Brussels Philharmonic | Close Encounters: Klarafestival · 26.03.2026…

Close Encounters

Brussels
Flagey

Open rehearsal: experience the orchestra up close and feel the power of our collective. ----- Join us for Close Encounters and get an exclusive look behind the scenes: experience a rehearsal from a truly unique spot—the stage stal ...

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OPEN REHEARSAL FOR THE CONCERT: KLARAFESTIVAL 2026

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
Carlos Simon, Songs of Separation (2023)
Benjamin Britten, Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’, Op. 33a (1945)
Jessie Montgomery, Cello Concerto, for Abel Selaocoe (2025) (Belgian premiere)
Florence Price, Symphony No. 3 in C minor (1940)
Jessie Montgomery, Coincident Dances (2017)

rehearsal for the concert Klarafestival 2026
29.03.2026 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 Ixelleshow 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: Abel Selaocoe
conducted by Kazushi Ono [more info]
∙ 21.05.2026 Dvořák 8
conducted by Kazushi Ono [more info]