‘Chamber Music Marathon on the rooftop’

In a six-hour marathon, the musicians of the Belgian National Orchestra show off their most surprising side, ranging from classical music to jazz and even tango. Some 40 musicians will perform in constantly changing constellations. Be prepared for various duos, a jazz trio, a bassoon quartet, a piano quintet, a brass quintet and, as icing on the cake ... a viola octet playing arrangements by Arturo Márquez, Astor Piazzolla and Manuel de Falla, among others.

Free event, no registration required.

12:00 – 12:40 / Piano Quintet

Robert Schumann Piano Quintet, op. 44

Misako Akama violin
Jacqueline Preys violin
Marc Sabbah viola
Dmitry Silvian cello
Orlando Bass piano

12:45 – 13:30 / Recital cello & piano

Ludwig van Beethoven 7 Variations on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen', WoO 46 
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonate pour cello et piano no.2, op.5

Olsi Leka cello
Piet Kuijken piano

13:35 – 13:50 / Duo violin & bassoon

Ludwig van Beethoven Duo for violin & bassoon, WoO 27

Gordon Fantini bassoon
Ignacio Rodriguez Martinez violin

13:55 – 14:15 / Ravel

Maurice Ravel Sonata for violin & cello

Misako Akama violin
Dmitry Silvian cello

14:20 – 14:40 / Viola octet

Arturo Marquez Danzón no.2
Astor Piazzolla La Muerte del Angel
Manuel de Falla Danza ritual del Fuego (El Amor brujo)
Enrique Granados Danza Española no.5 (Andaluza)

Sophie Destivelle, Marc Sabbah, Mihoko Kusama, Edouard Thise, Peter Pieters, Silvia Tentori Montalto, Katelijne Onsia, Nikolas Altieri viola

14:45 – 15:30 / Tangos

Astor Piazzolla Adios Nonino
Astor Piazzolla Pygmalion
Goran Bregović Tango
Roland Dyens Tango en skai
Astor Piazzolla Libertango
Astor Piazzolla Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla SVP
Carlos Gardel Por una Cabeza
José Feliciano El tango de Roxanne
Astor Piazzolla Melodia en la menor
Jacob Gade Jalousie

Maria Elena Boila violin
Anouk Lapaire violin
Katelijne Onsia viola
Lesya Demkovich cello
Nico Schoeters marimba

15:35 – 16:05 / Bassoon Quartet: pot-pourri

Sergei Prokofiev Scherzo Humoristique
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto nach Italienischem Gusto, 3rd movement (“The Italian Job”, arr. Roger Hellyer
Claude Debussy Golliwogg's Cake Walk (arr. Lisa Portus)
Victor Bruns Kleine Suite no.1 (Part 3 - Largo)
Zilvinas Smalys Jazz Rondino
Leonard Cohen Hallelujah (arr. Jonas Coomans)
Henry Mancini Baby Elephant Walk (arr. Lisa Portus)

Gordon Fantini bassoon
Davy Callens bassoon
Filip Neyens bassoon & double bassoon
Bert Helsen bassoon

16:10-16:55 / Brass Quintet

Samuel Scheidt Battle suite (Galliard Battaglia - Courant Dolorosa - Canzon Bergamasque)
Johann Sebastian Bach 4 danses from Suite no. 1, BWV 1066 (Courante - Forlane (Danza Veneziana) - Bouree I & II - Passepied)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Ward Opsteyn Eine Kleine Tangomusik
Agustín Lara Jarabe Granada Traditional
Ennio Morricone Cinema Suite, arr. W. Opsteyn
Paul Nagle Jive for five

Anthony Devriendt horn
Ward Opsteyn trumpet
Leo Wouters trumpet
Sander Vets trombone
Martijn Van Rijswijk tuba

17:00 – 17:30 / Jazz Trio

Todd Dameron Hot House
João Gilberto Brigas Nunca Mais
Duke Ellington Isfahan
Toots  Thielemans Bluesette
Frank Perkins Stars fell on Alabama
Duke Ellington Take the A train 

Serghei Gorlenko double bass
Jerome Baudart drums
Sabin Todorov piano