A short week, and yet there are some great concerts on offer.
Merry Christmas to you all and a happy New Year. All going to plan I’ll be back on the ‘What’s on’ job from January 17th.
Monday 20th December
- Medieval ensemble music: The O-Antiphones in Cyprus with the Huelgas Ensemble, Eglise des Minimes, rue des Minimes, 1000 Brussels at 20:00. 14th century vocal ensemble music, will definitely be interesting.
- Contemporary music – Steve Reich’s Drumming: Ictus ensemble, BOZAR, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:00. Riech, one of the most interesting of the minimalists. This is a fab piece. Oh no, another good concert on the same evening – which to choose?
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Guitar -Philippe LAFONTAINE “Tout, seul,..”, BOZAR, Hall M, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:30.
Tuesday 21st December
- Orchestral music – Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances; Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Shostakovich’s Symphony Nr 9: Russian National Orchestra with Gidon Kremer (violin), BOZAR, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:00.
- Choral music – Christmas Concert with Russian Choral music: Le Choeur des Cosaques de l’Oural, Royal Brussels Conservatory, rue de la Regence 30, 1000 Brussels at 20:00.
Wednesday 22nd December
- Bach Cantatas – “Gott, man lobet dich in der Still” and “Gloria in excelsis Deo”: Chorus and Orchestra of the Chapelle des Minimes, BOZAR, Hall M, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 12:40. A Christmas lunchtime concert – only 6 euros!
- Chamber music – Vivaldi, works including 2 concertos for two trumpets, a violin concerto, a sinfonia and various mezzo arias; and works by Giacomelli, Hasse and Pescetti: Les Agrémens with Vivica Genaux (mezzo), BOZAR, Hall M, rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels at 20:00. The programme includes some previously unperformed arias by Vivaldi and contemporaries.
- Choral music – Grieg, Percy Grainger, Uyttenhove and Gevaert: Vlaams Radio Koor, Flagey, Studio 4, Heilig Kruisplein, 1050 Brussels at 20:15. A Christmas concert with an English flavour.
Thursday 23rd December
- Italian Baroque music – Caldara, Corelli, Scarlatti, Durante, Handel and Pergolesi: B’Rock, with Raquel Andueza (soprano), Royal Brussels Conservatory, rue de la Regence, 1000 Brussels at 20:00.
- Monks Choir St Elizabeth from Minsk: Saint Paulus Church, Hockeylaan 96, 1150 Sint-Pieters-Woluwe at 20:00
Friday 24th December
- Christmas music – Haydn, Vivaldi and traditional music: Eglise des Minimes, Minimenkerk, 1000 Brussels with Evelyne Bohen (soprano), Bruno de Jonghe (baritone) and Jean-Pierre Ockerman (organ) at 23h30; and on Christmas Day at 11h30 with Patricia van Zuylen en Delphine de Liedekerke (sopranos), Jean-Pierre Ockerman (organ).
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