Agenda
Upcoming events
20/12
2025
19:30
(NL with EN subtitles)
After two captivating and sold-out concert series for the first two installments, we will conclude this iconic trilogy in December with a spectacular finale:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Concert.
An ensemble of over 200 professional musicians from the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Brabant Choir, the Souvenir Youth Choir, and the Breda Choir Academy will come together to bring Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning soundtrack to life.
Experience the finale of Peter Jackson's epic film adaptation like never before. Be transported across the fields of Gondor, feel the threat of Mordor, and stand alongside Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli in their final battle for Middle-earth. Follow Frodo and Sam on the final, decisive leg of their journey: with the Ring, to the flames of Mount Doom.
The Return of the King is a cinematic triumph, awarded 11 Academy Awards, and a fitting conclusion to one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
This holiday season, the time has come: experience the epic conclusion to the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy like never before. The Return of the King will be projected on a giant screen, while a symphony orchestra and choir will perform live the masterful music of composer Howard Shore.
Don't miss this spectacular finale; the end of the year promises to be magical!
“One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”
21/12
2025
13:30
(NL with EN subtitles)
After two captivating and sold-out concert series for the first two installments, we will conclude this iconic trilogy in December with a spectacular finale:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Concert.
An ensemble of over 200 professional musicians from the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Brabant Choir, the Souvenir Youth Choir, and the Breda Choir Academy will come together to bring Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning soundtrack to life.
Experience the finale of Peter Jackson's epic film adaptation like never before. Be transported across the fields of Gondor, feel the threat of Mordor, and stand alongside Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli in their final battle for Middle-earth. Follow Frodo and Sam on the final, decisive leg of their journey: with the Ring, to the flames of Mount Doom.
The Return of the King is a cinematic triumph, awarded 11 Academy Awards, and a fitting conclusion to one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
This holiday season, the time has come: experience the epic conclusion to the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy like never before. The Return of the King will be projected on a giant screen, while a symphony orchestra and choir will perform live the masterful music of composer Howard Shore.
Don't miss this spectacular finale; the end of the year promises to be magical!
“One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”
09/01
2026
20:00
‘I am currently writing a brilliant overture’, observed Hector Berlioz in a letter about his Carnaval romain. Drawing on themes from Benvenuto Cellini, this piece, imbued with a jubilant sense of energy, became one of the composer’s most popular. The same verve can be found in the sparkling orchestration that Berlioz reserved for the ballets in his opera Les Troyens, steeped in exoticism.
Not far from Rome, Troy and Carthage, Swedish composer Christian Lindberg takes us to the shores of the Bosphorus – and even as far as Japan. His jazzy trumpet concerto, Akbank Bunka, inspired by his stay in Istanbul, will allow our soloist Rudy Moercant to bring out sounds from the East, blending modernity and tradition.
Peer Gynt, the hero of the famous Norwegian tale set to music by Edvard Grieg, travels from north to south. The surreal nature of his adventures inspired the composer to write some of the most iconic pieces in the repertoire, such as ‘Morning Mood’ and ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’. And since, when winter comes, we all dream of light, why not go on a musical journey tinged with carnivalesque accents? Under the baton of Alain Altinoglu, the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra will bring you warmth, colour and a change of scenery.
01/04
2026
20:00
In 1787 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart travelled to Prague with his family. In his luggage he carried the manuscript of a new symphony – grand in scope, harmonically daring and with a flair that was a match for any of his operas. One of these, Le nozze di Figaro, was enjoying such a success in the city at the time that expectations were running high for the planned benefit concert by the new superstar. Mozart fully rose to the occasion with the premiere of this Symphony No. 38, which has been linked to the Golden City ever since.
Touring can be tiring, as Felix Mendelssohn realized some fifty years later. In 1829, as he sought to unwind after a concert tour in London, he travelled to Scotland. Impressed by the rugged highlands and the ruins of Holyrood Chapel, he scribbled down the first musical idea of what years later would become his Symphony No. 3. In a letter to his family, he even called it his ‘Scottish’: an ambitious work that, with its imitations of bagpipes and Scottish folk music, sums up his travel impressions in a single movement.
With Schubert’s overture to Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus also on the programme, conductor Clelia Cafiero and the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra will take you on a Grand Tour of the royal cities and external borders of classical symphony.
