Seine Musicale - Season
The large performance hall on Île Seguin in Boulogne-Billancourt
2026
About La Seine Musicale
La Seine Musicale is the performance venue for the Hauts-de-Seine Department, located on Île Seguin in Boulogne-Billancourt. Inaugurated in April 2017, it features two main halls: the Grande Seine, which seats between 4,000 and 7,350 people depending on the configuration, and the Patrick Devedjian Auditorium, with 1,150 seats, dedicated to non-amplified music.
The venue is active year-round. The "season" refers to its calendar of concerts and shows running from September through the following summer, covering classical music, jazz, world music, dance, musicals, variety shows, and family-friendly programming.
La Seine Musicale — edition 2026
The 2026-2027 season at La Seine Musicale in Boulogne-Billancourt is themed "All the Colors of Music." This season leads up to the venue's tenth anniversary, following its inauguration in April 2017. The calendar kicks off on September 3, 2026, with the official launch concert on September 24, and features events running through June 2027. The program includes classical music, jazz, world music, dance, musicals, variety shows, and family-friendly performances, hosted in both the Grande Seine (4,000 to 7,350 seats) and the Auditorium Patrick Devedjian (1,150 seats).
2026-2027 Season: "All the Colors of Music"
The Hauts-de-Seine Department and La Seine Musicale have unveiled the season leading up to the venue's tenth anniversary. It spans early and classical music, jazz and world music, dance, musical theater, variety, and youth programming, held in the Grande Seine and the Auditorium Patrick Devedjian.
Dance and Musical Theater
La Cage aux folles starring Laurent Lafitte, from October 30 to November 14, 2026. Swan Lake by Angelin Preljocaj, from December 22 to 27, 2026. Don Quixote by Marie-Claude Pietragalla and Julien Derouault, January 28 and 29, 2027. West Side Story performed by the Orchestre Appassionato, conducted by Mathieu Herzog, from February 1 to 3, 2027.
Concerts
Keziah Jones in a symphonic version with the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France on September 29, 2026, Anouar Brahem on October 7, Lara Fabian from October 15 to 17, and Véronique Sanson on December 16 and 17. Classical highlights: Mozart's final three symphonies by the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, conducted by Tabita Berglund, on September 19, 2026; Beethoven's Eroica by Insula orchestra on September 25 and 26; the complete Brandenburg Concertos by the Freiburger Barockorchester on October 4; and Tchaikovsky on October 14. Jean-François Zygel will also present his Fantaisies sur Walt Disney.
The Tenth Anniversary
Inferno, on April 21 and 22, 2027, at the Auditorium Patrick Devedjian: Laurence Equilbey conducts Insula orchestra in Liszt's Dante Symphony, featuring mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and the Nouvelle Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine. A circular stage places the orchestra in the center of the hall beneath a suspended screen displaying a video creation by Mat Collishaw. The program also includes works by Hildegard von Bingen and César Franck. Duration: 90 minutes without intermission. On April 21, 2017, Laurence Equilbey conducted the venue's inaugural concert with the same orchestra.
Youth and Regular Events
The Sunday Classics, one-hour concerts in the Auditorium: Peter and the Wolf narrated by Alex Vizorek on September 20, 2026, Around the World in 80 Days on March 7, 2027, and a Charlie Chaplin film-concert on May 2, 2027. Cerise au pays de l'opéra on November 7 and 8, 2026, Beethoven and Nature by the Orchestre Colonne on November 15 at 10:30 AM, and The Carnival of the Animals. "Vous trouvez ça classique ?" returns with Mathieu Herzog and the Orchestre Appassionato. The Tuesday Impromptus, free 45-minute concerts at 12:30 PM with no reservation required, resume on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
The full calendar and ticket office are available at laseinemusicale.com.
Highlights La Seine Musicale 2026
- 2026-2027 season "All the Colors of Music," leading up to the venue's 10th anniversary
- Inferno, the 10th-anniversary creation: Liszt, Insula orchestra, Laurence Equilbey, and Mat Collishaw, April 21 and 22, 2027
- La Cage aux folles with Laurent Lafitte, October 30 to November 14, 2026
- Swan Lake by Angelin Preljocaj, December 22 to 27, 2026
- Lara Fabian October 15-17, 2026, Véronique Sanson December 16-17, 2026, Keziah Jones Symphonic September 29, 2026, Anouar Brahem October 7, 2026
- Tuesday Impromptus, free at 12:30 PM, starting October 6, 2026
Programme La Seine Musicale 2026
La Seine Musicale hosts a full season from September 2026 to June 2027, featuring hundreds of performances. Listing the entire calendar here is not feasible as it changes weekly. The schedule is kept up-to-date at laseinemusicale.com/programmation. Below are the dates for the start of the season in September 2026.
