2025 Laureate Projects
- Layale Chaker / Samai Sounds – Creation based on medieval poetesses (trobairitz), merging early music, feminism and Mediterranean traditions (France – UK – Ireland).
- lovemusic + WACK (Neil Luck & Jennifer Walshe) – Immersive and experimental performance blending theatre, archives and stage interactions (France – UK).
- Festival d’Automne in Paris – Partnership with Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and IRCAM, featuring works by Rebecca Saunders, Alex Paxton and Lisa Illean.
- Félicia Atkinson – Tribute to artist Anni Albers through a cross between performance poetry, archives and electroacoustic music (France – UK).
- L’Émoi Sonneur – Sound theatre piece for spoken voice and amplified objects, with Welsh actor John Rowley and composer Nicolas Perrin.
- Muzzix – Collaboration between Sakina Abdou and Pat Thomas around improvisation and experimental jazz (Lille – London).
- ONCEIM – New orchestral works by Christian Marclay and Genevieve Murphy to premiere in Huddersfield before touring in France in 2026.
- The Night With… / Rachel Koblyakov – Electroacoustic repertoire for solo violin, from Boulez to Saariaho, featuring a new piece by Timothy Cooper.
The 2025 artistic committee brought together artists, artistic directors and representatives from French, British and Irish musical institutions. All projects will receive artistic and logistical support as they unfold internationally.
Diaphonique is a trilateral programme supported by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, the Institut français (Paris), SACEM, the Centre national de la musique, the British Council, Culture Ireland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
