"This selection demonstrates the very musical and sonorous approach the Geneva Brass has achieved. The ensemble’s timbre is rich, blended, and exciting to hear. " -- INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD

Established in 2001, the Geneva Brass Quintet is a chamber music group of Swiss musicians. After studying at the Geneva Conservatory, they all graduated with a Master of Music. Eager to create a close-knit musical unit and being particularly attracted to chamber music, they formed the ‘Geneva Brass Quintet’ (GBQ) with the aim of sharing their passion with the public.

Well-known in Switzerland, the GBQ has already performed at the Sion Festival, St-Germain concerts in Geneva and the ‘Guilde romande de la musique de chambre’ (French-speaking Chamber Music Guild), as well as at prestigious venues such as the Victoria Hall and Saint Peter’s Cathedral in Geneva. The Geneva Brass Quintet regularly plays for various Swiss radios and has also been invited many times to the Espace 2 (Swiss radio) ‘Schubertiades’.

In 2008, the GBQ started an international career with an extensive tour in South Africa. After this, they received an invitation to the festival ‘Cuivres en Dombes’ and to the Mégève festival and embarked on another extensive tour in China and a concert in Dubaï in 2011. In 2012, the Cervantino Festival, for its 40th anniversary, invited the GBQ to perform 10 concerts across Mexico. Finally, each year in October, the GBQ organizes the Geneva Brass Festival, an international event dedicated to brass which takes place in Geneva.

Supported by Pro Helvetia Shanghai, Swiss Arts Council