Calendar
Here is the content of my present and future calendar. If you want to see the old dates, please click on the button “All dates”.
Composer 
Pianist 
Miscellaneous
10/05/2024 20:00 : Creation of a strange ‘surprise’ for piano
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano)
Nuits Botanique, Brussels (times to be confirmed)
20/02/2024 12:30 : “Il est quelqu’un sur terre” tour (Charleroi)
With Les amours de madame Tchabaï
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Nicolas Krüger (piano), Sébastien Walnier (cello)
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
15/02/2024 20:00 : “Il est quelqu’un sur terre” tour (Mons)
With Les amours de madame Tchabaï
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Nicolas Krüger (piano), Sébastien Walnier (cello)
Chapelle des Sœurs Noires (Atelier des FUCaM)
14/02/2024 18:30 : Lust auf Sehnsucht (mit Schubert Wandern) at BMD
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Ensemble21, Marc Collet (direction)
Belgian Music Days, Bozar, Brussels
09/02/2024 20:00 : “Il est quelqu’un sur terre” tour (Brussels)
With Les amours de madame Tchabaï
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Nicolas Krüger (piano), Sébastien Walnier (cello)
La Tricoterie, Brussels (to be confirmed)
08/02/2024 12:00 : “Il est quelqu’un sur terre” tour (Liège)
With Les amours de madame Tchabaï
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Nicolas Krüger (piano), Sébastien Walnier (cello)
Concerts de midi, salle académique de l’Université de Liège (with Etienne Rappe on piano)
20/01/2024 20:00 : World premiere of Soleil brûlant (Sufi letter: Sâd)
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Lina Gonzales-Granados (direction)
Bozar, Brussels
19/01/2024 20:00 : World premiere of Soleil brûlant (Sufi letter: Sâd)
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Lina Gonzales-Granados (direction)
Salle Philharmonique, Liège
26/12/2023 20:00 : Creation of an etude for vibraphone (title to be decided)
Miquel Bernat
Portugal (place and time to be confirmed)
23/12/2023 20:00 : Yule”, timeless soul music for the winter solstice
Meskerem Mees (vocals and folk guitar), Lore Binon (vocals and violin), Jurgen De Bruyn (vocals, lute and theorbo), Tom De Cock (vocals, percussion and cymbalum) and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (arrangements, vocals, prepared piano and keyboard).
Zefiro Torna & Ensemble Ictus
CC De Factorij, Zaventem
22/12/2023 20:00 : Yule”, timeless soul music for the winter solstice
Meskerem Mees (vocals and folk guitar), Lore Binon (vocals and violin), Jurgen De Bruyn (vocals, lute and theorbo), Tom De Cock (vocals, percussion and cymbalum) and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (arrangements, vocals, prepared piano and keyboard).
Zefiro Torna & Ensemble Ictus
Wilminktheater, Muziecentrum, Enschele (NL)
20/12/2023 20:00 : Yule”, timeless soul music for the winter solstice
Meskerem Mees (vocals and folk guitar), Lore Binon (vocals and violin), Jurgen De Bruyn (vocals, lute and theorbo), Tom De Cock (vocals, percussion and cymbalum) and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (arrangements, vocals, prepared piano and keyboard).
Zefiro Torna & Ensemble Ictus
Schouwburg, Concertzaal, Tilburg (NL)
19/12/2023 20:00 : Yule”, timeless soul music for the winter solstice
Meskerem Mees (vocals and folk guitar), Lore Binon (vocals and violin), Jurgen De Bruyn (vocals, lute and theorbo), Tom De Cock (vocals, percussion and cymbalum) and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (arrangements, vocals, prepared piano and keyboard).
Zefiro Torna & Ensemble Ictus
Concertgebouw, Brugge (premiere)
17/12/2023 20:00 : Yule”, timeless soul music for the winter solstice
Meskerem Mees (vocals and folk guitar), Lore Binon (vocals and violin), Jurgen De Bruyn (vocals, lute and theorbo), Tom De Cock (vocals, percussion and cymbalum) and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (arrangements, vocals, prepared piano and keyboard).
Zefiro Torna & Ensemble Ictus
CC Belgica, Dendermonde (preview)
27/11/2023 20:00 : Première de “Kiki à Paris”
A show dedicated to Man Ray’s muse and the icons who followed her, with all kinds of new arrangements
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Elsa De Lacerda (violin), Gaëlle Solal (guitar).
Théâtre du Vaudeville, Brussels
10/11/2023 09:30 : Conference: The role of improvisation in contemporary music
Biennial of musical analysis VII ” Improvisation” (in French), SBAM, Arts² – Conservatoire de Mons
09/11/2023 16:00 : Tribute to Ligeti
Automne à Varsovie, Musica Ricercata, Trois pièces pour deux pianos and Dead Parrot of Sarah Defrise
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano), Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano)
Palais des Académies, Académie Royale de Belgique, Brussels
07/11/2023 20:00 : En suspens
Concerto for piano and string orchestra
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano), Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Paul Dessy (direction)
“Au-delà de la nuit”, Arsonic, Mons
08/10/2023 10:00 : Palestinian tour of Feuillets d’Arménie, Jerusalem
Laurence Mékhitarian (piano)
07/10/2023 19:00 : Palestinian tour of Feuillets d’Arménie, Ramallah
Laurence Mékhitarian (piano)
05/10/2023 18:30 : First Belgian version of the new Progressions (Sufi Letter: Tà’2)
Ensemble Fractales
“BE connect Academy”, Auditorium Halbreich, Arts² – Conservatoire de Mons
05/10/2023 19:00 : Palestinian tour of Feuillets d’Arménie, Nablus
Laurence Mékhitarian (piano)
04/10/2023 18:00 : Palestinian tour of Feuillets d’Arménie, Bethlehem
Laurence Mékhitarian (piano)
03/10/2023 20:00...14/10/2023 20:00 : Didier Laloy, 30 years of Career
21/12/2022 20:00 : Premiere of “Progressions”, Senghor (Brussels) More information
Ensemble Fractales
Progressions (Lettre Soufie: Tà‘2): world premiere
Espace Senghor, Brussels
08/12/2022 16:00 : Pour moi, dans le silence… (Lettre Soufie: Shîn) More information
For ensemble. Orchestre Sturm und Klang, Thomas Van Haeperen (dir.)
Concert d’automne, Palais des Académies, Brussels
05/12/2022 20:00 : Chute libre More information
For ensemble, world premiere. Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Paul Dessy (dir.)
60 years, 60 minutes, 60 composers. Flagey, Brussels
04/12/2022 11:00 : Epitaphes in Marseille More information
Donatienne Michel-Dansac (soprano) and Vincent Leterme (piano); Epitaphes (texts by Margarete Jennes). “Les matins sonnants”, Opéra de Marseille.
30/11/2022 19:30 : Einstein on the Beach de Philip Glass More information
Suzanne Vega, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cocq (dir.)
Bozar (Salle Henry Le Bœuf) | Bruxelles | BE
27/11/2022 19:00 : Einstein on the Beach de Philip Glass More information
Suzanne Vega, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cocq (dir.)
Elbphilharmonie | Hamburg | DE
26/11/2022 18:00 : Einstein on the Beach de Philip Glass More information
Suzanne Vega, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cocq (dir.)
Gulbenkian Auditorium | Lisboa | PT
25/11/2022 20:00 : Symphony #1: les ombres célestes More information
World premiere. In five movements: Matière sombre, Sursaut gamma dans la galaxie, Glitches, Noir supermassif, Proxima Centauri b
Belgian National Orchestra, Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Antony Hermus (dir.)
Bozar, Brussels
22/11/2022 19:30 : Einstein on the Beach de Philip Glass More information
Suzanne Vega, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cocq (dir.)
Auditorio Nacional (Sala Sinfónica) | Madrid | ES
20/11/2022 17:00 : Einstein on the Beach de Philip Glass More information
Suzanne Vega, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cocq (dir.)
Parco della Musica | Roma | IT
17/11/2022 20:00 : Einstein on the Beach de Philip Glass More information
Suzanne Vega, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cocq (dir.)
Opera de Rouen | Rouen | FR
14/11/2022 19:00...16/11/2022 19:00 : Einstein on the Beach de Philip Glass More information
Suzanne Vega, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cocq (dir.)