September 2026
- Thursday, September 3 — 6:30 PM — Private Sessions: Alma Rechtman, winner of the 2026 Chorus Prize · free, registration required
- Saturday, September 19 — Open House and reopening of the SeineLab with the installation "LUDWIG VAN… Un autre point d'ouïe" by VIVANT'e – Géraldine Aliberti-Ivañez · free admission
- Saturday, September 19 — 8:30 PM — Mozart, the last three symphonies (Nos. 39, 40, and 41) · Orchestre de chambre de Paris, conducted by Tabita Berglund · Auditorium Patrick Devedjian · from €31.50
- Sunday, September 20 — 11:00 AM — Sunday Classics: Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, narrator Alex Vizorek, live illustration by Karo Pauwels, Ensemble Est-Ouest · Auditorium · ages 5+ · from €16
- Sunday, September 20 — Flow Experience, yoga and live piano with Yaron Herman and Stéphanie Cunico · Grande Seine · from €29 · bring your own mat, open seating
- Monday, September 21 to Friday, September 25 — 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM — Public masterclasses by the Académie Jaroussky, Bartók class: cello with Anne Gastinel on the 21st, piano with Cédric Tiberghien on the 22nd, violin with Sarah Nemtanu on the 23rd, voice with Philippe Jaroussky on the 25th · free, reservation required
- Thursday, September 24 — 7:00 PM — Season launch concert, Bartók class of the Académie musicale Philippe Jaroussky, with Philippe Jaroussky, Sarah Nemtanu, Anne Gastinel, and Cédric Tiberghien · Auditorium · 2h30 without intermission · free, reservation required
- Friday, September 25 — 8:00 PM and Saturday, September 26 — 6:00 PM — Beethoven Eroica: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" and Symphony No. 3 · David Fray on piano, Insula orchestra and Insula camerata in double orchestra, conducted by Laurence Equilbey · period instruments · 2h with intermission · from €10
- Tuesday, September 29 — 8:30 PM — Keziah Jones Symphonic, world premiere · Orchestre national d'Île-de-France conducted by Rémi Durupt, arrangements by Pierre Bertrand · from €31.50
SeineLab workshops starting in September: Nuages de Voix from September 23 to December 16, 2026; Ciné-Sons from September 26 to December 5, 2026; Histoires en sons et en mouvements – narration from September 30 to December 9, 2026.
Children under 3 are not admitted to the concert halls.
Prices La Seine Musicale 2026
Under 28s: €10 for Insula orchestra concerts, €15 for all Auditorium programming and a selection of shows in the Grande Seine.
Last-minute youth rate: €15 at the box office, starting 45 minutes before the performance, upon presentation of ID and subject to availability.
Free: Tuesday Impromptus (first Tuesday of the month at 12:30 PM, 45 minutes, no reservation, resumes October 6, 2026); the season launch concert on September 24, 2026, and the Académie Jaroussky masterclasses from September 21 to 25, 2026 (reservation required); Private Sessions on September 3, 2026 (registration required); SeineLab admission.
Information: 01 74 34 53 53 — [email protected]
Practical information — La Seine Musicale
Practical information
Address
La Seine Musicale, Île Seguin, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt. For taxis, use the address 1 île Seguin.
Metro
Line 9, Pont de Sèvres station (terminus), then follow the signs to the pedestrian bridge leading to the foot of the auditorium. The future Grand Paris Express line 15 will serve the Pont de Sèvres / Île Seguin station.
Tramway
T2, Brimborion station, then take the pedestrian bridge: the forecourt is directly opposite.
Bus
Pont de Sèvres stop: lines 169, 171, 179, 291, 426, 467. Cours de l'Île Seguin stop: lines 42, 260, 389.
On foot
Quai Georges Gorse is closed to pedestrians between the Pont de Sèvres and the Pont Renault. Please use the Forum Haut and then the Constant-Lemaître footbridge.
By bike
Vélib' Sèvres Général Leclerc station. On show nights at the Grande Seine, the Cyclope team monitors bicycles and scooters on the forecourt; spaces are limited, booking is recommended.
By car
- Indigo Forum Pont de Sèvres — 1059 rue Yves Kermen, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt (9 min walk)
- Indigo Cours de l'Île Seguin — 50 cours de l'Île Seguin, at the foot of the Pont Renault
- Indigo Rives de Seine — 38 quai Georges Gorse, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt (4 min walk)
- Q-Park Île de Monsieur Sud — D7, rue de Saint-Cloud, 92310 Sèvres (9 min walk)
Parking spaces are limited and fill up quickly on busy nights.
