tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21728940962638605542024-03-13T00:43:56.620+01:00Brussels Philharmonic On TourBrussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.comBlogger325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-85202801275048124082016-05-30T12:10:00.001+02:002016-05-30T12:10:15.399+02:00Back to London<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">After rehearsal many already know their way around the affluent area of Sloane Square. A quick dinner at the Lebanese and perhaps a little shopping spree, to each his own ritual with enough time to charge for tonight’s concert. With a vibrant Fauré and enticing Schumann Concerto the audience is left in the break wanting more. A former professional ballet dancer from France tells us this is the most beautiful sounding orchestra he has heard here all season – a fantastic compliment from a loyal weekly visitor!</span></div>
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friend composer Youki Yamamoto whom we worked together in Galaxy Studios!
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Following the intermission, the sounds of Franck’s symphony fill up the auditorium, an unforgettable experience. Every detail is heard in the lush and warm sounding hall. Maestro Niquet leaves us with no encore, ensuring that the audience can go home with the warm sonority of the Symphony in their ears. As for the orchestra, it's briefly back to Brussels, before flying out to Dublin on Tuesday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Cadogan we were treated to an utmost welcoming team, hall and audience. The church-turned-concert hall has an extraordinary acoustic, and is a sight for the sore eyes. Built in 1907 as a church, the building fell into disuse. In the late 90s it was bought by a business magnate who planned to turn it into a residential property. A plan that never came to life as in 2000 the building was purchased by Earl Cadogan who found it to be a perfect opportunity to offer the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra a homebase in London. Now hosting numerous concerts every year, Cadogan Hall offers a wonderful hall with impeccable acoustics. We cannot wait to be back (twice) next season!</span></div>
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Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-83096676791982244462016-04-30T09:33:00.000+02:002016-05-03T09:43:44.732+02:00Final stop: Innsbruck<div class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our tour in Germany has come to an end, and we're sad to come home. Hopefully we've been able to bring the German audiences music they loved.<br />Filip Strobbe, who has joined the orchestra for their travels through the German landscape had this to tell about our adventures in Innsbruck:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Na het concert aan de bar van het hotel. Ik feliciteerde een muzikant met het concert van deze avond. ”Ja maar”, zei hij, “ ik heb een noot te vroeg gespeeld”. Natuurlijk had ik dat niet gehoord: 82 muzikanten op het podium, 2 uur muziek, alle partituren samen vele duizenden noten. “Een halve seconde te vroeg”, fluisterde hij en hij leek er echt depressief van te zijn. Net toen ik iets wilde zeggen over het verschil tussen details en de hoofdzaak kwam er een tweede muzikant bij. Goed zo dacht ik, professionelen onder elkaar kunnen elkaar beter troosten en op de relativiteit van één noot wijzen. Neen dus, de volgende vijf minuten gingen volledig over die ene noot, niet verkeerd dus maar een halve seconde te vroeg.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ik wilde iets zeggen over de zonnig dag, de prachtige rit door de besneeuwde bergen naar Innsbruck, het stadje met het gouden dak. Over de zaal van 1400 zitplaatsen die volledig was uitverkocht. Over de helpers van het Rode Kruis met defibrillator en adrenalineshots bij zich voor het geval de emotie iemands gestel te veel zou worden. Maar ik zweeg want ik wist dat het tevergeefs was. Alle empathie en liefde van de wereld zou niets veranderen aan de bezorgdheid om die misgeplaatste noot. Toen besefte ik dat ik niet op tour was met gewone stervelingen maar met ware kunstenaars. Die zijn geobsedeerd door hun vak. En die ongeneeslijke obsessie van elk van hen, die drang naar perfectie maakt dat ze samen zo’n fantastisch orkest vormen.