About
What to expect
Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn were sister and brother, three years apart, and both had a musical training.
- Fanny composed more than 400 works
- Her string quartet is the centre of the concert
- Javus Quartett plays an early and a late quartet by Felix
- The late quartet was a tribute to his sister
- In Prussia she was expected to be a Hausfrau
- The ensemble also plays for residents of Klein Kasteeltje
- Afterwards there is time to meet and talk
Questions
When does Javus Quartett - ECHO Rising Star start and end?
Javus Quartett - ECHO Rising Star runs Sunday, 18 April 2027, 17:00 until 19:00.
Where is Javus Quartett - ECHO Rising Star?
Javus Quartett - ECHO Rising Star takes place at Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, Brussel.
Why is the quartet called a Rising Star?
Wiener Konzerthaus, Musikverein Wien and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg named the Javus Quartett Rising Star for the '26-'27 season, within the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) network.
Do the musicians do anything else during the visit?
Besides their Bozar performance, the ensemble gives an intimate acoustic concert for the residents of Klein Kasteeltje, the reception centre for people on the run.
After that private concert there is time for meeting, talk and exchange between the artists and the residents.
In collaboration with Fedasil and Orfeo, with support of Stichting van Well van der Snoek.
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Getting there
Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussel, Brussel, BE
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