Taxi and ride-sharing
Drop-off point on the forecourt, facing the large screen, at the end of the Pont Renault.
Accessibility for disabled visitors
Two accessible parking spaces are available in front of the forecourt. An accessible path connects the Indigo parking lot at the foot of the Pont Renault (55 cours de l'Île Seguin, Boulogne side) to the forecourt. At the main entrance, security staff can assist you to your seat and provide wheelchairs.
Ticketing
+33 1 74 34 53 53 — [email protected]. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM; on Sundays and Mondays, only on show days, starting 1 hour and 30 minutes before the performance. Reception: +33 1 74 34 54 00. Online booking at laseinemusicale.com.
Opening hours
Bellini Garden: Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. SeineLab: Tuesday to Saturday, 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, free admission, and on concert evenings for ticket holders.
Summer closure
The venue is closed from July 27 to August 31 inclusive.
Children
Children under 3 years old are not admitted into the halls.
A Hauts-de-Seine Department facility on Île Seguin
La Seine Musicale is owned by the Hauts-de-Seine Department and occupies the downstream tip of Île Seguin in Boulogne-Billancourt, on the site of the former Renault factory dismantled starting in 2005. The city sold the land to the Department for a symbolic €1, and the facility was built through a public-private partnership. The building stretches nearly 280 meters along the Seine and is operated by the company STS Évènements.
Architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines placed the auditorium on the river: a wooden shell that appears to float. A sail made of over 1,000 m² of photovoltaic solar panels rotates around the wooden lattice, following the sun's path. The building holds HQE Excellence, Urban Biodiversity, and three-star HQU labels. Patrick Devedjian inaugurated it in April 2017; the inaugural concert was performed on April 21, 2017, by Insula orchestra under the direction of Laurence Equilbey.
Halls and spaces
The Grande Seine
Seats 4,000 to 7,350 depending on the configuration: concerts, musicals, one-man and one-woman shows, ballets, and corporate events. The stage is 35m wide, 40m deep, and 17m high under the frame; it can be raised element by element up to 2 meters or lowered into an orchestra pit down to -3 meters. Retractable seating and adjustable curtains allow for various stage configurations.
The Patrick Devedjian Auditorium
Up to 1,150 seats, reserved for non-amplified music: classical, jazz, and world music. Its acoustics were designed by the Nagata and Jean-Paul Lamoureux firm. The hall is arranged in a vineyard style where the audience surrounds the musicians, with access provided on three levels via large suspended walkways. The walls and ceiling are covered in wood.
The Petite Seine
Located under the Auditorium: 96 seats on retractable bleachers and 112 chairs, totaling 208 seats, with a 350 m² stage and 8.2m ceiling height. Wooden wall panels can be opened or closed to modulate acoustics. It hosts classical music, jazz, and Insula orchestra's family concerts.
The Bellini Garden
A 7,410 m² green roof planted exclusively with species native to the Île-de-France region, labeled as an LPO refuge since 2017 and Biodivercity certified. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, including in summer, via the monumental staircase or the forecourt elevator. Bicycles, scooters, and pets are prohibited.
The SeineLab
A space for experimentation with sound and digital technology, open Tuesday to Saturday from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM and on concert evenings for ticket holders. Admission is free. It also programs workshops for young audiences on artificial intelligence, sound processing, and sound design in partnership with Ircam-Centre Pompidou.
Restaurants and bars
Octave – Le Restaurant features a terrace overlooking the Seine. The Foyer des artistes is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The wine bar opens from 6:30 PM on show nights, reserved for ticket holders. Brunch is available on concert Sundays between 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM by reservation: all-you-can-eat buffet for €35, €17 for children under 12, and free for children under 6. Additional bars are located along the Grande Rue.
Resident ensembles
Three residents: Insula orchestra, an ensemble playing period instruments directed by Laurence Equilbey; the Philippe Jaroussky Music Academy, which helps young musicians enter the profession and introduces classical music to children from underserved backgrounds; and the Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, featuring 450 children and young adults.
Other groups perform regularly: Mathieu Herzog's Orchestre Appassionato, which hosts the "Vous trouvez ça classique?" series, the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, the Orchestre Lamoureux, the Orchestre Pasdeloup, the Orchestre Colonne, and the Orchestre de chambre de Paris.
Hosted festivals
La Seine Musicale also hosts festivals, including the Festival Chorus des Hauts-de-Seine and its youth program. These have their own dedicated pages. This page follows the venue's season.
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