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span>Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0Innsbruck, Oostenrijk47.2692124 11.40410240000005647.0968724 11.081378900000056 47.4415524 11.726825900000057tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-45670222130546830952016-04-29T10:54:00.001+02:002016-04-29T12:53:07.391+02:00Second to last stop: Villingen-Schwenningen<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's been an amazing few days but it's almost time to come back home. This tour has been an adventurous one to say the least. Apparently some of our hotel rooms are quite 'thematic'. Filip Strobbe, our COO, has taken to pen and paper once again:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fundamenteel kan er tijdens een concert van klassieke muziek weinig mislopen. Uiteraard zijn sommige calamiteiten niet uit te sluiten. De elektriciteit in de zaal kan uitvallen, een bezoeker kan door zijn stoel zakken of een dirigent kan van het podium tuimelen. Maar dat gebeurt niet vaak en al helemaal niet in Villingen-Schwenningen, het stadje waar Brussels Philharmonic deze avond optrad. Een korte wandeling door de stad leert dat hier minstens zeven uurwerkenwinkels zijn, drie winkels voor modeltreintjes en een winkel volledig gewijd aan de verkoop van verrekijkers. Dit in een kleine gemeente. Het is duidelijk: Villingen-Schwenningen is een oord van vrede, discipline en brave huisvaders.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">En toch ging er weer iets mis wat altijd lijkt mis te lopen tijdens klassieke concerten: het overhandigen van de ruiker bloemen aan de dirigent en de solist. Deze keer kwam een dame stomend van de zenuwen het podium opgelopen met een ruiker, zag ze dat de dirigent langs de andere kant er weer afging, keerde dan maar op haar stappen terug om het na een halve minuut applaus nog eens te proberen en voor het ongenadige oog van het publiek de dirigent halfslachtig toe te laten haar te omhelzen terwijl hij haar duidelijk een kus wilde geven. Het is opmerkelijk hoe in de keurig geregelde wereld van de klassieke muziek het overhandigen van de bloemen nog altijd als een verrassing wordt geënsceneerd maar zo zelden het effect van een surprise party geeft. Iedereen heeft wel al eens meegemaakt dat de verkeerde muzikanten de bloemen kregen.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gisteren in Nürnberg leefde even de hoop dat het overhandigen van de bloemen vlekkeloos zou verlopen. Na het virtuose optreden van violiste Alena Baeva kwam een zwarte jongen zelfverzekerd het podium opgewandeld en overhandigde met welgemeende warmte een ruiker bloemen waarvan de kleur perfect bij de glanzende rode jurk van Alena paste. Die jongen heeft een uitstekende briefing ontvangen, hoorde je de zaal denken. Maar de briefing was een beetje te kort geweest. In plaats van na het overhandigen het podium discreet te verlaten bleef de jongen staan en keerde zich naar het publiek. Geweldig hoe een pikzwarte huid licht kan geven, zo genoot de jongen van het applaus dat eigenlijk voor de soliste was bedoeld. Toen beging hij een doodzonde: hij boog voor het publiek terwijl de soliste er op stond te kijken. Een golf van plezier, gelach en verhevigd applaus ging door het anders zo ernstige publiek.</span></blockquote>
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Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-75227991914011456102016-04-28T14:41:00.002+02:002016-04-28T14:42:20.661+02:00The tour continues: Nürnberg<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We're almost ready to come home but we're playing Nürnberg and Innsbruck still. Our COO, Filip Strobbe took to pen and paper. He's reporting from Nürnberg and shares his thoughts:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>De Meistersingerhal in Nüremberg is een gebouw uit de jaren vijftig, zeer strak en eenvoudig op het eerste gezicht maar met mooie materialen zoals groene marmeren vloeren en luxueuze houten lambriseringen. Ook het plafond van de grote concertzaal, waar het Brussels Philharmonic deze avond speelde, was indrukwekkend vol akoestische vlakken en tientallen lampen. Hoe verder we in de eerste symfonie van Brahms vorderden, hoe meer dit plafond begon te lijken op de onderkant van het spaceship Entreprise uit Star Trek. Het machtige orgel achter het orkest, blauwig verlicht, leek op een ander fantastisch sterrenschip. In de finale van Brahms speelden de musici alsof elk ogenblik de luiken van de Enterprise zouden open gaan en ze met zijn allen zouden worden opgebeamd. Het orgel kreeg de allure van gloeiende straalmotoren, de sterren flitsten voorbij. Net als in een videogame.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0Neurenberg, Duitsland49.45203 11.07674999999994749.1216025 10.431302999999946 49.7824575 11.722196999999948tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-24619675121634206352016-04-28T13:36:00.001+02:002016-04-28T14:26:08.442+02:00Enthusiastic reviews from the concerts in Coesfeld and Göppingen<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Belgian Top Orchestra Shines in Göppinger Stadthalle", is the headline of a raving review in the Neue Württembergischer Zeitung.