Been a bit pressed for time the last few days; here’s a rather short ‘What’s On’ for this week…
Monday 22nd November
- Bartok’s Contrasts for clarinet trio; Honegger’s Symphony Nr 2 for string orchestra and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet K581 : Risor Festival, Royal Brussels Conservatory, rue de la Regence, 1000 Brussels at 20:00.
- Piano Recital – Beethoven’s Sonate Nr. 24, Liszt’s transcripitions of Schubert Lieder, a transcription of Prokofiev’s Ballet ‘Le pas d’acier’, Messiaen’s ‘Le Loriot’ and Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody Nr 2 : Kaoru Tashiro (piano), BOZAR Studio, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:00.
Tuesday 23rd November
- Bartok’s Divertimento for Strings, Berg’s 4 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Gustav Mahler, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arranged by Schönberg) and Brahms Piano Quartet Nr 1 : Risor Festival, Royal Brussels Conservatory, rue de la Regence, 1000 Brussels at 20:00.
Wednesday 24th November
- Rolf Wallin’s ‘Under City Skin’, Lieder by Liszt, Duparc, Brahms, Wagner and Chausson, Debussy’s Cello Sonata and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (arranged for two pianos) : Risor Festival, BOZAR, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:00.
Thursday 25th November
- Ferenc Farkas’ Hungarian Dances, Albert Huybrechts’ Wind Quintet, Joseph Jongen’s Concerto for wind quintet, and György Kurtág‘s Wind Quintet: Belgium meets Hungary, Soloists from the National Orchestra of Belgium, BOZAR, at 12:30. 20ieth century Belgian and Hungarian music for wind in the so-called ‘Nob’ Lunchtime Concerts (an unfortunate, but memorable concert series name for those acquainted with English slang…).
- Pergolesi’s “Lo frate ‘nnamorato”, his Cantate “Nel chiuso centro”, his Violin Concerto and his Stabat Mater: Les Muffatti, with Céline Scheen (soprano), Damien Guillon (alto) and François Fernandez (violin), Royal Brussels Conservatory, rue de la Regence, 1000 Brussels at 20:00. A celebration of Pergolesi’s birth 300 years ago. Should be some lovely baroque dissonance-resolutions.
- Mendelssohn’s 4th Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony and Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez: Brussels Philharmonic with Berta Rogas (guitar), Flagey, Studio 4, Heilig Kruisplein, 1050 Ixelles at 20:15.
Friday 26th November
- Martinu’s Nonet and Nino Rota’s Divertimento: Soloists from La Monnaie, De Munt, Muntplein, 1000 Brussels at 12:30.
- Festival Loop 3 for contemporary music: Gouttes et Expirateurs by Pierre Berthet (installation music) and Dances with Viola by Todor Todoroff and Dominica Eyckmans (electro-acoustic with viola and movement), Espace Senghor, Chaussée de Wavre 366, 1040 Etterbeek at 20:15. Fun to check out the sound samples (eg click on Dances with Viola).
- Sufi Music and Poetry: A’ref, A tribute to Mahmoud Darwich, Moneim Adwan (oud, voice), Yassin Ayari (ney), Safwan Kenani (violin), Samir Homsi (percussion) and Taha Adnan (narration), BOZAR, Hall M, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:30.
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12th century Music from Palermo: Panormos/Bal’harm/Palermo 1140, Graine de la Voix with Hassan Boufous and Hassan Benallal (Sufi vocals), and Adrian Sirbu and Cezar Vintila (Byzantine tradition), BOZAR, Horta Hall, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 22:30. The music tradition of the Cappella Palatina of Palermo.
Saturday 27th November
- Festival Loop 3 for contemporary music: from 11:00 works by LABO#, Baudouin de Jaer and Laurent Pigeolet. At 20:15, Musique Nouvelles playing Gaëlle Hyernaux, Philippe Boesmans, Jacqueline Fontyn and Victor Kissine. Loop is organized by the Forum des Compositeurs. Expect experimental works often for unusual instruments, Espace Senghor, Chaussée de Wavre 366, 1040 Etterbeek from 11:00.
- Piano Music by Schumann: Waldscenen, Sonata Nr 1, Fantasie Op 17, and Geistervariationen with Andras Schiff (piano), BOZAR, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:00.
- Algerian Chaabi Music: El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers, BOZAR, Hall M, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:30. Music for the documentary ‘El Gusto: The Good Mood’ by Safinez Bousbia. There is an introduction in French with Bousbia and excerpts from the film.
Sunday 28th November
- Piano Music : Liszt’s Funérailles, Messiaen’s ‘Le Merle de Roche’, Neuburger’s ‘Trois Chants de Maldoror and Chopin’s Sonata Nr 2: Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, BOZARSundays, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 11:00. A pianist-composer.
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Mahler’s Symphony Nr 4 and Lalo’s Cello Concerto: National Orchestra of Belgiumwith Raphael Wallfisch (cello) and Hendrickje van Kerckhove (soprano), BOZAR, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 15:00. A afternoon repeat of last Friday’s programme, with a different cellist. Curious.
- Theatre: Homo Cordus, La Vie au Long du Violon with Claude Vonin, BOZAR Studio, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 16:00. In French. Written and directed by Richard Navarro. A professor traces the scientific development of string instruments -a comic musical play. Unusual.
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