Les Sensationnelles Festival

6th Edition – June 27 to July 6, 2025

The sixth edition of the Les Sensationnelles Festival brought together the best of the French and international young classical music scene for ten days in the historic venues of Sens. Five concerts punctuated this exceptional week, each preceded by a public dress rehearsal.

2025 Edition Concerts

• June 27 at 8 PM – Théâtre Municipal: Adam Laloum and Jonas Vitaud, piano four-hands (Brahms, Debussy, Stravinsky)
• June 29 at 5 PM – Basilique Saint-Savinien: Thaïs Rai-Westphal (soprano), Jonas Vitaud (piano), Lucien Julien-Laferrière (narration) – Family concert (ages 8+), mélodie and lied
• July 1 at 8 PM – Théâtre Municipal: Liya Petrova (violin), Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano) – Shostakovich, Beethoven
• July 3 at 8 PM – Basilique Saint-Savinien: Hermès Quartet – Mozart: Quartet K 421, Webern: Langsamer Satz, Beethoven: Quartet No. 16 Op. 135
• July 6 at 5 PM – Théâtre Municipal: Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Orchestre Consuelo, conducted by Victor Julien-Laferrière – Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77, Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”

Full 2025 Program

• Adam Laloum & Jonas Vitaud – Piano four-hands: Brahms, Debussy, Stravinsky
• Thaïs Rai-Westphal, Jonas Vitaud & Lucien Julien-Laferrière – Mélodie and lied (family concert)
• Liya Petrova, Victor Julien-Laferrière & Jean-Frédéric Neuburger – Shostakovich, Beethoven
• Hermès Quartet – Mozart, Webern, Beethoven
• Pierre Fouchenneret & Orchestre Consuelo (cond. Victor Julien-Laferrière) – Brahms, Beethoven

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

• Five concerts in two emblematic venues in Sens
• Public dress rehearsals during the day before each concert
• Family concert (ages 8+) focusing on mélodie and lied
• Grand finale with the Orchestre Consuelo conducted by Victor Julien-Laferrière