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The journalist praises our concert master Henry Raudales and harpist Eline Groslot, who 'found eachother in a deep moving music making' during Rimski-Korsakov's Scheherazade, and therefore 'adding another dimension to the piece.' He also compliments the strings, who followed our soloist Alena Baeva with a 'noble sound' during Tchaikovsky, and who present their 'rich sound' in the 'rhythmical refined turns' during Rimski-Korsakov. The wind and brass soloists 'made a dense atmosphere with exoticism and desire, with there perfectly disposed solo's.' 'Das war ein wahres Fest für die Ohren! At the end, a cheering reaction followed a concert evening of exceptional dimension.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also for the concert in Coesfeld, Brussels Philharmonic was rewarded for the concert in a sold out theatre in 'Allgemeine Zeitung Coesfeld'. 'The orchestra transformed Rimksi-Korsakov's 'orchestration study' in a colorful masterpiece - echanting music for our ears. It ended with a resounding encore and a standing ovation.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This touring business is pretty exciting to be honest, musicians left and right preparing for their pieces and solos, and excitedly talking about the concerts to come. It's quite an impressive feat, moving and playing day after day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tonight in Göppingen we've played Mendelsohn, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazada. Alena Baeva joined us for the violin concerto and as always we're very happy to have her join us. Her interpretation of the piece is wonderfully moving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the concert in Göppingen, we're saying goodbye to one of the musicians. Dirk De Caluwé is moving on to bigger and better things in retirement. His final concert with the orchestra in Göpingen was a spectacular ending to an already impressive journey he took with the orchestra. He will be sorely missed, and we hope we hear from him soon. We can't wait to hear what mischief he's up to!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0Göppingen, Duitsland48.7054382 9.651249099999972748.5378107 9.3285255999999723 48.873065700000005 9.9739725999999731tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-54240000512434463772016-04-24T13:38:00.000+02:002016-04-28T13:39:59.160+02:00The orchestra woos Coesfeld<div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've been travelling quite a bit now, but as soon as we make camp, we rehearse and work hard to give the audience in every single city what they came for: inspired music performed by an orchestra worthy of touring the world.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're bringing the Coesfeld audience Daniel Müller-Schot who will, under the baton of Muhai Tang, play Lalo's concerto for cello. Preparations are in full swing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On a different note, it would appear the city of Coesfeld does in fact put something in its water. Our crew has been affected and we're not sure any of it will wear off any time soon. Proof is of course delivered via digital media.</span><br />
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Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com048653 Coesfeld, Duitsland51.9382944 7.167583100000001751.7815904 6.8448596000000013 52.094998399999994 7.490306600000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-22492297116443815462016-04-21T13:18:00.000+02:002016-04-28T13:19:54.635+02:00Festival Van Vlaanderen in Kortrijk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hopping over the border, back to Belgium for a day to play in Kortrijk for the Festival van Vlaanderen. The musicians are used to travelling and playing that same day, true professionals and absolute masters at their craft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kortrijk brings us Tan Dun, Tchaikovsky and Brahms. A well-balanced programme with challenging and moving music. Tan Dun's piece requires up to 7 timpani, a challenge our timpani player is more than willing to take. Our musicians truly live for the excitement such feats bring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tchaikovsky's violin concerto is played by Alena Baeva, who brings vividness to a piece few violinist play to perfection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're starting to get warmed up and are ready to truly take to the road!