From October 16 to 24, 2026, the Amwaj choir from Palestine will tour Italy with two works by Yves Balmer: Pollens, musique d'exil and Il y a tellement de fantômes. October 16: Turin, Chiesa del Sacro Cuore di Maria October 18: Tavagnasco, Palestra comunale October 20: Cuneo, Teatro Toselli October 21: Bra, Teatro Politeama Boglione October 23: Genoa, Chiesa di San Siro, Nervi October 24: Lavagna, Basilica di Santo Stefano

From May 22 to 25, 2026, the Musique à La Prée festival, under the artistic direction of Hortense Cartier-Bresson, dedicates its edition to French music, at the abbey of La Prée (Ségry, Indre). Yves Balmer presents the concerts and leads the listening sessions, with three analyses at the heart of the weekend: Ravel's Trio in A minor, Franck's Quintet in F minor and Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time. Four days to traverse a century of French chamber music, from Franck to

The students of class 3e2 at the Lycée Molière (Paris 16th arrondissement) composed "Fragments d'après," a polyphonic vocal piece based on poems by Yvette Baumann Bernard-Farnoux, a former student of the school. The piece received the jury prize from the Paris Academy at the 2026 National Competition of the Resistance and Deportation. It was produced under the direction of Nahéma Khattabi (music education), with the collaboration of Yves Balmer and the participation of Guilla

On Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 6 p.m., Yves Balmer will give a lecture entitled "The orchestral language of Olivier Messiaen" at the Grimaldi Forum (Apollinaire room), in Monaco, as part of the "Before" events of the Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo festival. Learn more about the Before The concert on April 4th

On January 12, 2026, in the SACD's reception rooms, the French Coalition for Cultural Diversity awarded its Association Prize, worth €5,000, to the Soutien Amwaj association. The prize supports a participatory opera project written by Karim Kattan and composed by Yves Balmer. Scheduled for 2027, this production will give a voice to young Palestinian choristers. Read the Coalition's article

The Académie des beaux-arts awards Yves Balmer one of its Encouragement Prizes, awarded each year on the recommendation of its sections. November 19, 2025: Presentation of the prize at the Institut de France https://www.academiedesbeauxarts.fr/musique

On June 28, 2025, Yves Balmer will give a lecture entitled "From Musical Analysis to Composition: Creative Itineraries" at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg. The program (PDF)

On 29 March 2025, at the Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Yves Balmer explores the relationship between Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez. Between admiration, rupture and legacy, their dialogue left its mark on the musical history of the 20th century. At 6 pm at the Marius, in Monaco, just before the concert by Hervé Sellin’s Tentet.

On February 13, 2025, Yves Balmer will speak at the Bergson-Messiaen colloquium, at the Lagrange-Fleuret library, with a presentation entitled "Tempo and instrumentation in the sketches of the Quartet for the End of Time". The conference program

On May 29, 2024, the jury of the Unno Klami competition announced the five finalists. Very honored to be one of the lucky ones.

The jury of the International Kaija Saariaho Organ Composition Competition has rewarded Winds Choreography