Under the Honorary Chairmanship of Her Majesty Queen Paola
The Music Chapel will shine on the international stage over the coming days! An impressive Bach program will be presented at the Abu Dhabi Festival on Wednesday 28 March with the pianists in residence Jonathan Fournel, Josquin Otal, Sergei Redkin and Victoria Vassilenko as well as their Master in Residence Louis Lortie, accompanied by Frank Braley and the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. A few days later, the Busch Trio will pay tribute to Schubert and Dvořák at the…
Two violins by the Swiss luthier Andreas Hellinge and a cello by the German luthier Haat-Hedlef Uilderks have recently entered the collection of instruments already at the disposal of the Music Chapel. This collection comprises both instruments purchased by the Music Chapel and instruments on loan, among others from the Guttman Foundation. Purchased thanks to the Baillet Latour Modern Instrument Fund, the instruments have been put at the disposal of the violinists Arata Yumi and Julie Berthollet and of the…
Vote for us! Our loyal partner and main sponsor, ING, which has been supporting the Music Chapel since 2011, has been selected to receive the People’s choice award at the 2018 edition of the Caiüs, the awards for corporate patronage! The Caiüs awards reward corporate patrons that stand out thanks to their creativity, vitality or originality in their contributions in the field of culture or of heritage. Besides the prizes awarded by the jury, the public will also have the…
La Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth est heureuse d’apprendre que six jeunes chanteurs actuellement en résidence sont sélectionnés pour la session de chant du Concours Reine Elisabeth 2018 dont les premières épreuves débuteront le 1er mai. Bertrand Duby (basse), Dania El Zein (soprano), Julie Gebhart (soprano), Fabien Hyon (ténor), Cécile Lastchenko (soprano) et Sarah Théry (mezzo-soprano) font partie de la classe de chant sous la direction du maître en résidence José van Dam et du maître invité Sophie Koch, assistés par les professeurs et coachs en résidence Jocelyne Dienst, Alain Garichot, Hélène Lucas et Philippe Riga. La Chapelle souhaite à ces six jeunes chanteurs de talent de vivre une expérience enrichissante dans leur développement personnel tout au long du Concours Reine…
Tribute to José van Dam on France Musique On Tuesday 6 March, France Musique will devote all its air time to José van Dam, our Master in Residence at the Music Chapel. France Musique will take the entire day to look back on the life and career of the famous bass-baritone to mark the release of Chansons d’automne, a new CD in which José van Dam takes a stroll through the French repertoire. At 8 p.m., the concert “José van…
BUY YOUR TICKETS La Chapelle Musicale vous invite cette année encore à son concert de gala @BOZAR le 23.03.2018. Au cours de ce concert de Gala, entièrement dédié au chant, vous entendrez quelques-uns des plus beaux airs d’opéras de Mozart; suivis du Stabat Mater de Rossini, une oeuvre puissante et inspirée, théâtrale, à la frontière entre la musique sacrée et l’opéra. Ne manquez surtout pas cette occasion d’entendre nos jeunes chanteurs et de voir ou revoir l’incroyable Sophie Koch sur…
Watch our concert live via our website or on our facebook page, and share your thoughts and comments! 23/03/18- 20 :00 @BOZAR Le Concert d’Anvers Octopus Choir Bart Van Reyn, conductor W. A. Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro, overture, KV. 492 Cécile Lastchenko, soprano Katarina Van Droogenbroeck, mezzo-soprano W. A. Mozart La Clemenza di Tito (Vitellia, Sesto) “Come ti piace Imponi”, KV. 621 Cécile Lastchenko, soprano W. A. Mozart La Clemenza di Tito (Vitellia) “Deh se piacer mi vuoi”, KV. 621 Katarina Van Droogenbroeck, mezzo-soprano…
January 19, 2018
The Albion Quartet for their first time in Belgium: on stage @Music Chapel: Book now!
Rosalind Ventris, altiste en résidence à la Chapelle Musicale, nous présente son quatuor à cordes : le quatuor Albion, formé de 4 jeunes britanniques, qui a déjà une impressionnante carrière. Ils viendront profiter à la Chapelle des conseils de Miguel da Silva, et proposer le fruit de leur apprentissage au public, dans un concert 100%Dvorak. Rosalind Ventris, altvioliste in residentie bij de Muziekkapel, stelt ons haar strijkkwartet voor: het Albion Quartet. Dit kwartet bestaat uit vier Britse jongeren en heeft reeds…
January 15, 2018
Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden appointed “Guest Master in Residence” in the Interdisciplinary chamber music departement
The Music Chapel is happy to welcome Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden to its team as a “Guest Master in Residence” in the department of interdisciplinary chamber music. Indeed, more and more chamber music projects having sprung up between the Music Chapel’s different departments, it proved necessary to bolster the artistic team around Miguel da Silva in this section, and this has now become a department in its own right. Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden is one of the best chamber-music players of his…
December 21, 2017
Audition now @Music Chapel 2018-2019: chamber music, viola, violin, cello, voice & piano
Looking for a place to strengthen your musical skills and bloom your talent? Auditions to enter the Music Chapel are now open to chamber music ensembles, violists, violonists, cellists, pianists and singers of all nationalities! More information and required program here Chamber Music Audition – Artemis Quartet Pre-Selection DVD (audio-visual) materials – Deadline: January 17, 2018 info Viola Section – Miguel da Silva Pre-Selection DVD (audio-visual) materials – Deadline: January 23, 2018 info Violin Audition – Augustin Dumay Pre-Selection DVD…