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, before we forget: WTV tv-station was there for the concert in Kortrijk and reported on the events that took place there: <a href="http://www.focus-wtv.be/nieuws/festival-van-vlaanderen-kortrijk#" target="_blank">report WTV</a>.</span>Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0Kortrijk, België50.8194776 3.257726300000058550.658914599999996 2.9350028000000585 50.9800406 3.5804498000000584tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-79620463945996877272016-04-18T11:21:00.000+02:002016-04-28T11:34:19.664+02:00A quick trip to Cologne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">After having played in Studio 4 of Flagey, the orchestra under the baton of Muhai Tang took to the road and ended up in Cologne, the first stop of our tour through Germany.<br /><br />The wonderful Kölner Philharmonie, a sleek-looking and impressive hall, was host to our Brussels Philharmonic playing Mendelssohn, Lalo and Brahms.<br /><br />Daniel Müller-Schot joined the orchestra for Lalo's cello concerto, and played the piece with fiery passion, much to the liking of the audience.<br /><br />We've lauched another great tour and are looking forward to hopping back into Belgium for Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk after which we're heading into Germany at full speed.<br /><br />We're riding on a high, hoping to fill many more theatres with bright and wonderful music.</span>Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com1Keulen, Duitsland50.937531 6.960278600000037850.6174665 6.314831600000038 51.2575955 7.6057256000000377tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-34508530874696620542016-03-19T11:47:00.001+01:002016-03-19T11:47:58.240+01:00The Oscar comes to Paris!Na vijf jaar is het dreamtime van The Artist terug verzameld! Dit weekend brengt Brussels Philharmonic onder leiding van maestro Ernst Van Tiel de prachtige Oscar winnende muziek van Ludovic Bource terug tot leven tijdens drie uitverkochte concerten in de Philharmonie 1 de Paris met Ludovic Bource himself aan de piano. Voor het Belgische publiek is het nog even wachten tot 9 & 10 september dit jaar wanneer we het concertseizoen 2016-2017 van Flagey starten met The Artist in de zaal waar alles vijf jaar geleden is begonnen. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCOolVFtzuiF8O-CLm9KlNM7R59STHDgXLk0ZU9u1jdi69JpnXeuZ7EUOzfzQvw_g8znzOtm1COD7Z_P51YaQfONxXDXQHcI1pq6riTTyk1jbmlK0XVbMrqAUnRO5t9Fc122NwHPNkPg/s640/blogger-image--1431759395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCOolVFtzuiF8O-CLm9KlNM7R59STHDgXLk0ZU9u1jdi69JpnXeuZ7EUOzfzQvw_g8znzOtm1COD7Z_P51YaQfONxXDXQHcI1pq6riTTyk1jbmlK0XVbMrqAUnRO5t9Fc122NwHPNkPg/s640/blogger-image--1431759395.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvrifjMdEx4rD11Nj3F1dCWJq13E6TaghDoznGwIwpWswl7Z5VEG6BpbrMRu48CvmCqLvEGSmbgZKlfBhKkt_pp1XORc1Z_M5fuXDrV0DLkI5cjOUWQCSd6U8KtdEyQ9e8Ubm_V7inCI/s640/blogger-image--1603505450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvrifjMdEx4rD11Nj3F1dCWJq13E6TaghDoznGwIwpWswl7Z5VEG6BpbrMRu48CvmCqLvEGSmbgZKlfBhKkt_pp1XORc1Z_M5fuXDrV0DLkI5cjOUWQCSd6U8KtdEyQ9e8Ubm_V7inCI/s640/blogger-image--1603505450.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jMljI56haLqWqyxLg9ZY5AyzgC2O2DJ6kq8_PdZ7s8nm97HU4CQjNf8VUOwpj3Mvgsz-uKDs6oiPJlu7loldu_HxPGV2n874kJQK5gkCLq1eLsZ14gQZgbMhfEv_L-0hiRMvIENvCr8/s640/blogger-image-214481908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jMljI56haLqWqyxLg9ZY5AyzgC2O2DJ6kq8_PdZ7s8nm97HU4CQjNf8VUOwpj3Mvgsz-uKDs6oiPJlu7loldu_HxPGV2n874kJQK5gkCLq1eLsZ14gQZgbMhfEv_L-0hiRMvIENvCr8/s640/blogger-image-214481908.jpg"></a></div>Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-53267824979120552862016-03-13T15:41:00.000+01:002016-03-15T15:41:48.995+01:00Weer thuis: de chemie zit duidelijk goed!<div class="MsoNormal">
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buitenlandse tournee met onze nieuwe chef-dirigent is succesvol afgerond.<br />De Spaanse steden Zaragoza en Logroño waren helemaal in de ban van Denève en ‘zijn’ orkest, niet enkel ivm de herneming van enkele publieksfavorieten en pianoconcerti met een schitterende pianist </span><span lang="NL-BE">Nicholas Angelich</span><span lang="NL-BE">, maar vooral ook het 21ste eeuwse werk Maslenitsa van Connesson, mogelijk een klassieker van de
toekomst, bleek in de smaak te vallen. Way to go voor ons C<i>ff</i>OR project, dat we binnenkort naar nog meer internationale steden gaan brengen!</span></div>
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tournee te zijn. De musici hebben het beste gegeven van zichzelf, wat een