Philharmonie | Paris | FR
12/11/2022 19:00 : Einstein on the Beach de Philip Glass More information
Suzanne Vega, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cocq (dir.)
NN, Den Bosch, NL
14/10/2022 20:00 : Multiple More information
For ensemble. Musiques Nouvelles, dir. : Jean-Paul Dessy
Radioconcert, Festival Musical du Hainaut, Maison de la culture de Tournai
13/10/2022 12:15 : Pour moi, dans le silence… (Lettre Soufie: Shîn) More information
For ensemble. Orchestre Sturm und Klang, Thomas Van Haeperen (dir.)
Concert d’automne, Arts² (Conservatoire Royal), Mons
11/10/2022 12:15 : Pour moi, dans le silence… (Lettre Soufie: Shîn) More information
For ensemble. Orchestre Sturm und Klang, Thomas Van Haeperen (dir.)
Concert d’automne, Conservatoire Royal de Liège
10/10/2022 20:00 : Pour moi, dans le silence… (Lettre Soufie: Shîn) More information
For ensemble. Orchestre Sturm und Klang, Thomas Van Haeperen (dir.)
Concert d’automne, Académie Franz Constant, Auderghem, Brussels
01/10/2022 19:30 : Proverbs More information
Synergy vocals, Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lorraine, Ensemble Ictus, Tom De Cock (dir.)
Festival Musica, Nancy
27/09/2022 18:30 : Le cerveau musicien More information
Conference-concert. Isabelle Dumont & Jean-Luc Fafchamps
University of Lille, Espace culturel, Villeneuve d’Ascq
22/09/2022 20:00 : Les amours de Madame Tchabaï More information
(as dreamt by Dr Littman while humming some songs), introduction and arrangements for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano. Le cœur dans un bocal (Hikmet/Fafchamps) – Belle abandonnée (Fontaine – Areski) – Madame rêve (Grillet/Bashung) – Fuir le bonheur de peur qu’il ne se sauve (Gainsbourg) – Toutes les choses (Semal/De Schuyter) – Immortels (Dominique A). Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Sébastien Walnier (cello) & Nicolas Kruger (piano)
Presentation of the cd: Il est quelqu’un sur terre, Label Cypres, Arsonic, Mons
17/09/2022 20:00 : Multiple
For ensemble. Musiques Nouvelles, dir. : Jean-Paul Dessy
Radioconcert, Festival Les nuits de Septembre, Les Chiroux, Liège
17/09/2022 20:00 : Tap
For a sound-effects pianist. Fabian Coomans (piano)
Festival Loop 12, Senghor, Brussels
14/09/2022 20:00 : Street Music More information
Transcription for violin and electronics, world premiere. Dejana Sekulic (violin) & Gilles Doneux (live electronics)
Festival Loop 12, Senghor, Brussels
22/04/2022 19:00...24/04/2022 16:30 : Is This The End? | first part: Dead little girl, broadcast online. _copie More information
In the second part of the tryptich Is this the End?, the composer Jean-Luc Fafchamps, the librettist Éric Brucher, and the director Ingrid von Wantoch Rekowski continue their exploration of limbo and altered states of consciousness. Entitled Here’s the Woman!, this latest chapter focuses on the character of the woman.
01/04/2022 12:30 : MP4 at Flagey More information
Quatuor MP4 & Jean-Luc Fafchamps; Autoportrait en expirs (premiere), Chant magnétique, Nuages vus du ciel, Esquif, Nuages gris (Liszt, transcription: Fafchamps; premiere). Album release (2022, Cypres), Flagey studio 1 (Brussels)
12/09/2020 20:00...13/09/2020 15:00 : Is This The End? | first part: Dead little girl, broadcast online. More information
To start the opera season, La Monnaie commissioned a pop requiem. With the title Is this the end?, this new piece has three parts, the first of which, Dead Little Girl, will be performed as a live-filmed opera and broadcast on the website of La Monnaie.
24/11/2019 19:00 : Pierrot Rewrite at Bozar More information
Pauline Claes (mezzo-soprano), Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Paul Dessy (cond.);
Les Cigognes;
“Pierrot Rewrite”, Salle M, Bozar, Brussels
23/10/2019 18:30 : Stephane Ginsburgh in Moscow More information
Stephane Ginsburgh, piano;
Back to the sound;
Recital (Beethoven, Prokofiev, Fafchamps) followed by a reception, Belgian Embassy Residence, Moscow, Russia.
01/10/2019 20:00 : “Einstein on the beach” with Ictus in Nantes
Suzanne Vega (narrator), Collegium Vocale, Ictus Ensemble, GE Octors and Tom De Cock (musical direction); “Einstein on the beach” musicians at work, by Phil Glass (concert version);
Lieu Unique, Nantes, France
29/09/2019 19:00 : “Einstein on the beach” with Ictus in Brno
Suzanne Vega (narrator), Collegium Vocale, Ictus Ensemble, GE Octors and Tom De Cock (musical direction); “Einstein on the beach” musicians at work, by Phil Glass (concert version);
Brno, Czech Republic.
27/09/2019 20:30 : “Einstein on the beach” with Ictus in Strasbourg
Suzanne Vega (narrator), Collegium Vocale, Ictus Ensemble, GE Octors and Tom De Cock (musical direction); “Einstein on the beach” musicians at work, by Phil Glass (concert version);
Festival Musica, Strasbourg, France.
14/09/2019 20:00 : “Les désordres de Herr Zœbius” by MP4
MP4 string quartet;
Les désordres de Herr Zœbius (Inselberg de Goundam – Une matrice booléenne pour le docteur Atlan – Les étranges attracteurs du professeur Baumol – Chant magnétique);
Festival Sonar, Chapelle de Boondael, Ixelles (Brussels)
11/06/2019 20:15 : “Luft auf Sehnsucht” at Flagey More information
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Alfama string quartet;
Lust auf Sehnsucht (mit Schubert Wandern), for mezzo-soprano and string quartet;7 lieder;
Release of the Album Still Schubert (with Der Tod und das Mädchen);
Flagey (studio 1), Brussels, Belgium
28/04/2019 14:00 : “Aurore”, world premiere More information
Ensemble Vibrations (dir.: Thomas Van Haeperen);
Aurore, for seven flutes, world premiere;
Release of the album Strange Meeting on the Homerecords label (with other works by Jean-Marie Rens and Arnould Massart);
Musée des Instruments de Musique, Brussels, Belgium
28/04/2019 20:00...28/04/2019 00:00 : Monodie 1a: world premiere More information
Laurence Mekhitarian (piano), Charles Michiels (clarinet);
– Monodie 1a, for clarinet and piano (version for A clarinet)
– Back to the voice, for piano;
Les Nuits du Beau Tas, Cellule 133a, Saint-Gilles (Brussels)
06/04/2019 15:30...06/04/2019 20:00 : Nerone’s Lyra in Gent More information
Ictus Ensemble
Nerone’s Lyra; Text: Lisa Spalt; Music: Clemens Gadenstätter;
de Bijloke, Gent, Belgium
05/04/2019 20:00 : Nerone’s Lyra in Brussels More information
Ictus Ensemble
Nerone’s Lyra; Text: Lisa Spalt; Music: Clemens Gadenstätter;
Kanal, Brussels, Belgium
25/03/2019 19:30 : Lettre Soufie: Z1 in Essen More information
Vincent Royer (alto) and Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven (piano);
Lettre Soufie Z1, for alto, piano and electronics;
Festival Viola Moderna, Folkwang Universität der Künste, Neue Aula, Essen, Germany.
15/03/2019 19:00 : Nuages vus du ciel More information
Students of Conservatoire de Bruxelles (coordination: Igor Semenoff and Alex Fostier);
Nuages vus du ciel, for violin, alto, cello and keyboard;
“Studio Spatial”, Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, Auditorium Joseph Jongen, Brussels.
07/03/2019 20:30 : Triadic Memories in Brussels More information
Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano);
Morton Feldman: Triadic Memories (1981).
Les Brigittines, Brussels, Belgium.
