Switzerland (Morges) — in progress
● September 10–13, 2026
● Morges, Canton Vaud, Switzerland
The VI Giant Step will take place in Switzerland, where the idea behind the project first originated. It will be held in Morges, a town with a rich musical and cultural heritage. Over the centuries, Morges has been home to, inspired, or welcomed many remarkable artists and composers, including Igor Stravinsky, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Henryk Opieński and Lydia Opieńska, Ernest Schelling, Gustave Doret, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Music is vibration. At the smallest scale, the matter that makes up ourselves and the world around us is also in constant motion. In this sense, everything can be imagined as vibration — and everything as music.
This idea lies at the heart of the Swiss Giant Step: the musical vibrations once felt and shaped into works by these extraordinary artists continue to travel through time, reaching and resonating within us generations later. The project invites us to reflect on this invisible connection between music, place, memory, and ourselves.
● Morges, Canton Vaud, Switzerland
The VI Giant Step will take place in Switzerland, where the idea behind the project first originated. It will be held in Morges, a town with a rich musical and cultural heritage. Over the centuries, Morges has been home to, inspired, or welcomed many remarkable artists and composers, including Igor Stravinsky, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Henryk Opieński and Lydia Opieńska, Ernest Schelling, Gustave Doret, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Music is vibration. At the smallest scale, the matter that makes up ourselves and the world around us is also in constant motion. In this sense, everything can be imagined as vibration — and everything as music.
This idea lies at the heart of the Swiss Giant Step: the musical vibrations once felt and shaped into works by these extraordinary artists continue to travel through time, reaching and resonating within us generations later. The project invites us to reflect on this invisible connection between music, place, memory, and ourselves.
PROGRAMME
September 10–25 | 09:00–18:00 | Espace 81 (Grand-Rue 81, Morges)
Giant Steps: Exhibition
Learn about the history of the Giant Steps project through a multimedia presentation.
- Texts, photographs, and videos tracing the history of the Giant Steps project.
- Introduction to the Swiss edition of the Giant Steps Morges, its concept, and the event programme.
- Stories of composers and collaborators associated with the project, presented through texts, photographs, and illustrated portraits.
September 10 | 20:00 | Morges Casino — Salle Belle Époque (Pl. du Casino 4, Morges)
Piano and Voice Recital
Works by Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Ernest Schelling, Gustave Doret, and Lydia Opienska Barblan.
FEATURING
Catherine Pillonel Bacchetta — voice
Adalberto Maria Riva — piano
September 11 | 20:00 | Morges Casino — Salle Belle Époque (Pl. du Casino 4, Morges)
The Soldier’s Tale
An interactive adaptation of the theatrical work by Igor Stravinsky and Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, bringing together music, light, and narration.
PROGRAMME
- Heinrich Sutermeister — Divertimento No. 1 for Strings
- Igor Stravinsky & Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz — The Soldier’s Tale
Nicolas Chalvin & Gyula Stuller — musical direction
Nathan Pannatier — narrator
Ensemble “Les Concerts Suspendus”
September 11/13* | 20:00 | Morges Castle (Rue du Château 1, Morges)
Giant Steps Installation
A temporary installation of a giant footprint in the park of Morges Castle — the first Giant Step created in Switzerland. Open-air musical performances, recitals and lectures.
*Dates subject to confirmation depending on weather conditions.
Free Entrance
Concert reservations by phone: 078 304 48 49
Contact Us
Would you like to see the Giant Steps project in your country or region? Submit your idea to us! We would be grateful if you could describe your vision for the project and how you could help make the next «Step» happen.*
*Please keep in mind that Giant Steps is an apolitical art project: we focus on the cultural heritage of various peoples, the natural diversity of our planet, and not on ideology.
