Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Brussels, Belgium

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Flagey: Studio 4 La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall Palais 12 BOZAR: Hall M BOZAR: Main hall Palais des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR): Terarken

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BrusselsTakemitsu, Debussy, Beethoven

Flagey: Studio 4, Thu 26 Apr at 20:00

Takemitsu, Debussy, Beethoven

Brussels Philharmonic; Jun Märkl; Flemish Radio Choir

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Palais des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR): Terarken, Mon 7 May at 19:00

Arnauts: Humble Memories, a nostalgic suite for straight-strung piano

Tim Mulleman; Emmy Wils; Aurélien Dony

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Flagey: Studio 4, Sat 19 May at 20:15

Whitacre: The Sacred Veil

Eric Whitacre; Flemish Radio Choir

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BOZAR: Hall M, Wed 30 May at 20:00

Connesson, Bernstein

Brussels Philharmonic; Stéphane Denève; Liza Ferschtman; Flemish Radio Choir

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Flagey: Studio 4, Sun 10 Jun at 14:00 and 16:00

Children from El Sistema Södertalje; Brussels Philharmonic

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BOZAR: Main hall, Fri 30 Nov at 19:30

Schwertsik, Brahms, Dvořák

Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Philippe Jordan; Nikolaj Znaider

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We're pretty fucking far from okay

Isabella Zijp, 09 Feb

Lisbeth Gruwez and Nicolas vladyslav zoom in on what fear does to the body. An intense performance that goes further than just a demonstration of tight muscles and stress.

***11

Pavlo Hunka (Tsar Dodon) and Sarah Demarthe (Cockerel) © Matthias Baus | La Monnaie

Matthew Rye, 13 Dec

Laurent Pelly exploits the satirical side of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel at La Monnaie in a darkly humorous but colourfully performed production.

****1

Charlotte Hellekant (Clairon) and Sally Matthews (Countess) © Bernd Uhlig

Matthew Rye, 10 Nov

Strauss' 'conversation piece' of an opera is given a warmly sympathetic production with the musical rewards coming as much from the pit as the stage.

****1

Alex Penda (Stonatrilla) and Robin Johannsen (Smorfiosa) © Clärchen & Matthias Baus

Nahoko Gotoh, 11 Feb

An opera that pokes fun at opera seria? An opera that features backstage preparations for a show, followed by an opera within an opera? No, it’s not Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.

****1