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Close Encounters

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Flagey
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OPEN REHEARSAL FOR THE CONCERT: THE BOY WHO LAUGHED AT SANTA CLAUSE

During the open rehearsal, the orchestra will work on one or more pieces from the concert programme — the exact selection is not fixed in advance.

concert programme
Eric Whitacre, The Boy who Laughed at Santa Claus (2017)
Eric Whitacre, The Gift of the Magi (2019)
Christmas Carols (selection)

rehearsal for the concerts The Boy who Laughed at Santa Claus
19.12.2025 at De Bijloke [info & tickets]
20.12.2025 at Flagey [info & tickets]

YOUR DAY

∙ 11:30 doors open
∙ 12:00 open rehearsal
∙ 13:00 end

PRACTICAL

Flagey, Studio 4 ∙ Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Ixelles ∙ how to reach the venue

with the support of Beside Tax Shelter and the Belgian Tax Shelte

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 2025-2026

∙ 25.09.2025 Daphnis et Chloé
conducted by Kazushi Ono [more info]
∙ 23.10.2025 Enigma Variations
conducted by Felix Mildenberger [more info]
∙ 20.11.2025 Beethoven & Bruckner
conducted by Joolz Gale [more info]
∙ 18.12.2025 The Boy who Laughed at Santa Claus
conducted by Eric Whitacre [more info]
∙ 05.02.2026 Mahler 7
conducted by Kazushi Ono [more info]
∙ 26.03.2026 Klarafestival
to be announced later [more info]

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