31/01/2019 12:30 : Luft auf Sehnsucht” in Liège More information
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Alfama string quartet; “Lust auf Sehnsucht (mit Schubert Wandern) – 7 lieder from Schubert; Festival Storytelling, concerts de midi, salle académique de l’Université de Liège, Liège (Belgium)
27/01/2019 20:00 : Insyriated Live More information
Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano and direction); Jarek Frankowski (sound);
Concert film: Insyriated (film by Philippe Van Leeuw) with music live;
La Semaine du Son, Flagey, Brussels (Belgium)
26/01/2019 14:00...02/02/2019 15:00 : FADING at MIM (Brussels) More information
Concert-installation, on midi piano, at the Museum of Musical Instruments (Brussels):
January 26, 2pm, opening concert: Palais de Mari (Feldman) and Daleth I (Fafchamps);
February 2, 2pm, finishing concert: Daleth III (Fafchamps) and Piano (Feldman).
The installation FADING of Michel Lorand and Jean-Luc Fafchamps will be visible / audible all the week, at the opening hours of the MIM, as part of La Semaine du Son.
22/01/2019 20:00 : Fafchamps by Musiques Nouvelles at Arsonic More information
Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles (conduite by Jean-Paul Dessy), Claire Bourdet (violin), Laurence Mekhitarian (piano), Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano), Centre Henri Pousseur (electronics);
Attrition; Ainsi une courbe…; Lettre soufie Khà’ (esquif); Insyriated-Suite; Back to the sound; Tu fis de mon âme une feuille qui tremble; Ce qu’a vu Komitas (Feuillets d’Arménie).
Arsonic, Mons, Belgium
07/12/2018 20:00 : Rain at Paris More information
Rosas, Ictus Ensemble, Synergy Vocals, G-E Octors (cond.);
Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker; Steve Reich: Music for eighteen musicians.
Halles de la Villette, Paris, France.
06/12/2018 20:00 : Rain at Paris More information
Rosas, Ictus Ensemble, Synergy Vocals, G-E Octors (cond.);
Chorégraphie: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker; Steve Reich: Music for eighteen musicians.
Halles de la Villette, Paris, France.
04/11/2018 18:00 : “Einstein on the beach” by Phil Glass with Ictus More information
Suzanne Vega (narrator), Collegium Vocale, Ictus Ensemble, GE Octors and Tom De Cock (musical direction); “Einstein on the beach” (musicians at work), by Phil Glass, (concert version); Philharmonie Essen, Essen, Germany
02/11/2018 20:00 : “Einstein on the beach” by Phil Glass with Ictus
Suzanne Vega (narrator), Collegium Vocale, Ictus Ensemble, GE Octors and Tom De Cock (musical direction); “Einstein on the beach” musicians at work, by Phil Glass (concert version); Concertgebouw, Brugge, Belgium
24/08/2018 19:00 : “Lust auf Sehnsucht” More information
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano) and Quatuor Alfama “Lust auf Sehnsucht (mit Schubert Wandern)” for mezzo-soprano and string quartet, from Schubert’s Lieder (and more) Castle courtyard, Braine-le-Château (Belgium)
27/07/2018 20:15 : “Der Verschwundene Hochzeiter”, opera by Klaus Lang, in Bayreuth More information
Ictus Ensemble, Choir Cantando Admont, Paul Esterhazy (staging) “Der Verschwundene Hochzeiter”, by Klaus Lang Bayreuther Festspiele, Kulturbühne Reichshof, Bayreuth (Germany)
26/07/2018 20:15 : “Der Verschwundene Hochzeiter”, opera by Klaus Lang, in Bayreuth More information
Ictus Ensemble, Choir Cantando Admont, Paul Esterhazy (staging) “Der Verschwundene Hochzeiter”, by Klaus Lang Bayreuther Festspiele, Kulturbühne Reichshof, Bayreuth (Germany)
24/07/2018 20:15 : “Der Verschwundene Hochzeiter”, opera by Klaus Lang, in Bayreuth More information
Ictus Ensemble, Choir Cantando Admont, Paul Esterhazy (staging) “Der Verschwundene Hochzeiter”, by Klaus Lang (world premiere) Bayreuther Festspiele, Kulturbühne Reichshof, Bayreuth (Germany)
22/06/2018 19:30 : “Lettre Soufie Waw (Dôme)” in Utrecht More information
Calefax Reed Quintet & Matangi Quartet “Lettre Soufie Waw (Dôme)” for reed quintet and string quartet Oriental landscapes, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
15/06/2018 00:00 : “Lettre Soufie Waw (Dôme)” in Amsterdam
Calefax Reed Quintet & Matangi Quartet “Lettre Soufie Waw (Dôme)” for reed quintet and string quartet Oriental landscapes, De Duif, Amsterdam, Netherlands
24/05/2018 19:30 : Monographic concert: cordes aux Nuits Botanique More information
Musiques Nouvelles (cond. Jean-Paul Dessy), Claire Bourdet (violin), Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano), Laurence Mekhitarian (piano), Centre Henri Pousseur “Ainsi une courbe” (for violin and string ensemble), “Attrition” (string octet), “Lettre Soufie Khà’ (Esquif)”, for string quartet and electronics, “Insyriated-suite” for piano and strings (world premiere), “Back to the sound”, and other surprises. Nuits du Botanique, Orangerie, Botanique, Brussels
23/05/2018 20:15 : “Lust auf Sehnsucht”, world premiere More information
Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano) and Quatuor Alfama “Lust auf Sehnsucht (mit Schubert Wandern)” for mezzo-soprano and string quartet, from Schubert’s Lieder (and more), world premiere “La jeune fille et la mort”, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Waterloo (Belgium)
07/05/2018 00:00 : “Lettre soufie Rà'”: world premiere in Russia More information
Lettre Soufie: Rà’, world premiere State Symphony Orchestra « Novaya Rossiya », Denis Vlasenko (cond.) Philharmonic Hall, Yaroslavl (Russia)
07/05/2018 00:00 : Les Désinences (Michaël Levinas) More information
Jean-Luc Plouvier (keyboards), Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano) and Sylvain Cadars (sound and digits) “Les désinences”, by Michaël Levinas, for piano, transsuder and electronic keyboards Festival des Forêts, Compiègne, France
06/05/2018 00:00 : “Back to the sound” in Yerevan (Armenia)
Laurence Mekhitarian, piano; “Back to the sound”; Crossroads 2018, AGBU, Yerevan, Armenia
28/04/2018 20:00 : “Lettre Soufie: Fà’ (Rumeurs)” again in Mulhouse More information
Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse conducted by David Reiland “Lettre Soufie: Fà’ (Rumeurs)” La Filature, Mulhouse, France
27/04/2018 20:00 : World premiere of “Lettre Soufie: Fà’ (Rumeurs)” in Mulhouse (France) More information
Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse conducted by David Reiland “Lettre Soufie: Fà’ (Rumeurs)”, world premiere La Filature, Mulhouse, France
27/04/2018 20:00 : World premiere of “Lettre Soufie: Fà’ (Rumeurs)” in Mulhouse (France) More information
Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse conducted by David Reiland “Lettre Soufie: Fà’ (Rumeurs)”, world premiere La Filature, Mulhouse, France
26/04/2018 20:00 : “Khorram ân ruz” and “Lettre Soufie ‘Ain” in Kortrijk More information
HERMESensemble, Mireille Capelle (mezzo-soprano), Centre Henri Pousseur (Gilles Doneux), Koen Kessels (cond.); “Khorram ân ruz” for mezzo-soprano, ensemble and electronics. Text: Hafez. “Lettre Soufie ‘Ain (Maintenant)”, for ensemble and electronics. “Emruz – vandaag – aujourd’hui”, Wilde Westen (Festival van Vlaanderen), Kortrijk.
25/04/2018 20:00 : “Khorram ân ruz” and “Lettre Soufie ‘Ain”, world premiere More information
HERMESensemble, Mireille Capelle (mezzo-soprano), Centre Henri Pousseur (Gilles Doneux), Koen Kessels (cond.); “Khorram ân ruz” for mezzo-soprano, ensemble and electronics. Text: Hafez. World premiere. “Lettre Soufie ‘Ain (Maintenant)”, for ensemble and electronics. World premiere. “Emruz – vandaag – aujourd’hui”, Desingel (Blauwe zaal) – Antwerpen
24/04/2018 20:00 : “Khorram ân ruz” and “Lettre Soufie ‘Ain”, preview More information
HERMESensemble, Mireille Capelle (mezzo-soprano), Centre Henri Pousseur (Gilles Doneux), Koen Kessels (cond.); “Khorram ân ruz” for mezzo-soprano, ensemble and electronics. Text: Hafez. Preview. “Lettre Soufie ‘Ain (Maintenant)”, for ensemble and electronics. Preview. “Emruz – vandaag – aujourd’hui”, Het Kanaal, Wijnegem.
