BRYGGEN returns to its roots, performing music by Jean Sibelius, Edvard Grieg, Max Richter and Nicholas Britell with a dose of Scandinavian folk on top!

BRYGGEN returns to its roots, performing music by Jean Sibelius, Edvard Grieg, Max Richter and Nicholas Britell with a dose of Scandinavian folk on top!

Weather takes you on a journey from a rainforest in East Asia to the world’s oldest desert, from an Icelandic glacier to the sunken medieval city of Dunwich off the English coast. Combining live performance with soundscapes and film, Weather is an artistic record of threatened environments that is urgent, haunting and unforgettable.

In 2022, the classical ensemble Manchester Collective brought Michael Gordon’s cult 1997 piece Weather for string orchestra to life, collaborating with sound artist Chris Watson and Spanish filmmaker Carlos Casas on a musical tour-de-force.

In collaboration with B-Classic.

BRYGGEN
Musical director: Jolente De Maeyer
Technician: Maarten Buyl

Weather takes you on a journey from a rainforest in East Asia to the world’s oldest desert, from an Icelandic glacier to the sunken medieval city of Dunwich off the English coast. Combining live performance with soundscapes and film, Weather is an artistic record of threatened environments that is urgent, haunting and unforgettable.

In 2022, the classical ensemble Manchester Collective brought Michael Gordon’s cult 1997 piece Weather for string orchestra to life, collaborating with sound artist Chris Watson and Spanish filmmaker Carlos Casas on a musical tour-de-force.

In samenwerking met B-Classic.

BRYGGEN
Muzikale leiding: Jolente De Maeyer
Techniek: Maarten Buyl

Weather takes you on a journey from a rainforest in East Asia to the world’s oldest desert, from an Icelandic glacier to the sunken medieval city of Dunwich off the English coast. Combining live performance with soundscapes and film, Weather is an artistic record of threatened environments that is urgent, haunting and unforgettable.

In 2022, the classical ensemble Manchester Collective brought Michael Gordon’s cult 1997 piece Weather for string orchestra to life, collaborating with sound artist Chris Watson and Spanish filmmaker Carlos Casas on a musical tour-de-force.

In collaboration with B-Classic.

BRYGGEN
Musical director: Jolente De Maeyer
Technician: Maarten Buyl

Weather takes you on a journey from a rainforest in East Asia to the world’s oldest desert, from an Icelandic glacier to the sunken medieval city of Dunwich off the English coast. Combining live performance with soundscapes and film, Weather is an artistic record of threatened environments that is urgent, haunting and unforgettable.

In 2022, the classical ensemble Manchester Collective brought Michael Gordon’s cult 1997 piece Weather for string orchestra to life, collaborating with sound artist Chris Watson and Spanish filmmaker Carlos Casas on a musical tour-de-force.

In collaboration with B-Classic.

BRYGGEN
Musical director: Jolente De Maeyer
Technician: Maarten Buyl

The most beautiful (children’s) songs with roots in Zeebrugge.

In the spring of 2023, Zonzo Compagnie went to the inhabitants of Zeebrugge in search of special children’s songs with a unique story. They looked into the homes and hearts of Zeebrugge residents and talked about their childhood and musical memories. In Songs with roots, their songs and stories are transformed into a multimedia musical theatre performance that is very close to the people and their stories.

In collaboration with Zonzo Company.

The most beautiful (children’s) songs with roots in Zeebrugge.

In the spring of 2023, Zonzo Compagnie went to the inhabitants of Zeebrugge in search of special children’s songs with a unique story. They looked into the homes and hearts of Zeebrugge residents and talked about their childhood and musical memories. In Songs with roots, their songs and stories are transformed into a multimedia musical theatre performance that is very close to the people and their stories.

In collaboration with Zonzo Company.

Anyone who has already seen Waltz with Bashir on the big screen knows what an overwhelming experience the film is. With his unique, animated documentary, director Ari Folman is rooting in his own past and memories of the Lebanese civil war. Through conversations with his army comrades, the horrors of the time very gradually seep back in. Waltz with Bashir pushed the boundaries of genre, winning film award after film award: a Golden Globe, a César, and also… a European Film Award for Max Richter’s haunting soundtrack. Rightly so, because with his rarefied strings and rich synthesizer soundscapes, the British composer pumped every frame full of emotion.
BRYGGEN, under the direction of violinist Jolente De Maeyer, makes you experience this animated documentary like never before by bringing the music live to the film.

