Together with his trio, Paul Lay paid tribute to George Gershwin, celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the American composer’s masterpiece “Rhapsody in Blue”. With Donald Kantomanou on drums and Clemens van der Feen on double bass, the Trio dazzled our sold-out crowd with their virtuosity, musicality and imaginative reinterpretations of Gershwin standards.
After the concert, the artists generously made time to personally greet members of the audience, including Champittet students, and sign CDs.
This is the first time in our history that we’ve opened our Cultural Season with jazz – and what a concert! A professor at the prestigious Paris Conservatory, Paul Lay has won the most important prizes that can be awarded to a jazz musician, including the Grand Prix du Disque in 2014, the Django-Reinhardt Prize in 2016 and the Victoire du Jazz in 2020.
Through our Cultural Season, we aim to connect our students, families and wider Champittet community with today’s best musicians. Our Cultural Season concerts provide a wonderful opportunity to enjoy world-class performances spanning a wide range of genres, all in an intimate setting right here in Pully.
If you’re a music lover, be sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming concerts:
We are proud to announce that Collège Champittet has once again been ranked among the 100 leading private schools in the world by the Spear’s Schools Index!
At Collège Champittet, our culture of lifelong learning includes our teachers just as much as our students. Learning doesn’t stop when we leave the classroom or when the school day ends.
At Collège Champittet, our annual Career Day gives students a valuable opportunity to meet professionals from diverse industries and explore their future goals.
On 15 March 2025, music lovers at Collège Champittet were treated to an exceptional concert by Franco-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and French lutenist Thomas Dunford.
