Some piano duos play side by side, and some piano duos play into each other. The Brussels-based Fiona and Chiara...
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...
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...
From a deeply felt musical experience, music educator and philosopher Lukas Pairon promotes a new approach to life. The summary is encapsulated in...
A vibrant showcase of an exceptional choral tradition. On June 10, Portsmouth Cathedral Choir launches its latest CD: A Year...
With Roméo et Juliette, Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) created in 1839 a work that stubbornly defies every category. No...
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...
The French violinist Renaud Capuçon, fifty years young and one of the greatest French violinists of his generation, was two...
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...
The cello that wasn't a cello but became one... This year's Queen Elisabeth Competition winner takes...
Like every year, Klassiek Centraal keeps things moving at lightning speed, and every final evening, as the applause still echoes...
The MIM and the Maison Luxembourgeoise des Instruments d'Exception seduce both eye and ear with historic cellos... Viewing with great admiration...
From Monday, May 25 through Saturday, May 30, the final of the Queen Elisabeth Competition Cello 2026 takes place. Each...
As of June 1, 2026, a new leadership duo will take the helm of Brussels Philharmonic vzw. Steven Cosyns becomes general director,...
If you were looking for the perfect soundtrack to a sultry spring evening on Saturday, May 23rd, Flagey was exactly the place to be...
Some performances confirm a work's status as a masterpiece. Others go further: they reveal why that music was once considered a...
From June 7 through July 5, 2026, the Festival of the Abbey of Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache celebrates its 40th edition....
With Sonata Española, violist Alberto Reguera and pianist Marc Piqué present not a sunny collection of Spanish clichés, but a carefully constructed...
With a program of exceptional breadth and ambition, DE SINGEL opens the 2026-2027 season under the motto Be Embraced. The...
Two major Brussels music institutions joined forces on May 19 to present their season plans for 2026-2027,...
'Ciao & Buenos Dios' was the grand finale of BeLLISSAma '25-26 and was a smashing success. Following the overwhelming success of his...
Opera Zuid's initiative to program Chabrier's rarely performed opéra bouffe is to be commended. The...
When the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra takes the stage at BOZAR, it always brings a hefty dose of history with it, but under Santtu-Matias Rouvali...
There are concert programs that function as a dialogue across the boundaries of time and geography. The Antwerp Symphony...
It is rare for a concert program to transcend the boundaries of musicology so radically that the sound itself becomes...
When it is announced with great fanfare that one wishes to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Carl Orff (1895-1982) with...
The twelve finalists of the Queen Elisabeth Competition Cello 2026 Andrew Ilhoon Byun - Clara Dietlin - Tae-Yeon Kim - Yo Kitamura - Leland Ko...
Final round in QEC semifinals Queen Matilde's presence in the front row of the concert hall was inspiring...
Sixth semifinal day – afternoon Arne Jesper Zeller program Anton Kraft – Concerto in C op. 4 Royal Orchestra of...
