Brussels Philharmonic | Matinee: Enigma Variations · 26.10.2025 ·…

Matinee: Enigma Variations

Brussels
Flagey

'A dark saying that must be left unguessed.’ Fourteen variations on a single theme—it sounds simple, almost trivial, maybe even a bit dull. Yet the playful sketch Elgar improvised one evening at the piano grew into one of the most iconic works in the symphonic repertoire. ...

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€31 > €5

PROGRAMME

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, overture-fantasy, TH 42, ČW 39 (version 1880)
Edgar Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra, Op. 36 (Enigma) (1899)

YOUR CONCERT DAY

∙ 13:00 doors open
∙ 13:30 atelier kids: Symfomania 7>12 years (NL/FR/EN) (€15)
∙ 13:30 lecture: Elgar Deconstructed by Florestan Bataillie (EN) (€9>€5)
∙ 13:30 guided tour: Flagey: Pakketboot & Geluidsfabriek (Korei Guided Tours, NL) / Flagey : Paquebot et usine à sons (Korei Guided Tours, FR) (combi-tickets)
∙ 14:15 introduction: Sander De Keere (EN)
∙ 15:00 concert (without intermission) [Wolfgang App available]
∙ 16:00 end

Tip: Don’t miss your chance – buy the Abo Matinee now! Enjoy three symphonic power hours on Sunday afternoons: Enigma Variations (26 Oct), Petrouchka (26 Apr) and Dvořák 8 (24 May) – all for just €75.

PRACTICAL

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

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

“The Enigma I will not explain – its ‘dark saying’ must be left unguessed, and I warn you that the connexion between the Variations and the Theme is often of the slightest texture; further, through and over the whole set another and larger theme ‘goes’, but is not played...” – Edward Elgar