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The cornerstone in the creation of modern tango was laid by Piazzolla in 1955 with the Octeto Buenos Aires The following year, Rovira joined Octeto La Plata, but did not leave behind any commercialized recordings. This program simultaneously presents, for the first time, the music of both octets, the initial exponents of the avant-garde of tango. With these ensembles, Piazzolla and Rovira traveled, for the first time, to the edges of Tango!

Joseph Haydn was a man of immense wealth: he possessed creativity, grace, happiness, health, humor, good taste, a strong character, a warm heart, tranquility and vitality, originality, a sharp mind, independence, depth, clarity, knowledge, and experience. At least, that’s what Ferdinand Hiller wrote in 1877 when most of that generation’s commentators described Haydn as childish, simplistic, and hollow. Two examples of Haydn’s opulent oeuvre will be performed—the Symphony No. 103 and the Piano Concerto in D major. The Symphony was written in the rather solemn key of E flat major, but it surprises listeners again and again with its “con spirito” and “piu testo Allegretto.” Haydn always managed to combine seriousness with openness and positivism. This Symphony is nicknamed “The Drumroll.” But is that serious or playful? Lyricism and virtuosity are combined in the popular Piano Concerto in D major. The Flemish Lucas Blondeel, professor in Berlin, will be the soloist, playing a striking facsimile of an Anton Walter fortepiano made by Christopher Clarke. Walter was the Imperial Royal Instrument Maker and tuner for Prince Esterhazy, who was Haydn’s boss in a manner of speaking, so this piano is right at home. The piece is truly a gem among piano concertos, with its sparkling and shimmering first movement, a lovely, lyrical second movement, and an effervescent finale, the Rondo all’Ungarese. 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦 Conductor | Jos van Immerseel Soloist | Lucas Blondeel 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Klavierkonzert in D Dur Hob.XVIII:11 (1784) Symphonie Nr. 103 in Es Dur "Mit dem Paukenwirbel" Hob.I:103 (1795)

*𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸* BRUSSELS PHILHARMONIC Dirigent Hervé Niquet Een monument van hemelse grootheid, Ein Ungeheuer (een monster), vol hemelse dimensies, te lang en te moeilijk, obsessief, schitterend...Een greep uit de reacties op Schuberts 9de Symfonie, ‘De Grote’, liegt er niet om: dit monumentale werk laat niemand onberoerd. *** BRUSSELS PHILHARMONIC Conducted by Hervé Niquet A monument of heavenly grandeur, ‘Ein Ungeheuer’ (a monster), full of celestial dimensions, too long and too difficult, obsessive, splendid...A sampling of reactions to Schubert’s 9th Symphony, ‘the Great’, are spot on: this monumental work leaves no one untouched. 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 Franz Schubert Sinfonie Nr. 9 (8) C-Dur D 944 "Die Große"

“All great music is contemporary. If it's still alive and kicking, then it's contemporary.” - Steve Reich The Desert Music (1983) shows us a milder Reich as he explores the new possibilities offered by a large orchestra and choir. His ability to communicate social and philosophical questions in music also comes to the fore here: with the dark poetry of William Carlos Williams as the engine that unrolls a constant rhythmical canvas, Reich addresses the destructive whims of humanity. Steve Reich was at the origins of a new musical style in the 1960s: minimal music. Repetitive motifs, powerful rhythms, music that stood on its own – the listener having no other hold than time, space and the surroundings in which it is heard. In 1983, Reich was ready to set aside his reservations about large formations: until that time, he thought that symphonic ensembles lacked the rhythmic versatility and precision necessary for his music. The Desert Music shows that it can. 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 Steve Reich The Desert Music (1983) (version for reduced strings) 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦 Conductor | Ilan Volkov Ensemble | Vlaams Radiokoor Choir conductor | Joris Derder

𝗭𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮 - 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 - 𝗔𝗠𝗩𝗞 Zefiro Torna, contemporary Ensemble Variances and visual artist Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven join forces in an exceptional performance around J.S. Bach’s Musikalisches Opfer and the retorgrade technique. Underneath a purely technical charm seems to lie hidden a symbolic purpose. Maybe it is an attempt to control the relentlessly ongoing concept of time? Is it the expression of a negative world view : a waning society in full regression? Or could it be a magical intervention : is it actually possible to rewind an event and undo it by chanting backwards? Throughout history, chanting backwards has been a returning particularity, which has survived from the Middle Ages until now. Emblematic scores in the shape of a lobster carrying the world on its back (Cancer Cancrizans), circular compositions or works related to the symbol of the labyrinth and self-sacrifice form the common thread through the BACHC®AB programme. The audience travels from the 14th-century song En la maison Dedalus or the 15th-century rondo Ma fin est mon commencement, to the 20th-century ritual dances of George Crumb and Thierry Pecou, whose Miraris Mundum will have his world premiere. Heinz Holliger explores the physical limits of the individual performer and Louis Andriessen’s Inanna’s Descent recounts the journey of the mythological Sumerian goddess to the underworld., while the enigmatic canons from Bach’s Musikalischer Opfer link old and new. A video artwork by visual artist Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven reinforces the ritualistic character of the eternal struggle between good and evil and of this performance. 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦 Zefiro Torna Annelies Van Gramberen | soprano Liam Fennelly | viola da gamba Kristien Ceuppens | oboe, cor anglais Dimos De Beun | recorder, clavicymbalum Jurgen De bruyn | mandolin, lute, theorbo 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗙𝗥) Carjez Gerretsen | (bass) clarinet Thierry Pécou | piano Elisa Humanes, David Joignaux, Arnaud Lassus | percussion Jurgen De bruyn | concept, artistic direction Dr. Prof. Katelijne Schiltz | musicological research Anne-mie Van Kerckhoven | visual art In coproduction with deSingel, Antwerp

*𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸* Morning Walks zijn gedichten van Ted Kooser op muziek gezet door Maria Schneider. De Amerikaanse dichter herstelde van kanker toen hij het landschap rondom zich observeerde en in elegieën vertaalde. Schneider zette op haar beurt de poëtische spaarzaamheid om in uitgepuurde en treffende composities. Sopraan Annelies Van Gramberen samen met blazers, strijkers en een jazztrio voeren het delicate, soms melancholische, repertoire uit. Wij hadden u een bijzondere, ochtendlijke concertervaring beloofd in de kapel van Mariekerke langs de Schelde. Hoewel u er niet live bij mocht zijn, hebben we voor u het concert filmisch gecapteerd. Beleef de Belgische première via Evil Penguin TV vanaf zaterdag 29 mei. *** Morning Walks are poems by Ted Kooser set to music by Maria Schneider. The American poet was recovering from cancer when he observed the landscape around him and translated it into elegies. Schneider, in turn, converted the poetic frugality into purified and striking compositions. Soprano Annelies Van Gramberen together with winds, strings and a jazz trio perform the delicate, sometimes melancholic, repertoire. We had promised you a special, morning concert experience in the chapel of Mariekerke along the Scheldt. Although you were not allowed to be there live, we have captured the concert filmically for you. 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 Benjamin Haemhouts-Artist – Meditation I Maria Schneider – Winter Morning Walks 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘 Annelies Van Gramberen - soprano

Based on William Wordsworth’s Guide to the Lakes, a poetic tourist guide about the Lake District, composers Lente Verelst and Hans Vercauteren each wrote a brand new set of songs. A musical trio consisting of Hanne Roos, Maximilian Lohse and Yasuko Takahashi brilliantly and generously perform these new pieces. The music will guide you through points of view, excursions, picnics, wondering thoughts, riddles and impressions that will be scarcely ever effaced. Actor Charles Sobry takes on the role of guide to these lakes and sometimes even of Wordsworth himself. With introductions, afterthoughts and some delightful poems this is a dramatic and integrated concert performance, set in the awe-inspiring environment of the Nottebohm Room, in the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library. One of the very few places this book is still to be found. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 Hans Vercauteren - The tourist Lente Verelst - How to entertain your guests at a dinner themed dinner Hans Vercauteren - A picnic Hans Vercauteren - Cottages Lente Verelst - How many stones do you count? (Long Meg and her daughters) Hans Vercauteren - Scawfell Lente Verelst - What is the difference between a horse and a boat? Hans Vercauteren - Above the Lake Hans Vercauteren - Humming N°1 Lente Verelst - How does the meadow-flower its bloom unfold? Hans Vercauteren - Ullswater Lente Verelst - Origin of the word picnic 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 Composers | Hans Vercauteren & Lente Verelst Actor (Guide/Wordsworth) | Charles Sobry Soprano | Hanne Roos Violin | Maximilian Lohse Piano | Yasuko Takahashi

*𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤* De lente ontluikt in deze concertfilm van sopraan Dorine Mortelmans en pianiste Barbara Baltussen. Ze brengen Blumenstrauß, een boeket van liederen en piano solowerken van R. Strauss, Wolf, Grieg,… Voor de presentatie zorgt Marieke van Hooff. *** The spring unfolds in concertfilm of soprano Dorine Mortelmans and pianist Barbara Baltussen. Blumenstrauß is a bouquet of Lieder and music for solo piano by R. Strauss, Wolf, Grieg,… Marieke van Hooff presents.​ 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 R. Strauss - Ständchen R. Strauss - Rote Rosen R. Strauss - Blumenmädchen Kornblumen Mohnblumen Epheu Wasserrose E. Grieg - Lyrische Stücke - Schmetterling (piano solo) R. Schumann - Waldszenen - Einsame Blumen (piano solo) A. Webern - Blumengruss A. Schönberg - Waldsonne H. Wolf - Er ist’s H. Wolf - Auch kleine Dinge H. Wolf - Begegnung R. Schumann - Blumenstück (piano solo) E. Grieg - 6 Lieder Gruß Dereinst, Gedanke mein Lauf der Welt Die verschwiegene Nachtigall Zur Rosenzeit Ein Traum