privilege om met hen samen te werken. Ik kijk nu volop uit naar onze volgende internationale
optredens: onder meer Wenen, London en Edinburgh staan binnenkort op het
programma… en bij mijn volgende terugkeer naar Japan neem ik ‘mijn’ Brussels
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Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-1721801731246730622016-03-12T23:00:00.001+01:002016-03-15T16:28:00.445+01:00A picture is worth a thousand words<br />
Our tour in Spain has come to an end and we're already hard at work for our next concerts. We did however have a great time in Spain with the entire team and that's why we wanted to share a photo recap of an amazing weekend!First up was Zaragoza where our musicians took to the streets and explored this wonderful city filled with historical features.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Cathdedral of Zaragoza: Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar at the banks of the Ebro river is simply breathtaking.</span><br />
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After performing in Zaragoza it was time to continue the tour. Our musicians took to the jetset life and felt right at home travelling in style! On they went to Logroño but not before taking a sneaky picture on the runway.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Final stop Logroño, where we relaxed after a great tour! Almost ready to come home but not before having some fun! Great fun, great people, great tour!</span><br />
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Het was dan ook een plezier er te repeteren en concerten. Zoals op al zijn concerten heeft chef-dirigent Stéphane Denève ook voor de tournee naar Spanje een stuk 21ste eeuwse muziek in zijn bagage. Guillaume Connesson's Maslenitsa, een ode aan de Russische muziek, veroverde het Spaanse publiek in een oogopslag en gaf een perfecte aansluiting op het pianoconcerto van Rachmaninov, gespeeld door rasmuzikant Nicholas Angelich.<br />
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Debussy's 'La Mer' en Ravel's 'La Valse' maakten de avond compleet, en het bisnummer 'La Farandole' uit Bizet's Arlésienne Suite was de kers op de taart.<br />
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Een geslaagde avond in een prachtige zaal voor een enthousiast publiek. Vanavond staan we in Logroño en kijken er alvast naar uit!Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-4011728106382249132016-03-09T19:01:00.002+01:002016-03-09T19:01:43.068+01:00First stop: Zaragoza<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49onUiOe77ty_2rLan6lCQ8Dnv9PXTtpqPQLsdEtkf1WRQrG1DdWs4lh4oUUAQPDvMhWcL1vLTnAnoBjH4RRGdqmTTXmNOguw4IwYBVR4XK-X97tsnUnyP4M_I-xIkBYq6NFSoJvgzZQ/s1600/calle+joaquin+costa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49onUiOe77ty_2rLan6lCQ8Dnv9PXTtpqPQLsdEtkf1WRQrG1DdWs4lh4oUUAQPDvMhWcL1vLTnAnoBjH4RRGdqmTTXmNOguw4IwYBVR4XK-X97tsnUnyP4M_I-xIkBYq6NFSoJvgzZQ/s320/calle+joaquin+costa.jpg" width="240" /></a>Spain and Belgium, it 's quite a change indeed: although only a few degrees difference in temperature (from 7 to 11°C), Spain seems to be another world. After we'd left grey and rainy Brussels behind, we were greeted by perfectly blue skies followed by a beautiful sunset at Zaragoza down the charming Calle Joaquin Costa where we would be staying the night.<br />
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And the best of it: Still plenty of time left over to explore the city after having checked in at the hotel. Everybody is out now for some tapas and Cava at an authentic terrace. Let's pretend we are on holidays for one evening! The next days will be packed with hours on the road, rehearsals and concerts.<br />
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<br /><br />Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-64806834166002046392016-03-09T18:50:00.002+01:002016-03-09T19:39:43.104+01:00Heading South<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A good day to travel: Brussels Philharmonic and their new chief conductor Stéphane Denève are heading for their first ever tour together. Destination: Sunny Spain!<br />
We are very much looking forward to our concerts at Zaragoza and Logrono. The first surprise awaited our musicians at the airplane, where they were greeted by customized headrests. For once there could be no doubt: we definetely were on the right plane!<br />
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<br />Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-83844280901930934132015-11-12T23:30:00.000+01:002015-11-13T22:04:39.121+01:00Spetterende finale in EssenOnze grote Duitslandtournee 2015 zit er op! De orgelsymfonie van Saint-Saëns vormde een waardige afsluiter in de prachtige zaal van de Philharmonie Essen. Organist Paul De Maeyer was sterk onder de indruk van de Kuhn Orgel, een instrument uit 2004.<br />
