Noda+

Noda+ means more music, more questions, more encounters: quite simply, more Noda! Come and join us, come and look to the future, deepen or prolong the concert experience, in a playful and joyous frame of mind, where the arts and sensitivity cross paths. Whether with friends or family, Noda+ just what you’ve been waiting for.

Noda+ activities are free of charge but require registration. Registration will open at the end of summer, and information regarding dates and times will be updated by then.

Keys to Listening

Do you find classical music intimidating? You have questions about the works scheduled? You are very welcome, whatever your situation. One hour before each concert, come and attend our pre-concert lecture to share our keys to listening – in order to get even more out of the concert experience!

Concert programmes

At each concert, Noda bcvs will be delighted to offer you a concert programme absolutely free, to give you a helping hand, so to speak. The opportunity to discover the careers of our guest artists and find out more about the works performed, as you sit undisturbed in your seat!

Artist’s confidences

How does an international soloist work? What is his relationship with his instrument? With his audience? With the composers he loves? Does he dream in music? Does he sleep badly before a concert? Artist’s confidences is a special moment, friendly, private, you might say, with the great musicians of our time. The ideal opportunity to ask them your questions and find out more about what happens behind-the-scenes in those unconventional lives.

Artist’s confidences Alexandre Tharaud

Artist’s confidences, the ideal opportunity to ask them your questions and find out more about what happens behind-the-scenes in those unconventional lives.

01.10.2025

Artist’s confidences Alexandre Tharaud

Dodo Tharaud

In a hall plunged into darkness, the audience, reclining on stage, listens to Alexandre Tharaud and his guests. An immersive musical happening conducive to relaxation and introspection.

The activity Dodo Tharaud requires a separate reservation when purchasing your ticket. More information will be provided soon.

02.10.2025
21:00 / 60 min

Dodo Tharaud

The Laboratories

Scientific and musical interactions
Music is a real hybrid. Is it an art, is it a science? Does it speak to what we feel or what we think? The laboratories provide an open space in which music and science meet to find out more about how our emotions are made. On the stage, musicians and scientists talk, converse, discuss, to better discern those feelings that all of us have felt and which make each and every one of us unquestionably human. Just one hour together when what you have to say is also heard!

Laboratories - les Prof. Didier Grandjean & Prof. Donald Glowinski

With: Prof. Didier Grandjean & Prof. Donald Glowinski

Scientific and musical interactions
The laboratories provide an open space in which music and science meet to find out more about how our emotions are made. Just one hour together when what you have to say is also heard!

25.09.2025
18:00 / 75 min
Great Hall

Laboratories - les Prof. Didier Grandjean & Prof. Donald Glowinski

Laboratories - Prof. Eric Bonvin

With: Prof. Eric Bonvin

Scientific and musical interactions
The laboratories provide an open space in which music and science meet to find out more about how our emotions are made. Just one hour together when what you have to say is also heard!

04.11.2025
18:00 / 75 min
Great Hall

Laboratories - Prof. Eric Bonvin

Laboratories - Dr. Philippe Vuadens

With : Dr. Philippe Vuadens & Jean-David Waeber (harpsichord)

Scientific and musical interactions

The laboratories provide an open space in which music and science meet to find out more about how our emotions are made. Just one hour together when what you have to say is also heard!

17.02.2026
18:00 / 75 min
Great Hall

Laboratories - Dr. Philippe Vuadens

Laboratories - Prof. Didier Grandjean

With : Prof. Didier Grandjean

Scientific and musical interactions
The laboratories provide an open space in which music and science meet to find out more about how our emotions are made. Just one hour together when what you have to say is also heard!

09.06.2026
18:00 / 75 min
Great Hall

Laboratories - Prof. Didier Grandjean

The Chronicles

In the course of the season: the history behind the music
Concerts follow one after the other. But each one is different, unique. In the course of the season at Noda bcvs, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.
Which instruments were given top billing in 1615? Which musical forms were the best liked in 1850? Which important composers were at work in the 18th century? What was the vision of music put forward by the innovators of 1910? Four periods of musical history will be explored: Baroque, Classical, Romantic and the 20th century. Two one-and-half-hour sessions will be devoted to each of them, allowing you explore each musical phenomenon as thoroughly as possible. The first one, in the form of a formal lecture, will introduce the key concepts. The second, more interactive, will provide a full selection of musical examples with comments, in the presence of live musicians. A living, sensitive approach to the history of music.

