Citizens’ Garden Concerts  

Citizens’ Garden Concerts
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01-09-2025 to 25-09-2025

Citizens’ Garden Concerts

Brussels
Citizens' Garden

Take a moment to relax and immerse yourself in the peaceful sounds of classical music.

 

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Citizens’ Garden Concerts

Brussels
Citizens' Garden
Age of the target audience All ages
30'

Join us in the Citizens' Garden, from Monday to Thursday, where you will find classical music performances by different musicians and ensembles.

This is a unique opportunity to see world-renowned musicians from Brussels and beyond perform in an intimate outdoor setting. The programme features an eclectic mix of styles, from classical to opera, jazz and world, so there is something for everybody to enjoy.

The Citizens’ Garden opened to the public in 2020 as a green oasis amid the bustling European Quarter. Housed in the grounds of the former residence of painter Antoine Wiertz, the European Parliament has helped to preserve Brussels’ heritage by restoring the garden. The concerts hark back to the soirées and gatherings organised by the 19th century Belgian artist, who modelled the garden on ancient Greece and Rome.

Schedule

01.09.2025 – 25.09.2025
13.00 - 13.30
01.09.2025 – 25.09.2025
13.00 - 13.30

Concerts are free of charge however, the number of attendees will be limited to 100. Please arrive early and take a seat before the performances begin.

In case of bad weather, announcements will be made on the Visit European Parliament Facebook page as early as possible.

Programme: May

Week 1: 26-28/05/2025
 
  1. : VIOLIN RECITAL "Polish New Generation in Classical Music" - In cooperation with the Polish Institute Brussels

    Adam Suska, violin

    • Henryk WieniawskiEtude-caprice La Cadenza, op.10 No 7 for violin solo
    • Krzysztof PENDERECKITanz for violin solo
    • Jerzy KORNOWICZContinuous swirling of things(Nieustanne rzeczy wirowanie )for violin solo
    • Grażyna BACEWICZ Polish Caprice for violin solo
  2. : How I met Puccini
    • Fantasia Nei Cieli Bigi - Temi da Bohème: a fantasy on La Bohème byGiacomo Puccini

      Letizia Maulà, clarinet

      Valentina Scheldhofen, double bass

  3. : JAZZ TRIO

    Marco Marcelletti, piano

    Jonathan Collin-Bouhou, double bass

    Gabriel Moraes, drums

Programme: June

Week 1: 02-05/06/2025
  1. : THEORBO - GUITAR RECITAL

    Andrew Flory, Theorbo, classical guitar

  2. : Fūga Quartet

    Misako Akama, violin

    Samuel Nemtanu, violin

    Elaine Ngyeeling, viola

    João Pedro Gonçalves, cello

    • Henry Purcell (1659–1695)Fantasia No. 6 in F Major, Z.737
    • Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise”
    • I. Allegro con spirito
    • II. Adagio
    • III. Menuetto: Allegro
    • IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
  3. : CHAMBER JAZZ CONSORT

    Oene Van Geel, viola

    Anton Jakimenco, clarinet

    Eduardo Tonietto, cello

  4. : DUO VIOLIN-VIOLA

    Yuri Zhislin, viola

    Natalia Lomeiko, violin

Week 2: 10-12/06/2025
  1. : STRING QUARTET - QUATUOR LAKMÉ

    Elina Buksa, violin

    Charlotte Chahuneau, violin

    Grégoire Vecchioni, viola

    Caroline Spyniewski, cello

  2. : CELLO RECITAL - Joseph marie Clément

    Paolo Tedesco, cello

    • DALL'ABACOCapriccio No. 1 & 3 (1710)
    • Johann Sebastian BACHSuite No. 2 in D minor. (1720)
    • Carlo Alfredo PIATTICapriccio No.7 (1865)
    • György LIGETISonata per Cello Solo (1948)
    • Gaspar CASSADOSuite per Cello Solo (1926)
  3. : JAZZ QUARTET - DEUX MOI QUARTET

    Federico Milone, Saxophone

    Emanuele Filippi, electric piano

    Armando Luongo, drums

    Jasen Weaver, double bass

Week 3: 16-19/06/2025
  1. : CELLO RECITAL

    Shuya Tanaka, cello

  2. : AER CLAVE ENSEMBLE

    Silvia Cantó Gómez, clarinet

    Joel Guttiérrez Guttiérrez, oboe

    Maialen Pascual Huarte, flute

    • Paul de WaillyAubade
    • Paul HarrisTrio for flute, oboe and clarinet
    • Malcolm ArnoldDivertimento for flute, oboe and clarinet
    • Jason NippertCircuit
  3. : RARE CHAMBER MUSIC

    Mavroudes Troullos, bassoon

    Clément Holvoet, viola

    Aleksey Shadrin, cello

    • Alessandro RollaConcertino a tre in E-flat major for Viola, Cello and Bassoon, BI 388
    • I. Spiritoso risoluto
    • II. Largo sostenuto
    • III. Tema scherzando
  4. : DUO ANDALUZA - ENTR'ACTE

    Nicolas Dupont, violin

    Stijn Konings, classical guitar

    • Laurent BoutrosSoltando amarras
    • August de BoeckGebed
    • Wilfried WesterlinckSicilienne
    • Jacques IbertEntr'Acte
    • Astor PiazzollaCafé 1930
Week 4: 23-26/06/2025
  1. : GUITAR RECITAL EGUÍA - VIELMA