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En bij de meereizende staff van Brussels Philharmonic, die voor de gelegenheid een keer gezamenlijk het concert kon bijwonen en in de galerij achter het orkest had plaatsgenomen, was de ontroering zo sterk dat er zelfs enkele traantjes moesten worden weggepinkt.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">We grijpen de gelegenheid voor een woord van dank. Dank aan onze musici en chef emeritus Michel Tabachnik voor zes geslaagde concerten en hun onverwoestbaar optimisme ook tijdens lange dagen, dank aan Wilfried Strohmeyer en Klaus Dollnig voor organisatie en steun, dank aan iedereen die achter de schermen meewerkte en van deze tournee een succes maakte. Uiteraard kijken we al uit naar de volgende grote tournee in maart 2016 met onze nieuwe chef-dirigent Stéphane Denève! Maar vandaag wensen we alvast iedereen een welverdiend, rustig weekend en een goede thuiskomst toe. </span></div>
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<br />Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-33964067584601156362015-11-11T20:17:00.000+01:002015-11-13T22:17:57.846+01:00A glimpse backstage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Two more concerts to go: we have arrived at Mannheim's Art Nouveau Hall Rosengarten in the heart of the city centre. The rehearsal has started, no surprises so far. We expect 1600 people in the audience tonight. Thanks once more to Julius for his pictures.</div>
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<br />Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-65396766189201437542015-11-11T14:55:00.004+01:002015-11-13T22:18:33.480+01:00Kritieken Duitsland: Intim und lustvoll!Terwijl Brussels Philharmonic en Maestro Tabachnik onderweg zijn van Regensburg naar Mannheim, komen de eerste kritieken binnen over de afgelopen concerten met cellist Edgar Moreau en pianist Nelson Freire.<br />
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"de très belles couleurs, des phrasés contrôlés et une belle perception des ambiances et dynamiques"<br />
>> <a href="http://www.crescendo-magazine.be/2015/11/nelson-freire-au-sommet/?utm_source=CRESCENDO+MAGAZINE+LIST&utm_campaign=86e1f6e97a-Newsletter_Crescendo_&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71257d9e20-86e1f6e97a-261294469" target="_blank">Lees meer</a>!<br />
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<b>Mittelbayerische Zeitung (Concert Regensburg)</b>: <br />
"Üppig und zart, intim und lustvoll"<br />
>> <a href="http://www.mittelbayerische.de/kultur-nachrichten/der-grandseigneur-des-klavierspiels-21853-art1305517.html" target="_blank">Lees meer!</a><br />
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<b>Wiesbadener Kurier (Concert Wiesbaden)</b>:<br />
"Die Brüsseler Philharmoniker hatten zuvor imposant nachvollzogen, wie sich der 25-jährige Richard Strauss „Tod und Verklärung“ vorstellte. Dirigent Tabachnik deutete diese Sinfonische Dichtung bereits in den registerhaften Tiefen ihres Beginns erfreulich trennscharf in Klang, Farben, Instrumentierung. Der erfahrene Interpret zeitgenössischer Musik, der bis vergangenen Sommer Musikdirektor in Brüssel war, erinnerte mit seiner Strauss-Sicht an die Richard-Wagner-Deutungen seines zeitweiligen Lehrers Pierre Boulez. Ganz dicht an der musikalischen Substanz, ohne zelebriertes Pathos, sinnfällig transparent klang dieser frühe Höhepunkt des zweiten Meisterkonzerts."<br />
>> <a href="http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/lokales/kultur/lokale-kultur/meisterkonzert-im-wiesbadener-kurhaus-bruesseler-philharmoniker-spielen-werke-von-strauss-schumann-faure-und-strawinsky_16364137.htm" target="_blank">Lees meer</a>!Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-18317318152217462472015-11-10T16:07:00.002+01:002015-11-10T16:26:23.493+01:00Superlative concert hall at Stuttgart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maestro Tabachnik waves with a beautiful bouquet of white roses after the sold out concert at legendary Liederhalle Stuttgart, one of the most iconic post-war buildings of Germany. Dating from the 50ies, the amazing acoustics of its biggest hall, the Beethovensaal and its smooth architecture have not only attracted orchestra's such as Berlin and New York Philharmonic, but also stars like Jimmy Hendrix.<br />
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Today the hall has the reputation of being one of the most important German concert venues. We happily agree and thank yesterday's 2000 concertgoers for a very warm welcome!<br />
