Interviews

In the beauty we see – in conversation with Jean-Luc Fafchamps

Jean-Luc Fafchamps on the world premiere of Messe des Glaces within the framework of Ars Musica, beauty, and a musical language that keeps changing

Finding Inner Flame – in conversation with Erkki-Sven Tüür about his new composition

On the occasion of the Ars Musica festival, the Estonian composer talks about his new work for strings and percussion, about Arvo Pärt and about the ice of Hiiumaa.

Romeo and Juliet Still Captivate

It was Shakespeare who, in the 16th century, struck his readers to the core with the tale of the tragic fate of two young lovers. The worlds of opera and ballet eagerly took it up, and composers such as Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Gounod, Frederick Delius and Nino Rota were inspired by it.

Fifty Years of the Augsburger Domsingknaben – a voice that connects generations

From the liturgy in the Augsburg Cathedral to international concert stages: fifty years after their re-founding, the Augsburger Domsingknaben continue to build on a tradition in which musical training, faith and community come together.

ARTONOV FESTIVAL

'We do not work alone'. 'Werken doen we niet alleen'. Those words come from Kanjiro Kawai, a Japanese ceramicist, and run like a common thread through the twelfth edition of the Artonov festival, which took place in Brussels from 4 to 23 October 2026. We can only create things through a vibrant network of transmission, shared gestures, memories and invisible presence. Every artistic act is shaped by what precedes us: by people, materials, places and traditions that continue to work in the present. Because 2026 marks the 160th anniversary of the cultural and diplomatic relations between Japan and Belgium, the festival invited artists from both countries to explore new dialogues between heritage and the present.

Between Silence and Sound: Lucas Van Vlierberghe and the Creation of His Requiem

The baritone horn deserves its place in the spotlight – in conversation with Thibaut De Bondt

KLANKDOMEIN 2026 – The Call of a Bubbling Ground

"An intelligent and imaginative, witty and deeply sensitive composer with enormous vivacity"

"Music Becomes More Interesting When You Stop Trying to Prove Something" – in conversation with Stefan Jackiw

On the Edge of the Familiar – New Music for Guitar and Piano

Alena Baeva returns to Shostakovich