ON AN INTIMATE SCALE

With its unique architecture and extraordinary acoustics, the Pierre Boulez Saal provides an ideal space to experience small-scale chamber music. The hall’s elliptical shape, with the stage at the center, makes the barrier between musicians and audience disappear, creating a single community. Whether listening to a solo cello with electronics or a traditional trio of horn, violin, and piano, you will be experiencing music up close.

REFRAMING SONG

Lied recitals just aren’t what they used to be. On the contrary: reconceived by creative artists, the tried and trusted dialogue between voice and instrument can become one of the most versatile and innovative formats not only to tell thrilling stories in music, but also to examine and reflect the world we live in through the prism of art.

ACROSS BOUNDARIES

From the very beginning, the Pierre Boulez Saal has been a home for classical chamber music and contemporary works, for music from the Arab and Persian world, and for jazz and improvised music from many different traditions. The 2025–26 season once again offers a range of concerts that cross cultural and geographical boundaries.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

An evening of songs by Olivier Messiaen and American spirituals; a program combining works by Henry Purcell with music by Michael Nyman; a concert for three percussionists or for solo kamancheh—these are all part of the 2025–26 Pierre Boulez Saal season. In challenging our expectations, we broaden our horizons. Join us to discover music you may not have heard before.

THE BOULEZ ENSEMBLE

Just like the Pierre Boulez Saal, the Boulez Ensemble embodies flexibility and programmatic openness. Celebrating the visionary artist for whom it was named, the ensemble is led by notable guest conductors to perform works from the 19th to the 21st centuries, from duo to large ensemble pieces, creating fascinating musical exchanges between the past and the present.

PIANISTS IN DIALOGUE

A solo piano recital can be a thrilling musical experience. This season, however, some of the world’s greatest pianists have chosen to partner with other musicians to present exquisite chamber music programs—including works for four-hand piano and piano duet.