17/04/2018 20:30 : Lettres Soufies Kh and D at Echos (Boitsfort) More information
Lecture-concert by Jean-Luc Fafchamps with quatuor MP4 (including Guy Danel), Ensemble Erämaa and Centre Henri Pousseur “Chant magnétique” for string quartet “Lettre Soufie Kh (Esquif)” for string quartet and electronics “Lettre Soufie D” for ensemble Echos – Musiques et Pensées, Centre Delvaux, Watermael-Boitsfort (Brussels)
08/04/2018 00:00 : A portée de mots, on Musiq’3 More information
A portée de mots : meeting with Jean-Luc Fafchamps
Musiq’3; Axelle Thiry.
23/03/2018 18:30 : “Beth/Veth” and “Lettre Soufie: Z1” at Festival Electr()cution (Brest, France) More information
18:30 Beth/Veth by Vincent Leterme. 21:00 “Lettre Soufie Z1 (Ressacs)” by l’ensemble Sillages. With the participation of Centre Henri Pousseur (Gilles Doneux). Festival Electr()cution, Brest, France
19/03/2018 18:30 : “Penchant immobile/chute infinie”, at UNESCO
Nguyen Thu Thuy & Nguyen Thi Hoa Dang (vietnamese traditional instruments), Charles Michiels (clarinets), Simon Diricq (saxophones). “Penchant immobile/chute infinie” Grande salle de l’Unesco, place Fontenoy, Paris (France)
15/03/2018 19:00 : “Les désinences”, Lyon, France More information
Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Jean-Luc Plouvier (Ictus Ensemble). Murail, Levinas. Théâtre de la Renaissance, Lyon, France
04/03/2018 16:00 : Open days Onassis: Ictus à Athens More information
Ensemble Ictus. Andriessen, Riley, Vaduz, Radigue. Open day, Onassis Cultural Center, Athens, Greece
02/03/2018 12:00 : “Back to the sound” at Belgian Music Days More information
Emmy Wils. Lemmensinstituut, Louvain (Belgium)
02/03/2018 20:00 : “Back to the sound” in Klarafestival Box More information
Emmy Wils. Heilig Kruisplein (Flagey), Brussels
11/02/2018 16:00 : Augmented pianos, Festival Présences (Paris) More information
Jean-Luc Plouvier, Wilhem Latchoumia, Kaja Farsky, Jean-Luc Fafchamps (Ictus Ensemble). Levinas, Verrières (world premiere), Ligeti, Miterer (world premiere). “Augmented pianos”, Festival Présences, Radio France, Paris, France
04/02/2018 13:00 : “Car tu fis de mon âme”… and “Pollen” at Flagey More information
George Van Dam (violin) et Céline Lory (piano) “Car tu fis de mon âme une feuille qui tremble…”, “Pollen” (lyrics by Régine Detambel), “Beyond Cage”, Journée John Cage, la Semaine du son, Flagey (studio 1), Brussels
26/01/2018 20:00 : “Inselberg de Goundam” by MP4
Quatuor MP4 With quartet n°14 op. 131 by Beethoven TW Classics Forst, GC ten Weyngaert, Forest (Belgium)
02/12/2017 18:00 : Le cerveau musicien/Trois chants pour mieux voir More information
- Saturday 02 December 2017 at 14:00: Enfantillages (childishness)
Children from different music schools leaded by Laurence Mekhitarian. “Enfantillages et autres jeux” (Fafchamps, Ledoux, Zhang, Dufresne, Orlando) Festival Loop, Espace Senghor, Brussels More information - Wednesday 29 November 2017 at 20:30: “Feuillets d’Arménie in Brussels
Laurence Mekhitarian (piano) “Feuillets d’Arménie” Festival Loop, Espace Senghor, Brussels More information - Sunday 26 November 2017 at 20:00: “Penchant immobile/chute infinie” in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Quintet Inattendu: Nguyễn Thu Thủy, Lê Thị Thu Thảo (vietnamese traditional instruments), Thu Hương (voice), Charles Michiels (clarinets), Simon Diricq (saxophones). “Penchant immobile/chute infinie”, vietnamese premiere. European music Festival, Conservatory, Ho Chi Minh city More information - Saturday 25 November 2017 at 18:00: “Lettre Soufie Kh(à) (Esquif)” by MP4
MP4 string quartet & Centre Henri Pousseur; Lettre Soufie Kh(à), for string quartet and electronics; Festival Loop, Espace Senghor, Brussels More information - Friday 24 November 2017 at 20:00: “Penchant immobile/chute infinie” in Hanoi (Vietnam)
Quintet Inattendu: Nguyễn Thu Thủy, Lê Thị Thu Thảo (vietnamese traditional instruments), Thu Hương (voice), Charles Michiels (clarinets), Simon Diricq (saxophones). “Penchant immobile/chute infinie”, vietnamese premiere. European music Festival, Youth Theatre, Hanoi (Vietnam) More information - Thursday 23 November 2017 at 20:00: “Insomnia” and “Nuages vus du ciel” in Leuven
ICTUS: Igor Semenoff (violin), Aurélie Entringer (alto), Geert De Bièvre (cello) and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano); “Insomnia”, chaconne for violin and cello and “Nuages vus du ciel”, for piano quartet; LUCA Campus Lemmens, Leuven (Belgium) More information - Monday 20 November 2017 at 20:00: Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) by Alexander Zemlinsky
Ictus Ensemble (cont. Franck Ollu) Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) by Alexander Zemlinsky, arranged by Jan-Benjamin Homolka libretto: G.C.Klaren, after Oscar Wilde Opéra de Lille, Lille (France) More information - Saturday 18 November 2017 at 18:00: Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) by Alexander Zemlinsky
Ictus Ensemble (cont. Franck Ollu) Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) by Alexander Zemlinsky, arranged by Jan-Benjamin Homolka libretto: G.C.Klaren, after Oscar Wilde Opéra de Lille, Lille (France) More information - Thursday 16 November 2017 at 20:00: “Paul Valéry, tenter de vivre” (texts with music)
Benoît Peeters (writer), Natacha Régnier (actress), Jean-François Vrod (traditional violin), Sturm und Klang (Thomas van Haeperen, cond.) Original music: Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Gwenaël Grisi, Pierre Slinckx Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris (France). More information - Thursday 16 November 2017 at 20:00: Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) by Alexander Zemlinsky
Ictus Ensemble (cont. Franck Ollu) Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) by Alexander Zemlinsky, arranged by Jan-Benjamin Homolka libretto: G.C.Klaren, after Oscar Wilde Opéra de Lille, Lille (France) More information - Saturday 04 November 2017 at 11:00: Inselberg de Goundam
MP4 string quartet With Beethoven’s opus 131 Introduction: Jean-Luc Fafchamps Musée des Instruments de Musique, Brussels (Belgium) - Tuesday 24 October 2017 at 12:00: Feuillets d’Arménie in Mons
Jean-Michel Dayez (piano) Feuillets d’Arménie: tête de turc!; désert de sang; mille milliers de noms effacés; ce qu’a vu Komitas… And other works by Komitas, Schumann and Beethoven Les midis d’arts2, Arsonic, Mons (Belgium) More information - Monday 25 September 2017: “Songs of despair and hope”, George Crumb
Ictus Ensemble, George-Elie Octors (cond.). Songs of despair and hope (George Crumb): a cycle of afro-american spirituals. Les Brigittines, Brussels, Belgium. More information - Saturday 02 September 2017: “Penchant immobile/chute infinie”, world premiere, Tournai (Belgium)
Nguyen Thu Thuy & Nguyen Thi Hoa Dang (vietnamese traditional instruments), Charles Michiels (clarinets), Simon Diricq (saxophones). “Penchant immobile/chute infinie”, world premiere. “Une montagne sacrée au pays des collines”. Festivals les Rencontres Inattendues, Halle aux draps, Tournai (Belgium) More information - Friday 28 July 2017 at 12:15: “Back to the sound” by Fabian Coomans.
