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Happy Birthday, James

15/07/2019

Scottish composer James MacMillan is turning 60! Cause for a celebration: experience MacMillan's Larghetto for orchestra live in the concert hall during Mahler 5, for only half the price! Feeling more like vocal music? The Vlaams Radiokoor brings together MacMillan's Miserere and Seven Angels with the composer himself conducting at a unique location: the Basilica of Koekelberg!

Live stream Will Tura & Brussels Philharmonic

11/07/2019

Tonight's sold out concert with Will Tura is streamed live by Ancienne Belgique and BRUZZ

Music Talks: Speakers

08/07/2019

Sometimes there is more to tell. Much more. About a work, a time or place, a composer, a book that served as inspiration. In the music talk, we bring in a specialist who can provide more context and background. Meet the speakers of season 19-20

conductor rumon gamba to replace ben gernon

27/06/2019

Due to illness, Ben Gernon has withdrawn from his performance at the Festival Musiq’3 closing concert on Sunday, June 30. He will be replaced by Rumon Gamba, who earlier this month made his debut with Brussels Philharmonic.

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the orchestra

The Brussels Philharmonic was founded in 1935 by the Belgian public broadcaster (National Broadcasting Institute (NIR/INR)). Since its creation, it has worked with top international conductors and soloists. The orchestra was and is known to be a pioneer in performing contemporary music – a reputation that brought world-renowned composers such as Bartók, Stravinsky and Messiaen to Brussels. To this day, the Brussels Philharmonic is continuing this tradition, including a 21st-century work in almost every concert programme.

The orchestra’s historic home port is the Flagey building in Brussels, the heart of Europe, where it rehearses and performs in Studio 4 – in acoustic terms one of the top concert halls in the world – and which serves as its home base for concerts in Belgium and the rest of the world.

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