After Psyché in 2022, Christophe Rousset, the great specialist in Lully’s operas, returns to Thésée, the composer’s third lyric tragedy. With the Talens Lyriques and the Namur Chamber Choir, the conductor has brought together the finest French singers with Mathias Vidal and above all the great voice of Karine Deshayes, who will perform as the […]

As the Czech Republic takes over the presidency of the European Union for six months in July 2022, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels is taking advantage of this to highlight Czech artists and composers in its 2022-2023 season. Nine musical events will be held during which Jan Kučera and the Prague Philharmonia, the Pavel […]

Brussels is a little paradise for music lovers with two emblematic places, La Monnaie-De Munt and the Palais des Beaux-Arts, which is celebrating its centenary this year. On 4 April 1922, the construction of a brand new building bringing together all the arts under one roof was officially recorded. The house has been inaugurated on […]

Having just made a name for himself on the recording front with the release of a remarkable CD, the German-Russian pianist Igor Levit is performing in Brussels (at Bozar) and then in Berlin, in particular to defend a score that is too often neglected. Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues are 24 miniatures full of contrasts between […]

While his recording of the Goldberg Variations is due to be released on 11 February 2022, Jean Rondeau will be performing Bach’s masterpiece in the prestigious Salle Henry Le Boeuf at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels on 12 February 2022. In the press kit he says: « I think I will work on the […]

Brussels’ famous cultural complex, the Palais des Beaux-Arts, today welcomes its new Director General. Appointed last October, Sophie Lauwers has held several positions within the institution. As an Exhibition Coordinator and then Director of Exhibitions, she has always sought to build synergies between classical and contemporary art. Along with La Monnaie, Bozar is the leading […]