Rencontres Musicales du Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil

Rencontres Musicales 2025 — 4th Edition

The fourth edition of the Rencontres Musicales took place from August 14 to 17, 2025 at the Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil. This edition marked the launch of the Chamber Music Academy directed by Camille Fonteneau, the festival's solo violin.

The resident orchestra hosted over thirty musicians gathered around a program dedicated to romantic opera. Among the invited soloists: baritone Florian Sempey, violinist Manon Galy, tenor Volodymyr Kapshuk, and baritone Paul Gaugler. Concerts explored the great lyrical and symphonic works of romanticism in the majestic setting of the castle and its gardens.