Baroque Chronicles 1

In the course of the season at Noda BCVS, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.

07.10.2025
18:00 / 90 min
Conference Room

Baroque Chronicles 1

Baroque Chronicles 2

With : Daniela Numico (harpsichord), Gabrielle Maillard (violin) & Lina Luzzi (cello)

In the course of the season at Noda BCVS, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.

25.10.2025
10:00 / 90 min
Dressing Rooms

Baroque Chronicles 2

Classical Chronicles 1

In the course of the season at Noda BCVS, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.

01.01.2026
18:00 / 90 min
Conference Room

Classical Chronicles 1

Classical Chronicles 2

With: Stephanie Gurga (piano)

In the course of the season at Noda BCVS, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.

17.01.2026
10:00 / 90 min
Dressing Rooms

Classical Chronicles 2

Romantic Chronicles 1

In the course of the season at Noda BCVS, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.

24.03.2026
18:00 / 90 min
Conference Room

Romantic Chronicles 1

Romantic Chronicles 2

Avec : Stephanie Gurga (piano) and a string quartet from HEMU - Valais-Wallis

In the course of the season at Noda BCVS, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.

18.04.2026
10:00 / 90 min
Dressing Rooms

Romantic Chronicles 2

20th Century Chronicles 1

In the course of the season at Noda BCVS, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.

21.04.2026
18:00 / 90 min
Conference Room

20th Century Chronicles 1

20th Century Chronicles 2

With: Stephanie Gurga (piano) / Claire Garde (flute)

In the course of the season at Noda BCVS, you will be able to discover works covering five centuries of music. A note to the curious minded, eager for knowledge: the Chronicles offer a chance to build on what you already know, the better to understand the issues behind the great ages of our musical history.

16.05.2026
10:00 / 90 min
Dressing Rooms

20th Century Chronicles 2

Loud and off-key!

What if you were to cross over to the other side? On the Noda bcvs stage, become the voice that you have always dreamed of being and take part in a fun collective experience of choral singing. During your lunch break, come and spend 45 minutes in the main hall with some cheerful, committed choirmasters: learn to breathe deeply, feel your body and… give voice without worrying about what those around your might think. “Loud and off-key!”: Noda, much more fun than singing in the shower! With choirmasters working in the region, well-known and recognized.

Loud and off-key! with Cyrille Nanchen

With: Cyrille Nanchen (choir conductor)

What if you were to cross over to the other side? On the Noda BCVS stage, become the voice that you have always dreamed of being and take part in a fun collective experience of choral singing.

23.09.2025
12:00 / 45 min
Great Hall

Loud and off-key! with Cyrille Nanchen

Loud and off-key! with Charles Barbier

With: Charles Barbier (choir conductor)

What if you were to cross over to the other side? On the Noda BCVS stage, become the voice that you have always dreamed of being and take part in a fun collective experience of choral singing.

02.12.2025
12:00 / 45 min
Great Hall

Loud and off-key! with Charles Barbier

Loud and off-key! with Laurence Lattion

With: Laurence Lattion (choir conductor)

What if you were to cross over to the other side? On the Noda bcvs stage, become the voice that you have always dreamed of being and take part in a fun collective experience of choral singing.

27.01.2026
12:00 / 45 min
Great Hall

Loud and off-key! with Laurence Lattion

Loud and off-key! with Charles Barbier II

With: Charles Barbier (choir conductor)

What if you were to cross over to the other side? On the Noda bcvs stage, become the voice that you have always dreamed of being and take part in a fun collective experience of choral singing.

31.03.2026
12:00 / 45 min
Great Hall

Loud and off-key! with Charles Barbier II

Musical Matinées

Musical Sundays at Noda bcvs
In Noda BCVS’ bar area, converted for the occasion into a musical stage, come an enjoy a musical matinée in the company of some budding fresh talent! One Sunday a month, students from the HEMU – Valais-Wallis meet up in groups of their choosing to give voice to each instrument and explore some rich and surprising musical worlds. Out with the vast concert hall, in with an immersive private audience with the artists. And after the music, keep the mood going at a welcoming social get-together. A Sunday outing like no other!

All information about the Musical Matinées will be available at the end of summer.

Younger audiences

Noda BCVS joins forces with Educa’son for two family concerts suitable for children from the age of 6! On the programme: interactive sessions on making wooden stringed instruments and rap, to explore a different aspect of music for all the family.

All information about the Younger audiences activities will be available at the end of summer.