Prelude to the National Day 2025

Celebrate the National Day with The Moldau, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G and Kodály’s Dances of Galánta.

Sun 20.07.2025 20:00
Hannes Minnaar 2021 Green Room Creatives Lars van den Brink 6
Sun 20.07.2025 20:00 - 21:00
Bozar
Free

On Sunday, July 20, we celebrate the National Day with a free concert. This classical music concert is organized by the Queen Elisabeth Competition, in collaboration with the Belgian National Orchestra and Bozar.

The soloist is pianist Hannes Minnaar, winner of the Third Prize at the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition. He will be accompanied by the Belgian National Orchestra under the baton of Antony Hermus. The concert opens with The Moldau from My Country by Bedřich Smetana. Hannes Minnaar will then perform Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. The orchestra will conclude the concert with Dances of Galánta by Zoltán Kodály.

 

Thanks to the players of the National Lottery and the FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

 

We are sorry but all tickets for the 2025 concert have been sold out. Reservations are now closed. 

However, the concert will be broadcast live at 8 p.m. on Musiq3 and Klara radios, slightly delayed on La Trois and Auvio television (at 8:30 p.m.), as well as on Monday 21st July at 2 p.m. on VRT1 and VRT MAX.

Programme

  • François Van Campenhout Brabançonne
  • Bedřich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau)
  • Maurice Ravel Piano concerto in G major
  • Zoltán Kodály Dances of Galánta

Artists

  • Antony Hermus Conductor
  • Hannes Minnaar Piano

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