimacy, a cloister for its serenity, a salon for its warmth. The squares and gardens of Mâcon become open-air concert halls, where music dialogues with architecture and heritage.
Music, Literature, and Creation
The program blends chamber music concerts — from baroque to contemporary — and literary and musical evenings where texts and music respond to each other in original creations. Lectures given by renowned musicologists or writers complete the program. The invited artists are chosen for their musical excellence and their desire to share with the public.
Free Access as a Principle
True to its founding commitment, Art en Liberté guarantees free access to every evening of the festival. This free access is not an artistic compromise: it is the heart of the project, the expression of a desire to make culture accessible to all, without financial barriers. In 2025, the festival celebrates its 22nd edition, proof that excellence and generosity can go hand in hand.
Nuits d'Été — edition 2026
23rd edition of Les Nuits d'Été de Mâcon, from July 20 to 24, 2026. A week of chamber music concerts and open-air musical evenings with free admission, held in the city's heritage sites (cloisters, courtyards of private mansions, squares, and churches).
2026 Edition — 23 Years of Les Nuits d'Été
For its 23rd anniversary, Les Nuits d'Été de Mâcon festival takes place from Monday, July 20 to Friday, July 24, 2026. Organized by the Art en Liberté association (artistic direction Jean-Pascal Meyer, Xavier Le Roux, and Gauthier Herrmann), it offers a week of chamber music, symphonic concerts, and musical and literary evenings, performed outdoors with free admission in the city's major heritage sites: Cloître de la Maison des Saints-Anges, Hôtel de Senecé, Place Saint-Pierre, Église Saint-Vincent, and Cloître du Musée des Ursulines.
In case of bad weather, outdoor concerts will be moved to the Auditorium of the Conservatoire de musique et de danse de Mâcon or to the Église Saint-Pierre.
Programme Nuits d'Été 2026
Monday, July 20 · 9 PM — Cloître de la Maison des Saints-Anges
Flute Quartet: Mathilde Calderini (flute), Mathilde Borsarello (violin), Violaine Despeyroux (viola), Gauthier Herrmann (cello)
- F. Schubert — Trio D.471
- W.A. Mozart — Flute Quartet K.285
- Z. Kodály — Intermezzo
- L. v. Beethoven — Serenade opus 25
Tuesday, July 21 · 3 PM — Résidence Sénior Les Épinoches-Cerisaie
“Les Nuits d'Été invite” — private concert for residents (Mozart, Beethoven)
Tuesday, July 21 · 9 PM — Hôtel de Senecé
Trio and Piano Quartet: Xavier Le Roux and Jean-Pascal Meyer (piano), Mathilde Borsarello (violin), Violaine Despeyroux (viola), Gauthier Herrmann (cello)
- G. Mahler — Piano Quartet
- S. Rachmaninov — Trio élégiaque n°1
- F. Mendelssohn — Piano Quartet n°1
Wednesday, July 22 · 9 PM — Place Saint-Pierre
Symphonic Concert: Orchestre Symphonique de Mâcon, conducted by David Hurpeau, soloist Mathilde Calderini (flutist of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France)
- L. v. Beethoven — Egmont Overture
- P.I. Tchaïkovski — Lensky's Aria, from the opera Eugene Onegin
- G. Fauré — Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra
- G. Bizet — Fantasy on Carmen; Symphony in C
Thursday, July 23 · 9 PM — Hôtel de Senecé
Piano Recital (supported by Gourdon Fonds): Samuel Bismut (piano)
- F. Chopin — Barcarolle opus 60
- W.A. Mozart — Sonata in A minor K.330
- L. v. Beethoven — 6 Bagatelles opus 126
- F. Liszt — Réminiscences de Norma
Friday, July 24 · 5:30 PM — Église Saint-Vincent
In partnership with the association “Les Amis de Michel Laplénie” — amateur choir, conducted by Michel Laplénie — English vocal music “La Saxe et Venise”
Friday, July 24 · 9 PM — Cloître du Musée des Ursulines
Music and Text: Hugues Leclère, pianist and storyteller
- Gesualdo — transcriptions of madrigals for 5 voices
- P.I. Tchaïkovski — excerpts from The Seasons
- A. Magnard — excerpts from Piano Pieces
- E. Satie — excerpts from Gnossiennes and Gymnopédies
- C. Debussy — various pieces
Highlights Nuits d'Été 2026
- 23rd edition, from July 20 to 24, 2026, with free admission
- Symphonic concert at Place Saint-Pierre with the Orchestre Symphonique de Mâcon and flutist Mathilde Calderini (Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France)
- Chamber music concerts in heritage sites (cloisters, private mansions, churches)
- “Music and text” evening with pianist-storyteller Hugues Leclère
Prices Nuits d'Été 2026
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Access
Locations: Various heritage sites in Mâcon (squares, courtyards, churches, cloisters).
- By car: Mâcon is accessible via the A6 motorway. Parking in the city center.
- By train: Mâcon-Loché TGV station or Mâcon-Ville station.
Prices
- Free — Free access to all concerts and evenings
Contact
- Art en Liberté Association
- Official website: nuitsdetedemacon.com
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Lieux patrimoniaux de Mâcon
Centre-ville de Mâcon, 71000 Mâcon