Fabian Coomans, piano. Festival des Midis-Minimes, Brussels. More information - Wednesday 28 June 2017 at 13:00: En 2011, toutes les 4″…
Michel Vich Vila (percussion). Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse, Lyon, France. - Sunday 25 June 2017 at 15:00: “Chant magnétique” by MP4
MP4 string quartet “Chant Magnétique” Fête de la musique, Pavillon des Passions Humaines, Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels - Saturday 24 June 2017 at 22:00: Saint John’s Eve in Ghent (Ictus)
Saint John’s Eve in Ghent, with Ictus Ensemble. Morton Feldman: piano and string quartet (1985); pieces for piano. Handelsbeurs, Ghent, Belgium. More information - Thursday 22 June 2017: “Bug, quatuor à corps”, by Ingrid Von Wantoch Rekowski
“Bug, quatuor à corps”, Music by François Sarhan, Daniele Grisi and Jean-Luc Fafchamps, IRCAM, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. More information - Wednesday 14 June 2017 at 19:30: “Rain Live” in London
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” Sadler’s Wells, London (Great Britain) More information - Tuesday 13 June 2017 at 19:30: “Rain Live” in London
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” Sadler’s Wells, London (Great Britain) More information - Friday 09 June 2017: “Bug, quatuor à corps”, by Ingrid Von Wantoch Rekowski
“Bug, quatuor à corps”, Music by François Sarhan, Daniele Grisi and Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Brigittines, Brussels, Belgium. More information - Thursday 08 June 2017: “Bug, quatuor à corps”, by Ingrid Von Wantoch Rekowski
“Bug, quatuor à corps”, Music by François Sarhan, Daniele Grisi and Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Brigittines, Brussels, Belgium. More information - Wednesday 07 June 2017: “Bug, quatuor à corps”, by Ingrid Von Wantoch Rekowski
“Bug, quatuor à corps”, Music by François Sarhan, Daniele Grisi and Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Brigittines, Brussels, Belgium. More information - Tuesday 06 June 2017: “Bug, quatuor à corps”, by Ingrid Von Wantoch Rekowski
“Bug, quatuor à corps”, Music by François Sarhan, Daniele Grisi and Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Brigittines, Brussels, Belgium. More information - Sunday 04 June 2017: https://luciliacaesar.be/fr/project/bug/
“Bug, quatuor à corps”, Music by François Sarhan, Daniele Grisi and Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Césaré, Centre national de création musicale, Reims, France. More information - Wednesday 31 May 2017: “Rap” in Waldkraiburg (Germany)
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano), “Speaking pianist”, Nachstücke, Haus der Kultur, Waldkraiburg (Germany) More information - Friday 05 May 2017 at 21:00: “Within”, Tarek Atoui, Brussels
“Within”, Tarek Atoui Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Rosas Performance Space (164, avenue Van Volxem), Brussels More information - Wednesday 03 May 2017 at 20:00: “Rap” in Brussels (Belgium)
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano), “Speaking pianist”, Grande Salle, Conservatoire Royal, Brussels (Belgium) More information - Sunday 30 April 2017 at 19:30: “Beth/Veth” & “Street Music” in concert (Brussels)
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano) & Vincent Royer (viola) “Beth/Veth”, for piano, metallic percussions and electronics & “Street Music”, for plugged viola. Les Nuits du Beau Tas, SONAR, Les Brigittines (Brussels) More information - Saturday 29 April 2017: “Feuillets d’Arménie in Armenia 2
Laurence Mekhitarian (piano) “Feuillets d’Arménie” GTC, Gyumri, Armenia - Thursday 27 April 2017: “Rap” in Armenia
Laurence Mekhitarian (piano) “Rap” for speaking pianist AGBU, Yerevan, Armenia - Wednesday 26 April 2017: “Feuillets d’Arménie in Armenia 1
Laurence Mekhitarian (piano) “Feuillets d’Arménie” complete, world premiere Cafesjian Center for Arts, Yerevan, Armenia - Sunday 23 April 2017 at 20:30: “Neurosuite”
Jean-Samuel Bez (violin), Guillaume Lagravière (cello), Gauvain de Morant (piano) Festival Courant d’Airs, Parlement Bruxellois, Salle des Glaces, Brussels (Belgium) More information - Sunday 23 April 2017 at 17:30: “Conciliation à deux”
Mash Duo: Maayan James (sax) et Shaya Feldman (double bass) “Sound Check” Music Village, rue des Pierres 50, Brussels - Saturday 22 April 2017 at 18:00: “Chant magnétique” by MP4
MP4 string quartet “Chant Magnétique” Espace Senghor, Brussels - Saturday 22 April 2017 at 16:00: “Conciliation à deux”
Mash Duo: Maayan James (sax) et Shaya Feldman (double bass) “Sound Check” PointCulture, Campus ULB/Solbosch/Bât U, avenue Paul Héger, Brussels - Wednesday 19 April 2017 at 19:30: “Conciliation à deux”
Mash Duo: Maayan James (sax) et Shaya Feldman (double bass) “Sound Check” Festival Courant d’Airs, Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles (rue du Chêne, 17), Brussels (Belgium) - Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 19:00: Lecture: “Morphoses et glissements de sens dans mes compositions”
Xi’an Conservatory od Music (Chine) Translation: Haofu Zhang - Monday 10 April 2017 at 19:00: Lecture: “Morton Feldman, tisseur de sons”
Xi’an Conservatory of Music - Sunday 09 April 2017 at 18:00: “Décalcomanie” in Japan
Yukari Uekawa (saxophone) & Véronique Delcambre (piano) “Décalcomanie de Reich et Ligeti” Hiroshima Nishikumin bunka center (Japan) - Saturday 08 April 2017 at 14:00: “Décalcomanie” in Japan
Yukari Uekawa (saxophone) & Véronique Delcambre (piano) “Décalcomanie de Reich et Ligeti” Minatoku Takanawa Kulmin Hall, Tokyo (Japan) - Friday 07 April 2017 at 19:00: Lecture: “Les études pour piano mécanique de Conlon Nancarrow”
Xi’an Conservatory of Music Translation: Haofu Zhang - Sunday 02 April 2017 at 15:00: “Chant magnétique” by MP4
MP4 string quartet “Chant Magnétique” Château du Karreveld, Brussels - Saturday 18 March 2017 at 20:30: “Within”, Tarek Atoui, Paris
“Within”, Tarek Atoui/IRCAM, Centre Pompidou (Paris) More information - Wednesday 01 March 2017 at 20:30: “Rain Live” in Luxembourg
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” Luxembourg More information - Sunday 19 February 2017 at 11:00: “Tu fis de mon âme une feuille qui tremble” (Hasselt)
Duo Stanza (Claire Bourdet, violin – Kim Van Der Brempt, piano) “Tu fis de mon âme une feuille qui tremble” (with works by Debussy, Chausson, Cage…) Jong Artistiek Talent, Stedelijk Conservatorium, Hasselt (Belgium) - Saturday 11 February 2017 at 20:00: Insyriated at the Berlinale
“Insyriated”, movie by Philippe Van Leeuw, first projection original music: Jean-Luc Fafchamps Berlinale, Internationale Filmfestspiele, Berlin (Germany) More information - Friday 10 February 2017: “Rain Live” in Lille
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” Opéra de Lille, Lille, France More information - Thursday 09 February 2017 at 18:00: “Trois chants pour mieux voir” at Flagey (Brussels)
Aton & Armide (Benjamin Glorieux and Sara Picavet) “Trois chants pour mieux voir…”, for cello and prepared piano Festival Piano Days, Flagey, Brussels More information - Thursday 09 February 2017: “Rain Live” in Lille
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” Opéra de Lille, Lille, France More information - Wednesday 08 February 2017: “Rain Live” in Lille
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” Opéra de Lille, Lille, France More information - Friday 03 February 2017 at 19:45: Happy Night, with Ictus in Lille
Jean-Luc Hervé (Germinations), Morton Feldman (piano and string quartet+danse), Terry Riley (Rainbow in a curved air),… Ictus Ensemble, GE Octors (cond.). “Jardin des secrets”, Opéra de Lille (France) More information - Saturday 28 January 2017: Feldman/Ikeda: piano and string quartet
