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| Brussels Philharmonic | |
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| Founded | 1935 |
| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Concert hall | Studio 4,Flagey |
| Principal conductor | Kazushi Ōno |
| Website | www |
TheBrussels Philharmonic is a Belgianorchestra located inBrussels. Formerly known as theGroot Symfonie-Orkest,BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, and later as theFlemish Radio Orchestra, the orchestra has been linked to the Flemishpublic broadcaster NIR/INR (the presentVRT).
The orchestra was founded in1935 as a studio ensemble of public broadcasting with the name of Groot Symfonie-Orkest.[1] In 1998, it began its independent existence as the VRT Radio Orkest (Flemish Radio Orchestra). From 2008, the orchestra took the new name of the Brussels Philharmonic.
Since 2005, the residence of the orchestra has been Studio 4 of the renovatedFlagey Building in Brussels. The orchestra also gives concerts in theBOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts. The orchestra also plays elsewhere inFlanders, as well as abroad inLondon,Vienna andTokyo. The orchestra also performs as accompanying ensemble with theRoyal Ballet of Flanders.
The orchestra's current music director isStéphane Denève, as of the 2015–2016 season.[2][3] One new initiative scheduled for Denève's tenure is the establishment of CffOR (Centre for Future Orchestral Repertoire), for commissioning new compositions. With the orchestra, Denève has commercially recorded music ofGuillaume Connesson,[4] andSergei Prokofiev. In 2017, the orchestra and Denève accompanied the finale of theQueen Elisabeth Competition forcello. In March 2019, the orchestra made its debut atCarnegie Hall in New York under the baton of Denève.[5] In September 2020, the orchestra startedlive-streaming its concerts in Brussels in collaboration with MotorMusic and Evil Penguin TV. Denève is scheduled to conclude his music directorship of the orchestra at the close of the 2021-2022 season.[6]
In 2021,Kazushi Ōno first guest-conducted the orchestra. In September 2021, the orchestra announced the appointment of Ōno as its next music director, effective with the 2022-2023 season.[6] In February 2022, the orchestra announced the appointment ofIlan Volkov as principal guest conductor, effective with the 2022–2023 season, following three guest-conducting appearances with the orchestra, the first in March 2021.[7]
CD series include CDs for Warner Classics and recordings for theFrench center of Romantic music, Palazzetto Bru Zane. The orchestra has notably recorded the scores forThe Aviator, composed byHoward Shore, andThe Artist, composed byLudovic Bource. The orchestra received theChoc de Classica and theDiapason d'or of the year in 2016 for their Deutsche Grammophon recording of music of Guillaume Connesson, 'Pour sortir au jour'.[8]
Since 2015, the Brussels Philharmonic has made several recordings forDeutsche Grammophon.
Since 2011, the Brussels Philharmonic has been producing recordings through its own label, Brussels Philharmonic Recordings.
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