About
Belgian National Orchestra & Schønwandt takes place at Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels, on Thursday 25 February 2027, 19:00–20:00. The page describes Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, with Thomas Vanderveken as guide.
What to expect
The page describes Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz as a musical vision, not an abstract symphony.
- A work ahead of its time
- An artist meets an ideal beloved
- Dreams grow increasingly nervous
- Desire and ecstasy turn into hallucination
- It ends in a wild witches' sabbath
- The orchestration uses four harps
- Strong colours and dramatic contrasts
- An opera for orchestra, without words
- An adventurous Symphonic Date
- Thomas Vanderveken guides with humour and flair
Questions
When does Belgian National Orchestra & Schønwandt start and end?
Belgian National Orchestra & Schønwandt runs Thursday, 25 February 2027, 19:00 until 20:00.
Where is Belgian National Orchestra & Schønwandt?
Belgian National Orchestra & Schønwandt takes place at Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, Brussel.
What does the page describe?
The page describes Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz.
It calls it a musical vision, not an abstract symphony.
It calls it an opera for orchestra told without words.
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Getting there
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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