Choreography and solo performance: Fumiyo Ikeda, on “piano and string quartet” by Morton Feldman. Jean-Luc Fafchamps and Ictus Strings. Kaaitheater, Brussels (Belgium) More information - Friday 27 January 2017 at 20:30: Feldman/Ikeda: piano and string quartet
Choreography and solo performance: Fumiyo Ikeda, on “piano and string quartet” by Morton Feldman. Jean-Luc Fafchamps and Ictus Strings. Kaaitheater, Brussels (Belgium) More information - Saturday 21 January 2017: “Rap” in Rennes (France)
Stephane Ginburgh (piano), “Speaking pianist”, (France). Stephane Ginburgh (piano) More information - Saturday 14 January 2017 at 20:30: Back to the sound
Back to the sound. Fabian Coomans, piano. “French music from the 20th century”, Espace Garage, Grange du Douaire, Ottignies (Belgium) More information
2016
- Saturday 17 December 2016: “Inselberg de Goundam” in India
Quatuor MP4 World Music Festival Tansen Samaroh, Gwalior, India More information - Thursday 15 December 2016 at 20:00: Lettre Soufie: Gh(ain) (Mons, Belgium)
Orchestre d’Arts2, Marc Collet (cond.) Festival de Wallonie, Arsonic, Mons (Belgium) More information - Saturday 26 November 2016: “Rain Live” in Antwerpen
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” deSingel, Antwerpen, Belgium More information - Friday 25 November 2016: “Rain Live” in Antwerpen
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” deSingel, Antwerpen, Belgium More information - Thursday 24 November 2016: “Rain Live” in Antwerpen
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” deSingel, Antwerpen, Belgium More information - Tuesday 22 November 2016 at 20:00: “Paul Valéry, tenter de vivre” (texts and music)
Benoît Peeters (writer), NN (actor), Jean-François Vrod (traditional violin), Orchestre Sturm und Klang (Thomas van Haeperen, cond.) Original music: Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Gwenaël Grisi, Pierre Slinckx Théâtre Varia, Ars Musica. - Sunday 20 November 2016 at 15:00: “Lettre Soufie: Rà ‘” (world premiere): cancelled due to the illness of the conductor
- Thursday 03 November 2016: “Rain Live” in Brugge
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” Concertgebouw, Brugge, Belgium More information - Thursday 20 October 2016: Rap & Tap in Montréal
“Speaking pianist”, Stephane Ginsburgh (piano) Innovations en concert, Montréal (Canada) More information - Friday 07 October 2016 at 20:30: “Rain Live” in Brussels
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels, Belgium More information - Thursday 06 October 2016 at 20:30: “Rain Live” in Brussels
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels, Belgium More information - Wednesday 05 October 2016 at 20:30: “Rain Live” in Brussels
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels, Belgium More information - Tuesday 04 October 2016 at 20:30: “Rain Live” in Brussels
Rosas, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, cond. G-E Octors Choreography: Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker Steve Reich: “Music for eighteen musicians” La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels, Belgium More information - Friday 30 September 2016 at 20:30: “Lettre Soufie: Z1 (Ressacs)”
Vincent Royer (viola), Jan Michiels (piano) and Centre Henri Pousseur (live electronics). “Carte blanche au Centre Henri Pousseur”, Festival Loop 8, Espace Senghor (Brussels) More information - Saturday 24 September 2016 at 20:00: Lettre Soufie: Ya (Espèces d’espace) in Detmold (Germany)
Ensemble Sturm und Klang, Thomas Van Haeperen (cond.) Hörfest Neue Muzik, Detmold (Germany) - Saturday 13 August 2016 at 21:00: “Inselberg de Goundam” in France
MP4 string quartet Festival en Poitou, Chapelle de Cramart, Chalandray, France More information - Saturday 11 June 2016 at 20:00: “Rap and Tap” in Paris
“Speaking pianist”, Biennale du Divers, collège des Bernardins, Paris (France). Stephane Ginburgh (piano) More information - Saturday 28 May 2016 at 18:30: “Beth/Veth”
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano and metallic percussions) “Connected”, Centrale for Contemporary Art, Brussels (Belgium) More information - from Tuesday 24 May 2016 to Saturday 28 May 2016: “Veth” at La Centrale
“Veth”, installation for piano, tam-tam et transducers (premiere) “Connected”, Centrale for Contemporary Art, Brussels More information - Saturday 07 May 2016 at 20:00: Triadic Memories et Palais de Mari (Bruxelles)
“Triadic Memories” and “Palais de Mari”, by Morton Feldman. Nuits du Beau Tas, cellule 133a, Brussels - Friday 06 May 2016 at 19:30: “Lettre Soufie: S2 (Thà ‘) (Ivraie)” in York (GB)
The Chimera Ensemble, Rymer Auditorium, University of York (United Kingdom) More information - Wednesday 04 May 2016 at 20:00: “Songs of despair and hope”, George Crumb
Ictus, Raquel Andueza (soprano), George-Elie Octors (cond.) Songs of despair and hope (George Crumb): a cycle of afro-american spirituals Kazerne Dossin, Mechelen, Belgium More information - Tuesday 03 May 2016 at 19:00: “Back to the sound”
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano) Label night Sub Rosa, Maison des Musiques, Brussels - Saturday 30 April 2016 at 18:00: “Inselberg de Goundam” by MP4
Quatuor MP4 “Métamorphoses”, Espace Senghor (Etterbeek, Brussels) - Thursday 28 April 2016 at 20:00: “Aspern Suite”, Salvatore Sciarrino
Ictus, Katrien Baerts, George-Elie Octors (cond.) Salvatore Sciarrino: “Aspern Suite” for soprano and ensemble, after Lorenzo Da Ponte Concertgebouw, Brugge, Belgium More information - Saturday 16 April 2016 at 20:00: “Les cigognes” at Wroclaw (Poland)
Pauline Claes (mezzo soprano), Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles (cond. Jean-Paul Dessy) “Les Cigognes” for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments (lyrics: Albert Giraud) Musica Polonica Nova, Wroclaw, Poland More information - Thursday 14 April 2016 at 20:00: “Les cigognes” at Mons (Belgium)
Pauline Claes (mezzo soprano), Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles (cond. Jean-Paul Dessy) “Les Cigognes” for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments (lyrics: Albert Giraud) Arsonic, Mons More information - Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 20:00: “Rap” for pianist
Stephan Ginsburgh Grande Salle, Conservatoire Royal, Brussels More information - Friday 19 February 2016 at 20:30: “Petite conciliation nº1: à deux”.
Ensemble Hopper. Festival Loop 8, Espace Senghor, Bruxelles. More information - Thursday 18 February 2016 at 12:30: “Inselberg de Goundam” by Zerkalo
Zerkalo Quartet, NaMusiq’ Festival Théâtre Royal, Namur (Belgium) More information - Sunday 14 February 2016 at 22:30: broadcasting of “The Wave” on RAI Radio3
European Contemporary Orchestra, Jean-Paul Dessy (cond.) Recorded at Biennale Musica, 2015 October 6th, Teatro alle Tese di Venezia (Italy) More information - Tuesday 02 February 2016 at 20:00: “Inselberg de Goundam” by MP4
Quatuor MP4 Maisons des Cultures, Molenbeek (Brussels)
2015
- Tuesday 01 December 2015 at 19:00: Concert: “En 2011, toutes les 4″…”
Pierre Quiriny (drums) Les mardis contemporains, Ars Musica, Théâtre Poème, Brussels More information - Saturday 28 November 2015 at 11:00: Concert: “Petite conciliation nº1: à deux”. Cancelled for security reasons.
Ensemble Edward Hopper. Festival Loop 8, Espace Senghor, Bruxelles. More information - Friday 27 November 2015 at 20:30: Concert: “Lettre Soufie: Z1 (Ressacs)”. Cancelled for security reasons.
