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Some projects don't just happen by chance—they're the result of a long inner ripening process. Your...
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Some projects don't just happen by chance—they're the result of a long inner ripening process. Your...
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Some festivals read like a story: with a clear arc of tension, recognizable protagonists, and an ending that...
Some seasonal brochures you flip through and put away. And then there are the ones that immediately...
Due to wars at its external borders, growing nationalism, and increasingly complex political decision-making, Europe today often seems more like a project in...
Some piano duos play side by side, and some piano duos play into each other. The Brussels-based Fiona and Chiara...
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Three hundred years after Johann Sebastian Bach composed his passions, the questions hidden within them prove to be surprisingly relevant today. Who bears the...
Historical sources point to the earliest veneration of the Hanswijk Madonna image in the 13th century. Although the statue on...
Choreographer tears Carmen to shreds With Carmen, the iconic opera by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) which celebrated its 150th anniversary last year...
With a title like A Season Full of Enthusiasm, it quickly threatens to become the kind of feel-good cultural marketing that sounds cheerful without offering much...
That was quite a shock and I'm still a bit rattled by it. Michel Dutrieue, former staff member of Klassiek Centraal and...
In 1951, Queen Elisabeth lent her name to the competition that each year captivates the world of classical music in...
Xander Benham is embarking on an ambitious long-term project: the complete piano sonatas of Kapustin. He's taking on that challenge with the determination of...
Lively performances lit up the sultry evenings. The final week of the Queen Elisabeth Competition for cellists 2026 was scorching, both...
On June 26, 2026, a rather impressive festival kicks off in Wallonia: the Festival Musical de Namur 2026. If you...
As always, it was extremely demanding for all candidates, from the pre-selection through to the final evening. Everyone selected...
As tradition dictates, the final evening concluded with 'the little bell,' followed by the customary words of thanks and praise from...
Throughout the entire final week of the Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello, conservatory students performed music just outside Bozar in Brussels. Their action 'Requiem...
Year after year, MA Festival remains a fixture for early music enthusiasts. What once began as a personal passion...
This finals evening has a Belgian flavor, with an alumnus of the Musica Mundi School in Waterloo defending his candidacy, Krysztof...
Benedikt Spierings will become the new general director of the merged arts institution Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. She succeeds...
Six candidates defended their candidacy in the meantime, each one perhaps dreaming of that first prize, dreaming of four years on...
A vibrant showcase of an exceptional choral tradition. On June 10, Portsmouth Cathedral Choir launches its latest CD: A Year...
With the release of this album, The Tallis Scholars under the direction of Peter Phillips mark a significant shift in their repertoire choices. Through their familiar...
In Libro primo (ECM), Norwegian lutenist Rolf Lislevand redefines the boundaries of historically informed performance practice. Through the scores of 17th-century...
***** The Four Seasons by the red-haired priest Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) have something in common with Bach's Goldberg Variations. All musicians...
Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason launched her debut solo album 'Fantasy' in which she takes listeners along and shows connections between the...
With their first joint single, Maya Levi and Marina Saiki make it clear that this duo is not...
Johann Strauss II – Waltzes and Polkas for Four Hands Matthieu Idmtal & Alessandro Deljavan — Pavane Records (release: 7...
Oh no, it's not a climate issue, or is it? Well, yes, but the kind of climate with peaceful days, of human...
With their new CD Handel's Chandos Anthems, Musica Gloria confirms its place among the most inspired interpreters of Baroque music today....
It's always a risk to pair a contemporary composer with Mozart. In the recording we're listening to...
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The cello that wasn't a cello but became one... This year's Queen Elisabeth Competition winner takes...
There are concert evenings that possess an almost inevitable sense of tension even before the first note is played. The performance of the Grosse Messe...
Like every year, Klassiek Centraal keeps things moving at lightning speed, and every final evening, as the applause still echoes...
