Rencontres Musicales de Bonnieux

2025 Edition — Classical Music in Romanesque Stones

The Rencontres Musicales de Bonnieux 2025 unfolded its program in the exceptional setting of the 12th-century high church and the heritage sites of the hilltop village. From early July to mid-August, high-quality concerts offered music lovers in the region and visitors to the Luberon memorable musical evenings.

The baroque ensemble invited for the opening concert immediately set the standard of excellence: a soulful and luminous interpretation of Bach's sonatas and partitas by a high-quality string quartet, in the natural acoustics of the Romanesque nave, created a moment of pure grace. The audience, numerous despite the limited capacity of the church, gave the musicians a well-deserved ovation.

Solo piano recitals, chamber music concerts — duos, trios — and an open-air concert on the high square with a view of the Luberon completed the 2025 program. The repertoire was varied and well-chosen, balancing major works from the repertoire (Schubert, Brahms, Debussy) with less frequently performed discoveries (Fauré, d'Indy, 19th-century Provençal composers).

The atmosphere of the concerts in Bonnieux is special: the audience, often coming from afar for this event, meets friends and shares the pre-concert time in the village cafes and restaurants, then converges towards the high church in the gentle evening air. After the concerts, the terraces come alive again, extending the musical evening in a spirit of Provençal conviviality.

2025 Edition Program (selection)

• July 11: Opening Concert — Baroque Ensemble, Bach and Handel
• July 18: Piano Recital — Schubert and Brahms
• July 25: Violin and Piano Duo — Franck's Sonata and works by Fauré
• August 8: Open-air Concert — High Square, music from Provence and the Mediterranean
• August 15: Closing Concert — Piano-violin-cello trio, Romantic program

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

• Baroque concert in the 12th-century Romanesque church
• Piano recitals in an intimate and exceptional setting
• Open-air concert on the high square with a panorama of the Luberon
• Music from Provence — rediscovered regional composers
• Convivial atmosphere in a Most Beautiful Village in France