Vincent Royer (viola), Jan Michiels (piano) and Centre Henri Pousseur (live electronics). “Carte blanche au Centre Henri Pousseur”, Festival Loop 8, Espace Senghor (Brussels) More information - Saturday 21 November 2015 at 20:00: For Philip Guston (Morton Feldman) in Buenos Aires
Michael Schmitt (flute), Miquel Bernat (percussion) and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano); Ciclo Contemporaneo, Teatro San Martin, Buenos Aires (Argentina). Morton Feldman: “For Philip Guston” (1984) More information - Tuesday 06 October 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “The wave” in Venice
European Contemporary Orchestra (cond.: Jean-Paul Dessy) “Un tigre symphonique”, Teatro Alle Tese (Arsenale), Venice Biennale More information - Sunday 04 October 2015: Concert: “Petite conciliation nº1: à deux”
Ensemble Edward Hopper. Festival Loop 8, Espace Senghor, Brussels. More information - Saturday 29 August 2015 at 10:30: Show: “Paul Valéry, tenter de vivre”
Benoît Peeters (writer), Robin Renucci (actor), Jean-François Vrod (traditional violin), Orcehstre Sturm und Klang (Thomas van Haeperen, cond.) Original music: Jean-Luc Fafchamps Cour de l’Evêché, Tournai, Festival les Inattendues (music and philosophy) More information - Friday 28 August 2015 at 18:00: Concert “Ballet Mécanique”
André Ristic, Kim Van den Brempt, Stephane Ginsburgh, Jean-Luc Fafchamps (pianos), 8 percussionnists, Charles Michiels (cond.); Bernard Stiegler (philosopher) “Ballet Macénique”, George Antheil Halle aux Draps, Tournai; Festival les Inattendues (music and philosophy) More information - Sunday 28 June 2015 at 19:00: Concert: Nouvelles Chansons Erotiques
Art Base (Brussels); Anthony Sourdeau (voice) and Céline Lory (piano); “Le Voyeur Myope”; lyrics by Tom Gutt, “Trois Chansons”; various authors)… - Thursday 25 June 2015 at 20:30: Concert: “Le voyeur myope”
Recyclart Art Center (Bruxelles); Anthony Sourdeau, George Van Dam, Céline Lory More information - Friday 19 June 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “Rythmes, Paroles, Tournoiements”
Maison du Peuple de Saint-Gilles (37, parvis de Saint-Gilles, 1060 Brussels) Fourth evening of “Fafchamps à la Maison du Peuple” Produced by Sonar asbl. Reservation: info@sonar-asbl.net More information - Thursday 18 June 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “Sources et méditation”
Maison du Peuple de Saint-Gilles (37, parvis de Saint-Gilles, 1060 Brussels) Third evening of “Fafchamps à la Maison du Peuple” Produced by Sonar asbl. Reservation: info@sonar-asbl.net More information - Tuesday 16 June 2015 at 13:00: Examination of percussion: “En 2011, toutes les 4 secondes”
Conservatoire de Bruxelles (auditoire, 17, rue du Chêne, 1000 Bruxelles) Antoine Dandoy, percussion. - Tuesday 09 June 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “Lettre Soufie: Y(à ) (Espèces d’espaces)” in Paris
Orchestre Sturm und Klang, Thomas Van Haeperen (cond.) Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris (France) More information - Saturday 06 June 2015 at 20:00: Concerts: “Nouvelles Chansons Erotiques” and “Humeurs, humour et incongruités”
Maison du peuple de Saint-gilles (37, parvis de Saint-Gilles, 1060 Brussels). 20:00 “Nouvelles Chansons Erotiques”, (Anthony Sourdeau, voice; Céline Lory, piano); 21:30 “Humeurs, humour et incongruités” (Martine Kivits, voice; Jean-Luc Fafchamps, piano – and guests) Second evening of “Fafchamps à la Maison du Peuple”. Produced by Sonar asbl. Reservation: info@sonar-asbl.net More information - Friday 05 June 2015 at 20:00: Concerts: “Zoé l’Aspiratrice” et “Daphné D’Heur sings Ferré”
Maison du peuple de Saint-gilles (37, parvis de Saint-Gilles, 1060 Brussels). 20:00 “Zoé l’Aspiratrice”, (compositions by Jean-Luc Fafchamps); 21:30 “Daphné D’Heur sings Ferré (piano: Jean-Luc Fafchamps) First evening of “Fafchamps à la Maison du Peuple”. Produced by Sonar asbl. Reservation: info@sonar-asbl.net More information - Tuesday 02 June 2015 at 15:00: Concert: Lettre Soufie Z1 (Ressacs) in Ghent (Belgium)
Koninklijke Conservatorium (HoGent), Ghent, Hall Miry Kaya Kuwabara (alto), Véronique Delcambre (piano) and Alex Fostier (electronics) MaNaMa evaluations - Sunday 31 May 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “Lettre Soufie: L(à m)” in Hong-Kong
Global Symphony Orchestra, direction: Mak Ka-lok International Society for Contemporary Music, Musicarama 2015, City Hall, Hong-Kong More information - Friday 29 May 2015 at 20:15: “A Rainbow in Curved air” in Ghent
“A Rainbow in Curved air” by Terry Riley (1969) Ictus Ensemble Handelsbeurs, Ghent (Belgium) More information - Wednesday 27 May 2015 at 12:00: “2.2.4 to 4.4.”2 by Jana Adreevska
Arts2 (Conservatoire de Mons), auditorium, 7 rue de Nimy, Mons; Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven and Jean-Luc Fafchamps “2.2.4 to 4.4.2” piano four-hands, Jana Andreevska As illustration of the composer’s lecture concerning Macedonian contemporary music - Saturday 23 May 2015 at 17:00: Back to the voice in Luxembourg
Stephane Ginsburgh (piano), Conservatoire de Luxembourg Back to the voice - Tuesday 19 May 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “Saisons chaudes: printemps”, belgian premiere
“Saisons chaudes: printemps” (2015), belgian première, for 5 voices, 2 organs and 2 vibraphones, on lyrics by de Vladimir Nabokov. See in the “News”: “Not here, not now” More information - Sunday 17 May 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “Lettre Soufie: Sh(ìn) (Pour moi, dans le silence…)” in Toronto
NMC Ensemble, Robert Aitken (direction) “Michel Gonneville and the Belgian Connection”, Jeanne Lamon Hall, Toronto (Canada) More information - Saturday 09 May 2015 at 22:00: Messiaen: “Quatuor pour la fin du temps” in Brussels
Ictus Ensemble (Dieltjens, van Dam, De Bièvre, Fafchamps); Olivier Messiaen: “Quatuor pour la fin du temps”, for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1941); Les Brigittines (prod. Bozar), Brussels (Belgium) More information - Sunday 03 May 2015 at 16:45: Concert: “Ballet Mécanique” of George Antheil
Ictus Ensemble, cond.: George-Elie Octors Ballet Mécanique and piano pieces by Henri Comell. Transfo – Elektriciteitscentrale, Zwevegem, Kortrijk (BE) - Saturday 11 April 2015 at 20:30: Concert: “En 2011, toutes les 4″…”
Antoine Dandoy (percussion) SMOG, Projection Room, Brussels More information - Tuesday 07 April 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “Trois chants pour mieux voir” in Skopje
Emilie Girard-Charest (cello), Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano) Macedonian premieres (J. Andreevska, St. Stojkov, E. Illievska-Bete, G. Gavrilovski), Michel Gonneville, J-M Collard-Neven… “Days of Macedonian Music”, SOKOM, City Museum of Skopje (Republic of Macedonia) More information - Sunday 29 March 2015 at 13:00: Triadic Memories (Feldman) in Berlin
Triadic Memories (1981), Morton Feldman MaerzMusik: “The Long Now”, Berliner Festspiele, Kraftwerk Berlin (Germany) More information - Friday 27 March 2015 at 15:30: Lecture-concert: “Lettre Soufie: Z1 (Ressacs)”
Kaya Kuwabara (alto), Véronique Delcambre (piano) and Centre Henri Pousseur (electronics) Jean-Luc Fafchamps, lecture: amplification, questionnement et détournement du modèle instrumental dans Z1, pour alto, piano et électronique (in french) Troisième Biennale d’Analyse Musicale, Auditorium, Conservatoire de Mons (Belgium) More information - Saturday 21 March 2015 at 22:00: Concert: “Saisons Chaudes 1: printemps” (world premiere) and Der Einsame
Voix de Stras’, members of Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse (dit.: Catherine Bolzinger) “Aquarium et Equinoxe”, les Dominicains de Haute-Alsace, Guebwiller (France) More information - Wednesday 18 March 2015 at 20:15: Concert: “The wave”
European Contemporary Orchestra (cond.: Jean-Paul Dessy) “Un tigre symphonique”, Flagey More information - Tuesday 17 March 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “The wave” (world premiere)
