Musique en Charolais-Brionnais Festival
Chamber music and piano in the most beautiful Romanesque churches of Southern Burgundy
About Musique en Charolais-Brionnais
Classical music serving Romanesque heritage
Created in 2005 by the Association Musique et Patrimoines en Charolais-Brionnais, this festival was born from a dual passion: chamber music and Romanesque heritage. Charolais-Brionnais, a territory in the south of Saône-et-Loire applying for UNESCO World Heritage status, hosts one of the highest concentrations of Romanesque churches in Europe. It is in these sanctuaries with remarkable acoustics that the festival unfolds its program, transforming each concert into an intimate encounter between musical art and architectural art.
An itinerant festival in ten churches
The Musique en Charolais-Brionnais Festival is inherently itinerant. Each edition takes over about ten towns in the territory: Mazille, Paray-le-Monial, Bois-Sainte-Marie, Charolles, Suin, Varenne-l'Arconce, Semur-en-Brionnais, Briant, Oyé, Dyo... The Romanesque churches, with their barrel vaults and sculpted capitals, offer exceptional acoustic conditions for chamber music, solo piano, and string ensembles.
Twenty international artists every summer
The festival invites about twenty leading international artists each year. Pianists, violinists, violists, cellists, and chamber ensembles perform programs ranging from Bach to contemporary music, including the great Romantics. The 2025 edition notably featured pianists Luis Magalhães and Nelson Goerner, violinists Floor Le Coultre and Tatiana Samouil, and the Arethusa Quartet.
Transmission and accessibility
Under the presidency of Didier Voïta, the association carries a strong ambition for the transmission and democratization of classical music in rural areas. The UnisSONS program offers an inclusive musical season throughout Saône-et-Loire, with free workshops and musical moments for children, families, EHPAD residents, and people with disabilities. The Camerata / Le Concert de Bourgogne, a professional ensemble of young musicians founded in 2021, complements this initiative by offering excellent training to emerging talents.
Musique en Charolais-Brionnais — edition 2026
21st edition: Chamber music at the heart of Romanesque heritage
The Musique en Charolais-Brionnais Festival returns for its 21st edition in the summer of 2026. True to its mission of making chamber music resonate in the most beautiful Romanesque churches of Southern Burgundy, the festival will once again invite about twenty international artists to perform in the sanctuaries of Charolais-Brionnais. Program to be announced on the official website.
Prices Musique en Charolais-Brionnais 2026
Practical information — Musique en Charolais-Brionnais
Access
The festival is itinerant and takes place in various Romanesque churches in Charolais-Brionnais (Bois-Sainte-Marie, Paray-le-Monial, Semur-en-Brionnais, Charolles, Mazille, etc.). Concert venues change each evening.
- By car: Charolais-Brionnais is accessible from the RCEA (N79), about 1 hour from Mâcon and 30 minutes from Paray-le-Monial.
- By train: Stations in Paray-le-Monial and Charolles (TER line).
Prices
Online ticketing on the official website and at the Tourist Office. Numbered seats. Some workshops and musical moments are free as part of the UnisSONS program.
Contact
- Phone: 03 85 24 79 74 / 06 28 50 03 11
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: musique-en-brionnais.com
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Where does it take place — Musique en Charolais-Brionnais
Églises romanes du Charolais-Brionnais (itinérant)
Églises romanes du Charolais-Brionnais, 71800 Bois-Sainte-Marie