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Happening: Evening concert 'Parsifal'

Pierre Bleuse, Bella Adamova
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
Sat 28.03.2026 – 20:00
Queen Elisabeth Hall, Antwerpen
Last tickets
Sat 28.03.26
20:00
Last tickets

Led by the highly qualified conductor Pierre Bleuse and the penetrating sound of mezzo-soprano Bella Adamova, the evening concert of this happening explores a multitude of musical and philosophical themes. Central to it is the play of contrasts: light and dark, revelation and concealment. Thomas Larcher tackles the sense of time: sometimes it seems to slow down, and sometimes it seems to go faster. In Debussy's ‘poème dansé’, the ballet is contained in the music, even without dancers on stage. With Berio, the rather floaty wanderings then give way to expressive vocal fireworks, and to top it all off, Andrew Gourlay reduces Wagner's grandeur to its essence, in a version without vocals. As a listener, you rediscover what rustles at the margins and remains hidden from the naked eye.

With the support of the Belgian Tax Shelter and BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance

Programme

Larcher Time (three movements for orchestra) (Belgian premiere)

Debussy Jeux (poème dansé)

Berio Sequenza III for female voice

Wagner Parsifal Suite (constructed by Andrew Gourlay) (Belgische première)

This concert is part of the Happening 2026. Want to experience the whole event? Order your day pass here.

Pierre Bleuse

conductor

Bella Adamova

mezzo soprano

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