Anyone who has already seen Waltz with Bashir on the big screen knows what an overwhelming experience the film is. With his unique, animated documentary, director Ari Folman is rooting in his own past and memories of the Lebanese civil war. Through conversations with his army comrades, the horrors of the time very gradually seep back in. Waltz with Bashir pushed the boundaries of genre, winning film award after film award: a Golden Globe, a César, and also… a European Film Award for Max Richter’s haunting soundtrack. Rightly so, because with his rarefied strings and rich synthesizer soundscapes, the British composer pumped every frame full of emotion.
BRYGGEN, under the direction of violinist Jolente De Maeyer, makes you experience this animated documentary like never before by bringing the music live to the film.

BRYGGEN gets you into the Christmas spirit with music by Grieg!

PROGRAM

E. Grieg. Holberg Suite, Op. 40
E. Grieg. Solveig’s Lullaby, Op. 23
E. Grieg. The Last Spring, Op. 23

BRYGGEN gets you into the Christmas spirit with music by Grieg!

PROGRAM

E. Grieg. Holberg Suite, Op. 40
E. Grieg. Solveig’s Lullaby, Op. 23
E. Grieg. The Last Spring, Op. 23

French star tenor Roberto Alagna is the son of Italian immigrants. Italian folk culture is in his blood.

We set off 2025 in celebration with a program centered around Neapolitan hymns and Bel-Canto arias.

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A never-ending tale

Arthur. King of peace. So it was written in the stars. Merlin, Arthur’s personal wizard, knew that. He guided him from the cradle to the grave. Granted, when necessary, with the help of a few magical tricks. Centuries later, in the castle of King Edward The Fourth, paintings of Arthur hang everywhere. Edward idolizes his hero, his great idol. He commissions his house poet Thomas -for friends Bard with a d- to write down the story of King Arthur. In 10 stanzas. The Ballad of King Arthur. To serve you.

With Medieval music alongside music by Peter Warlock, Paul Beelaerts and Arvo Pärt.

Musical director: Jolente De Maeyer
Musical performance: BRYGGEN
Soprano: Annelies Van Gramberen
Actor: Johannes Wirix-Speetjens
Texts: Marleen De Pooter and Liesbet Vereertbrugghen
Directed by Liesbet Vereertbrugghen

Courtesy of the VRT archive

VIVA is a project of JOWest and BRYGGEN. We have two goals:
– Getting everyone playing music and initiating string instruments,
– guiding strings, orienting them, getting them to play together,…

To make this possible, we are organising workshops, rehearsals, masterclasses,… and on Saturday February 22 and Sunday February 23, 2025, we will organise a celebration weekend for string players at Concertgebouw Brugge. Have you been playing for a long time, or started playing just recently? Everyone is welcome!

VIVA is a project of JOWest and BRYGGEN. We have two goals:
– Getting everyone playing music and initiating string instruments,
– guiding strings, orienting them, getting them to play together,…

To make this possible, we are organising workshops, rehearsals, masterclasses,… and on Saturday February 22 and Sunday February 23, 2025, we will organise a celebration weekend for string players at Concertgebouw Brugge. Have you been playing for a long time, or started playing just recently? Everyone is welcome!

A never-ending tale

Arthur. King of peace. So it was written in the stars. Merlin, Arthur’s personal wizard, knew that. He guided him from the cradle to the grave. Granted, when necessary, with the help of a few magical tricks. Centuries later, in the castle of King Edward The Fourth, paintings of Arthur hang everywhere. Edward idolizes his hero, his great idol. He commissions his house poet Thomas -for friends Bard with a d- to write down the story of King Arthur. In 10 stanzas. The Ballad of King Arthur. To serve you.

With Medieval music alongside music by Peter Warlock, Paul Beelaerts and Arvo Pärt.

Muzikale leiding: Jolente De Maeyer
Muzikale uitvoering: BRYGGEN
Sopraan:  Annelies Van Gramberen
Acteur: Johannes Wirix-Speetjens
Teksten: Marleen De Pooter en Liesbet Vereertbrugghen
Regie: Liesbet Vereertbrugghen

Courtesy of the VRT archive

Winterreise is the archetypal story of German Romanticism, with ‘der Wanderer’ as the central character. No singer can perform this role as powerful as Ian Bostridge.

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