Many thanks also once more to Klaus Dollnig/IMG for the picture<br />
<br />Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-55018363063333940332015-11-09T23:01:00.000+01:002015-11-10T16:28:25.464+01:00Back to the 50ies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Entering Stuttgart Liederhalle feels like travelling through time, back 60 years: vintage retro everywhere! Our musicians all found their quiet spot to warm up before the rehearsal, and we were lucky enough to have Julius and his camera around to capture some of them. <br />
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Thanks again Julius!Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-81863030017845872312015-11-09T18:37:00.003+01:002015-11-09T18:37:40.584+01:00Play it again, MichelSeen yesterday night after midnight, a very late encore: we had heard rumours, but now we have a proof! Thanks to Klaus Dollnig/IMG for spotting Maestro Tabachnik playing his favorite tune at the barpiano of restaurant 'Käfer' in the classy Kurhaus Wiesbaden, very much to the astonishment of the few remaining night owls around. It is nor Strauss, nor Brahms, nor Stravinsky: after midnight, the Beatles rule!<br />
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<br />Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-44594738293859426622015-11-09T11:19:00.000+01:002015-11-10T16:32:50.502+01:00Wiesbaden by Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Cellist Julius Himmler nam zijn camera mee naar de repetitie in Kursaal Wiesbaden en stuurde enkele prachtige foto's door... De zaal en het casino stralen de sfeer uit van een klassieke James Bond-film! We waren vooral weg van de verlichte fonteinen en de fluwelen rode loper op de majestueuze trappen van het Kurhaus. Dank, Julius! We kijken uit naar meer :) !</div>
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<br />Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-55470181558987994772015-11-08T15:31:00.000+01:002015-11-09T17:04:06.850+01:00Weiter nach Wiesbaden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Zondagmorgen. Er heerst een drukte van jewelste in de lobby van het Pullmann Quellenhof Hotel. De drie bussen staan klaar om te vertrekken richting Wiesbaden. Onze musici hebben het moeilijk kiezen tussen al het lekkers aan het sublieme ontbijtbuffet. Sommigen kozen eerst voor een zwempartij in de spa of een ochtendwandeling door de wondermooie Aachener Kuranlagen.</div>
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Stipt om 11h30 zijn we onderweg naar Wiesbaden. De temperaturen doen nog steeds meer aan september dan aan november denken, 18Cen een stralend blauwe hemel: de sfeer zit goed! </div>
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Brussels Philharmonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01944735257209420951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172894096263860554.post-88898894679952074222015-11-08T01:04:00.003+01:002015-11-08T11:57:26.167+01:00Auftakt in AachenOnze grote Duitslandtournee 2015 is van start gegaan. Bij zomerse temperaturen kwam Brussels Philharmonic vandaag in Aachen toe. Het was een blij weerzien: drie jaar geleden passeerde ons orkest ook al in Eurogress Aachen, een bezoek dat zo door het publiek gesmaakt werd dat we meteen terug werden uitgenodigd. Drie jaar later is het zover, we zijn er weer, met oude bekenden (chef emeritus Michel Tabachnik) en jonge leeuwen, namelijk de schitterende solist Edgar Moreau, 21 jaar oud, een rijzende ster, wiens interpretatie van het celloconcerto van Schumann een daverend applaus oogstte!<br>
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Morgenvroeg trekken onze drie tourbussen verder naar Wiesbaden, waar we terug in de prachtige 'Kursaal' staan, de zaal waarvan niet weinige musici bij onze tournee 2012 zo onder de indruk waren dat ze Kursaal tot de mooiste zaal kroonden waar ze ooit hadden gespeeld - en ja inderdaad, mooier zelfs dan de Wiener Musikverein!<br>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Tussen aankomst in het hotel om 16h en de repetitie om 18h30 verkenden onze staff en de musici hartje Aachen, gelukkig op slechts 5 minuutjes wandelen van de concertzaal en ons mooie hotel, om er nog vlug een hapje te eten en mogelijk wat Duitse cultuur op te doen</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">. Naast een blitz-bezoek aan de indrukwekkende Aachener Dom stonden natuurlijk ook classics als (window)shopping en Bratwurst op het programma. Voor de kerstmarkt zijn we vandaag helaas net een weekje te vroeg - maar de zomerse temperaturen maakten dat ruimschoots goed! </span></div>
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