Belgian National Orchestra, Geoffrey Paterson & Ekaterina Levental

Deeply moved by the refugee crisis, Max Richter wrote the haunting Exiles in 2021. Around this post-minimalist work, supplemented by compositions by Henryk Górecki, Caroline Shaw and Jóhann Jóhannssson, among others, the Belgian National Orchestra weaves a collective ritual. This evening will not just be a concert, but a space, a breath, a testimony in music and images.

Upon presentation of your ticket for this concert, you can enjoy a free Sportzot or Brugse Zot at the beer truck on Hortaplein from 19:00, courtesy of Brewery De Halve Maan.

Estimated end of the concert at 21:35

programme

Introduction (a capella) 

Caroline Shaw (1982)

And So 

Isang Yun (1917-1995)

Piri for solo oboe

• II.  

Intermezzo

Max Richter (1966) 

Exiles

Luciano Berio (1925-2003)

Sequenza III 

Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969-2018)

The Miners’ Hymns 

• The Cause of Labour Is the Hope of the World

Intermezzo (Ritual) 

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Siete canciones populares españolas 

• Nana 

Oliver Knussen (1952-2018)

Gong

Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)

Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 

• II. Lento e largo – Tranquillissimo

BNO © Bjorn Comhaire