17/06
2026
20:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
18/06
2026
20:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
20/06
2026
20:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
21/06
2026
15:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
23/06
2026
18:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
24/06
2026
20:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
25/06
2026
20:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
27/06
2026
15:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
28/06
2026
15:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
30/06
2026
20:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
01/07
2026
20:00
High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…
Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.
Past events
20/12
2025
13:00
(NL with EN subtitles)
After two captivating and sold-out concert series for the first two installments, we will conclude this iconic trilogy in December with a spectacular finale:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Concert.
An ensemble of over 200 professional musicians from the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Brabant Choir, the Souvenir Youth Choir, and the Breda Choir Academy will come together to bring Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning soundtrack to life.
Experience the finale of Peter Jackson's epic film adaptation like never before. Be transported across the fields of Gondor, feel the threat of Mordor, and stand alongside Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli in their final battle for Middle-earth. Follow Frodo and Sam on the final, decisive leg of their journey: with the Ring, to the flames of Mount Doom.
The Return of the King is a cinematic triumph, awarded 11 Academy Awards, and a fitting conclusion to one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
This holiday season, the time has come: experience the epic conclusion to the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy like never before. The Return of the King will be projected on a giant screen, while a symphony orchestra and choir will perform live the masterful music of composer Howard Shore.
Don't miss this spectacular finale; the end of the year promises to be magical!
“One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”
19/12
2025
19:30
(NL with EN subtitles)
After two captivating and sold-out concert series for the first two installments, we will conclude this iconic trilogy in December with a spectacular finale:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Concert.
An ensemble of over 200 professional musicians from the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Brabant Choir, the Souvenir Youth Choir, and the Breda Choir Academy will come together to bring Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning soundtrack to life.
Experience the finale of Peter Jackson's epic film adaptation like never before. Be transported across the fields of Gondor, feel the threat of Mordor, and stand alongside Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli in their final battle for Middle-earth. Follow Frodo and Sam on the final, decisive leg of their journey: with the Ring, to the flames of Mount Doom.
The Return of the King is a cinematic triumph, awarded 11 Academy Awards, and a fitting conclusion to one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
This holiday season, the time has come: experience the epic conclusion to the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy like never before. The Return of the King will be projected on a giant screen, while a symphony orchestra and choir will perform live the masterful music of composer Howard Shore.
Don't miss this spectacular finale; the end of the year promises to be magical!
“One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”
18/12
2025
19:30
(NL with EN subtitles)
After two captivating and sold-out concert series for the first two installments, we will conclude this iconic trilogy in December with a spectacular finale:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Concert.
An ensemble of over 200 professional musicians from the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Brabant Choir, the Souvenir Youth Choir, and the Breda Choir Academy will come together to bring Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning soundtrack to life.
Experience the finale of Peter Jackson's epic film adaptation like never before. Be transported across the fields of Gondor, feel the threat of Mordor, and stand alongside Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli in their final battle for Middle-earth. Follow Frodo and Sam on the final, decisive leg of their journey: with the Ring, to the flames of Mount Doom.
The Return of the King is a cinematic triumph, awarded 11 Academy Awards, and a fitting conclusion to one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
This holiday season, the time has come: experience the epic conclusion to the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy like never before. The Return of the King will be projected on a giant screen, while a symphony orchestra and choir will perform live the masterful music of composer Howard Shore.
Don't miss this spectacular finale; the end of the year promises to be magical!
“One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”
05/12
2025
20:15
The MuCH Soloists will take you on a journey through the Four Elements! On Friday, Les Métamorphoses and Jonathan Fournel will light up the evening. On Saturday, Artichoke will delight families, and the Brussels Philharmonic will close the festival.
Reservations: +32 2 641 10 20
30/11
2025
17:00
A musical journey through time with Mozart as its anchor.
Program :
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Brandenburg Concerto no. 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Pianoconcerto no. 21
Obe Vermeulen (°2001)
SOV Composers’ Academy / creation
Thomas Adès (°1971)
Three studies from Couperin
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Le Tombeau de Couperin
conductor : Jakob Lehmann
piano : Jonathan Fournel
orchestra : Symfonie Orkest Vlaanderen
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