European Contemporary Orchestra (cond.: Jean-Paul Dessy) “Un tigre symphonique”, Théâtre le Manège, Mons (Belgium) More information - Wednesday 11 March 2015 at 19:00: Almost nothing is better than nothing
Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano), Lille 1, Espace Culture, Villeneuve-d’Ascq (France). Lecture-concert. 20th century piano music. More information - Tuesday 03 March 2015 at 19:00: “Les cigognes” at Pilsen (Czech republic)
Pauline Claes (mezzo soprano), Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles (cond. Jean-Paul Dessy) “Les Cigognes” for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments (lyrics: Albert Giraud) “Pierrot Rewrite”, Smetana Days Festival More information - Tuesday 24 February 2015 at 20:00: Concert: “Comment une courbe…”
Claire Bourdet (violin), Orchestre Sturm und Klang, Thomas Van Haeperen (conductor). Bozar, Brussels. - Wednesday 11 February 2015 at 19:30: “What the body does not remember”
Ictus Ensemble (cond.: G-E Octors) and Ultima Vez danse company; Wim Vandekeybus (choreography), Thierry de Mey and Peter Vermeersch (music); Sadler’s Wells, London, United Kingdom. - Tuesday 10 February 2015 at 19:30: “What the body does not remember”
Ictus Ensemble (cond.: G-E Octors) and Ultima Vez danse company; Wim Vandekeybus (choreography), Thierry de Mey and Peter Vermeersch (music); Sadler’s Wells, London, United Kingdom. More information - Thursday 05 February 2015 at 20:00: “What the body does not remember”
Ictus Ensemble (cond.: G-E Octors) and Ultima Vez (danse); Wim Vandekeybus (choreography), Thierry de Mey and Peter Vermeersch (music); CC Zwaneberg, Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium. More information - Monday 02 February 2015 at 20:00: Georges Aperghis: “Alter-Face” for two pianos
Jean-Luc Fafchamps – Jean-Luc Plouvier; Fondation Cartier, Paris, France. - Sunday 01 February 2015 at 17:00: “Rap & Tap”
Stephane Ginsburgh; Maison du Peuple, Saint-Gilles, Bruxelles. - Saturday 24 January 2015 at 18:00: Premiere: “Rewind”
Espace Senghor, Brussels, Ensemble Besides, “Ready-Made”. World premiere of “Pictogramme 2: Rewind” (free instrumentation). More information - Sunday 18 January 2015 at 20:15: Mot Soufi: “H1KhH2WM” (2 world premieres) at Flagey (Brussels)
Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles ; Centre Henri Pousseur (Jean-Marc Sullon), Piet Van Bockstal (english horn), cond. Jean-Paul Dessy; Mot Soufi “H1KhH2WM”; including two world premières: “Lettre Soufie: H(à ‘)2 (pour déjouer la nuit)”, for english horn and 10 instruments, and “Lettre Soufie: M(ìm) (les yeux ouverts)”, for ensemble and electronics; Flagey (Studio 1), Brussels, Belgium.
2014
- Saturday 20 December 2014 at 18:00: “Lettre Soufie: Dà l”, Mulhouse (France)
Members of Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse, cond. Patrick Davin; with a choreography by Miao Zong (Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin); Festival “Solstice d’Hiver”, La Filature, Mulhouse, France. - Wednesday 10 December 2014 at 18:00: Messiaen: “Quatuor pour la fin du temps”, Opéra de Lille (France)
Ictus Ensemble (Dieltjens, van Dam, De Bièvre, Fafchamps); Olivier Messiaen: “Quatuor pour la fin du temps”, for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1941); Opéra de Lille, Lille, France. - Saturday 06 December 2014 at 20:30: “Back to the Pulse” at festival Loop
Stephane Ginsburgh: “Différence et répétition” Festival Loop 7, Espace Senghor, Bruxelles - Saturday 06 December 2014 at 11:00: “Décalcomanie” and “Back to the sound” at Festival Loop (Brussels)
Duo Yukari Uekawa (saxophone) and Véronique Delcambre (piano) “Décalcomanie de Reich et Ligeti”, for alto saxophone and piano and “Back to the sound”, for piano Festival Loop, Espace Senghor, Brussels - Sunday 30 November 2014 at 16:00: premiere of “Les cigognes” at Ars Musica
Pauline Claes (mezzo soprano), Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles (cond. Jean-Paul Dessy) Premiere of “Les Cigognes” for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments (lyrics: Albert Giraud) Ars Musica, Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels - Saturday 29 November 2014 at 20:00: Concert “Soldats” at Ars Musica
Lionel Peintre (baritone), Ictus Ensemble, Georges Elie Octos (fond.) Stravinski (Lhistoire du soldat) and Aperghis (Le soldat inconnu) Ars Musica Festival, Brussels Conservatory - Thursday 27 November 2014 at 20:00: Beth/Veth in Karlsruhe (Germany)
Stephane Ginsburgh: Beth/Veth, for piano, percussion and electronics: Piano+ Festival, ZKM, Karlsruhe (Germany) - Tuesday 25 November 2014 at 20:00: Reich and Riley at Bozart (Ars Musica, Brussels)
Tuesday 25 november, 8PM, Festival Ars Musica, Bozart (Bruxelles), Synergy Vocals and Ensemble Ictus: Steve Reich (18 musicians) and Terry Riley (Rainbow in a curved air); Ars Musica Festival, Bozart (Brussels) - Saturday 22 November 2014 at 19:00: Concert: Rap & Tap
Botanique, Brussels, Stephane Ginsburgh, “Speaking Pianist”, Ars Musica. Concert: Rap & Tap, for pianist (2011). - Friday 21 November 2014 at 20:00: Concert: Sufi Letter: Z3 (Walls)
La Raffinerie, Brussels, Alain Pire and CHP, Ars Musica. Concert: Sufi Letter Z3 (Dhà l) (Walls), for trombone and electronics. - Thursday 20 November 2014 at 20:00: Concert: Sufi Letter: Y(à ) (Species of spaces), 2010
Maison du Peuple de Saint-Gilles (Brussels), Ars Musica; Orchestre Sturm und Klang, cond. Th. Van Haeperen. - Tuesday 18 November 2014 at 12:30: Concert with accompanying notes
Brussels, Philippe Terseleer’s workshop, Ars Musica. Concert with accompanying notes by Jean-Luc Fafchamps. Works: Rap, Décalcomanie, Nuages vus du ciel, Conciliations, En 2014, toutes les 4″ and several Enfantillages… - Sunday 16 November 2014 at 18:00: Concert “Soldats” in Barcelona
Lionel Peintre (baritone), Ictus Ensemble, Georges Elie Octors (cond.) Stravinski (Lhistoire du soldat) and Aperghis (Le soldat inconnu) Barcelona (Spain) - Friday 14 November 2014 at 20:00: Concert “Soldats” in Hamburg
Lionel Peintre (baritone), Ictus Ensemble, Georges Elie Octors (cond.) Stravinski (Lhistoire du soldat) and Aperghis (Le soldat inconnu) Hamburg (Germany) - Thursday 13 November 2014 at 20:00: Concert “Soldats” in Dortmund
Lionel Peintre (baritone), Ictus Ensemble, Georges Elie Octors (cond.) Stravinski (Lhistoire du soldat) and Aperghis (Le soldat inconnu) Dortmund (Germany) - Wednesday 12 November 2014 at 20:00: Concert “Soldats” in Paris
Lionel Peintre (baritone), Ictus Ensemble, Georges Elie Octors (cond.) Stravinski (Lhistoire du soldat) and Aperghis (Le soldat inconnu) Cité de la Musique, Paris, France - Monday 10 November 2014 at 20:00: Concert “Soldats” in Luxemburg
Lionel Peintre (baritone), Ictus Ensemble, Georges Elie Octors (cond.) Stravinski (Lhistoire du soldat) and Aperghis (Le soldat inconnu) Luxemburg - Sunday 09 November 2014 at 21:00: Concert “Soldats” in Amsterdam
Lionel Peintre (baritone), Ictus Ensemble, Georges Elie Octors (cond.) Stravinski (Lhistoire du soldat) and Aperghis (Le soldat inconnu) Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - Saturday 08 November 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Friday 07 November 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Thursday 06 November 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Tuesday 04 November 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Monday 03 November 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Sunday 02 November 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Friday 31 October 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Thursday 30 October 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Tuesday 28 October 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Saturday 25 October 2014 at 20:00: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Saturday 25 October 2014 at 14:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Thursday 23 October 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians” - Tuesday 21 October 2014 at 19:30: Ballet: “Rain”
Palais Garnier, Paris (France) Ballet de l’Opéra, Ensemble Ictus, Synergy Vocals, dir. G-E Octors Steve Reich: “18 musicians”