Switzerland (Morges) — in progress
● September 9–13, 2026
● Morges, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
We plan to create the next Giant Steps footprints in Switzerland, inspired by composers whose presence left a lasting mark on the country’s cultural life. Wagner, Bartók, Honegger, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky all spent time in Switzerland, where they composed masterpieces such as Siegfried Idyll in Lucerne, the Divertimento for Strings in Gstaad, Four Last Songs in Montreux, and The Soldier’s Tale.
The first step of this journey will take place in Morges, where The Soldier’s Tale was created through the collaboration between Igor Stravinsky and Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. Morges thus marks the beginning of a broader journey across Switzerland, celebrating the dialogue between visual arts and music, in collaboration with musicians Nicolas Chalvin and Gyula Stuller.
Music travels as waves, reaching us and passing through our bodies as vibration. To share these felt, physical emotions with the public lies at the very heart of the project. We therefore imagine a form of artistic mediation: a pathway shaped with and by the audience, where musical oscillations take on the form of arabesques. The scenography, conceived as a singular and immersive environment, brings visual art into dialogue with sound: musicians (from the Universities of Music and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra), actors, and spectators are enveloped within monumental sculptural “heads” of Ramuz and Stravinsky.
Giant Steps in Morges will consist of several events:
1. Indoor concerts
2. Outdoor solo performances
Musical performances throughout the city, in front of sites historically linked to the composers (Morges Musical Walk). Dates to be confirmed depending on weather conditions.
3. Art installation
Installation of a giant footprint in the park of the Château de Morges, created in collaboration with HEMU students and pupils from the region.
4. Exhibition at Espace 81
Presentation of the international Giant Steps project and the Swiss Giant Steps Morges edition, featuring texts, photographs, and videos before and during the event. Documentation on the artists and their works.
All events will be documented through video and photography during Giant Steps Morges 2026.
Event Program
Thursday, September 10, 8:00 pm
Casino de Morges – Belle Époque Hall
Piano and Voice Recital
Ignacy Jan Paderewski – Four Songs, Op. 7
Ernest Schelling – Ragusa, nocturne for piano
Gustave Doret – Songs
Lydia Opienska Barblan – Songs
Ignacy Jan Paderewski – Piano pieces and excerpts from Songs, Op. 22
Catherine Pillonel Bachetta, voice
Adalberto Maria Riva, piano
Friday, September 11
Casino de Morges – Belle Époque Hall
Igor Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale
School performance at 2:00 pm
Public performance at 8:00 pm
Artistic direction: Nicolas Chalvin and Gyula Stuller
Saturday, September 12, 8:00 pm
Temple of Morges
Orchestral Concert
Arthur Honegger – Summer Pastorale
W. A. Mozart – Divertimento for String Orchestra in D major, K. 136
Igor Stravinsky – Concerto in D for String Orchestra
Heinrich Sutermeister – Divertimento No. 1 for String Orchestra
Artistic direction: Nicolas Chalvin and Gyula Stuller
Wednesday, September 9 – Friday, September 25
Espace 81
Exhibition including:
Please note that no original works will be exhibited due to the absence of on-site supervision.
Between Friday, September 11 and Sunday, September 13 (TBD depending on the weather conditions)
Park of the Château de Morges
Installation of a giant footprint, the first Giant Step in Switzerland.
● Morges, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
We plan to create the next Giant Steps footprints in Switzerland, inspired by composers whose presence left a lasting mark on the country’s cultural life. Wagner, Bartók, Honegger, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky all spent time in Switzerland, where they composed masterpieces such as Siegfried Idyll in Lucerne, the Divertimento for Strings in Gstaad, Four Last Songs in Montreux, and The Soldier’s Tale.
The first step of this journey will take place in Morges, where The Soldier’s Tale was created through the collaboration between Igor Stravinsky and Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. Morges thus marks the beginning of a broader journey across Switzerland, celebrating the dialogue between visual arts and music, in collaboration with musicians Nicolas Chalvin and Gyula Stuller.
Music travels as waves, reaching us and passing through our bodies as vibration. To share these felt, physical emotions with the public lies at the very heart of the project. We therefore imagine a form of artistic mediation: a pathway shaped with and by the audience, where musical oscillations take on the form of arabesques. The scenography, conceived as a singular and immersive environment, brings visual art into dialogue with sound: musicians (from the Universities of Music and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra), actors, and spectators are enveloped within monumental sculptural “heads” of Ramuz and Stravinsky.
Giant Steps in Morges will consist of several events:
1. Indoor concerts
- Piano and voice recital at the Belle Époque Hall of the Casino.
- The Soldier’s Tale at the Belle Époque Hall of the Casino: one school performance and one public performance.
- String ensemble concert at the Temple of Morges.
2. Outdoor solo performances
Musical performances throughout the city, in front of sites historically linked to the composers (Morges Musical Walk). Dates to be confirmed depending on weather conditions.
3. Art installation
Installation of a giant footprint in the park of the Château de Morges, created in collaboration with HEMU students and pupils from the region.
4. Exhibition at Espace 81
Presentation of the international Giant Steps project and the Swiss Giant Steps Morges edition, featuring texts, photographs, and videos before and during the event. Documentation on the artists and their works.
All events will be documented through video and photography during Giant Steps Morges 2026.
Event Program
Thursday, September 10, 8:00 pm
Casino de Morges – Belle Époque Hall
Piano and Voice Recital
Ignacy Jan Paderewski – Four Songs, Op. 7
Ernest Schelling – Ragusa, nocturne for piano
Gustave Doret – Songs
Lydia Opienska Barblan – Songs
Ignacy Jan Paderewski – Piano pieces and excerpts from Songs, Op. 22
Catherine Pillonel Bachetta, voice
Adalberto Maria Riva, piano
Friday, September 11
Casino de Morges – Belle Époque Hall
Igor Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale
School performance at 2:00 pm
Public performance at 8:00 pm
Artistic direction: Nicolas Chalvin and Gyula Stuller
Saturday, September 12, 8:00 pm
Temple of Morges
Orchestral Concert
Arthur Honegger – Summer Pastorale
W. A. Mozart – Divertimento for String Orchestra in D major, K. 136
Igor Stravinsky – Concerto in D for String Orchestra
Heinrich Sutermeister – Divertimento No. 1 for String Orchestra
Artistic direction: Nicolas Chalvin and Gyula Stuller
Wednesday, September 9 – Friday, September 25
Espace 81
Exhibition including:
- Texts and photographs tracing the history of the Giant Steps project
- Presentation of the Swiss Giant Steps and the event program
- Documentation on The Soldier’s Tale, including reproductions from the Espace Littéraire – La Muette de Pully
- Presentation of the composers included in the project through texts, photographs, and portrait reproductions
Please note that no original works will be exhibited due to the absence of on-site supervision.
Between Friday, September 11 and Sunday, September 13 (TBD depending on the weather conditions)
Park of the Château de Morges
Installation of a giant footprint, the first Giant Step in Switzerland.
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.