    Nacho Eguia, classical guitar

    Ender Vielma, classical guitar

    • 1. A San Telmo (Grela - Ayala)
    • 2. Andreina (Lauro)
    • 3. La doble Mosca (Eguía)
    • 4. Natalia (Lauro)
    • 5. El choclo (Villoldo)
    • 6. Pajarillo verde (Todd)
    • 7. El 180 (Chazarreta)
    • 8. Marabino (Lauro)
    • 9. Corralera (Aieta)
  2. : BAROQUE CONCERT

    In cooperation with the Polish Institute Brussels

    Trio Baroque Regence Sonore

    Weronika Zimnoch, historical violin

    Krystyna Wiśniewska, historicall cello

    Weronika Paine, harpsichord/keyboard instruments

    • Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708 — 1763), Trio Sonata in G minor IJJ 32, 18th century
    • Joseph MECK (1690-1758)Concerto C minor (RISM ID no.: 1001077413), from music collection of Archdiocesan Library of Sandomierz, 1st half of the 18th century
    • Anonymous (?)Trio (sygn. A I 34 nr 34), from music collection of Archdiocesan Library of Sandomierz, 18th century
    • Anonymous (?)Trio (sygn. A IX nr 530), from music collection of Archdiocesan Library of Sandomierz, 18th century
  3. : FADO CONCERT

    Cristina de Sousa , voice

    Pedro Martins, portuguese guitar

    Rafael Carvalho, classical guitar

  4. : WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE 22

    Camilo Córdoba , guitar and artistic director

    Pablo Woiz, piano

    Lysandre Donoso, bandoneon

    • PIAZZOLLA, ROVIRA, PUGLIESE & MANZIModern tango works and traditional pieces

Programme: September

Week 1: 01-04/09/2025
  1. : JAZZ CONCERT MAPPING ROOTS

    Michel Vrydag, bass and composition

    Bram Weijters,piano

    Daniel Jonkers,drums

  2. : CELLO SOLO RECITAL

    Kristaps Bergs, cello

    • Johann Sebastian BACH
      Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
    • Pēteris VASKS
      The Book for solo cello
    • Giovanni SOLLIMA
      Alone
  3. : STRING TRIO

    Kacper Nowak, cello

    Elina Buksha, violin

    Mihai Cocea, viola

    • Krzysztof PENDERECKI
      String Trio
    • Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
      Divertimento K.563 (Andate, Allegro)
  4. : FLORIN NICULESCU & FRÉDÉRIC CHAINE QUARTET

    Florin Nicolescu, violin

    Frédéric Chaine, violin

    Rafael Gouirand, guitar

    Vilmos Csikos, double bass

    • Django REINHARDT
      Belleville
    • Duke ELLINGTON
      Caravan
    • John KLENNER
      Just friends
    • Ray HENDERSON
      Alabamy Bound
    • Django REINHARDT
      Nuages
    • Nick La Rocca
      Tiger Rag
Week 2: 08-11/09/2025
  1. : STRING TRIO - BRUSSELS MUZIEKE

    Nadja Nevolovitsch, violin

    Monika Mlynarczyk, viola

    Eduardo Tonietto, cello

    • Mieczysław WEINBERG

      String Trio, Op. 48
      I. Allegro con moto
      II. Andante
      III. Moderato assai

    • Franz SCHUBERT

      String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
      Allegro
      Andante sostenuto

  2. : SOFIA ASHGARI DUO

    Sofia Ashgari, soprano

    Anastasia Galenina, keyboard

    • Victor HERBERT Art is Calling for Me
    • Edith PIAFLa Vie en Rose
    • George GERSHWINThe Man I Love
    • Leonard BERNSTEINI Feel Pretty
    • Johann Sebastian BACHPartita No. 4 in D major,
      Ouverture
    • Georges BIZETDie Liebe ist ein wilder Vogel (Habanera)

    • Eduardo DI CAPUAO Sole Mio

    • Frederick LOEWEI Could Have Danced All Night

  3. : DUO MANDOLIN - MANDOLA

    Eugenio Palumbo, madolin

    Roy Dayan, mandola

    • Johann Sebastian BACHArr. Eugenio Palumbo
      Concerto in D minor BWV 1043
      Vivace
      Largo ma non tanto
      Allegro
    • Wolfgang Amadeus MOZARTArr. Eugenio Palumbo
      Duo in G Major K 423
      Allegro
      Adagio
      Rondeau. Allegro
    • Vincent BEER-DEMANDERCentaures
  4. : DUO ANMOOR

    Pauline Oreins, accordion/voice

    Léo Coq, double bass

Week 3: 15-18/09/2025
  1. : VIOLIN RECITAL

    Elina Buksha, violin

    • H.I. BIBER
      Passacaglia
    • G. BENJAMIN
      3 miniatures for violin solo ''A Lullaby for Lalit''
    • Hildegard VON BINGEN
      Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans vita
    • J.S. BACH
      Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita no.3
  2. : TRIO FANNY STEFANELLI Pas de Côté !

    Fanny Stefanelli, violin

    Alexis LAMBERT, accordion

    Nathanael MALNOURY, contrabass

    • J.S. BACH
      Sicilienne BWV 1031
    • Charles GOUNOD
      Ave Maria
    • Erik SATIE
      1ere Gnossienne
    • Bela BARTOK
      Danses Roumaines
    • Gabriel FAURÉ
      Après un rêve
    • Ernest NAZARETH
      Odéon
    • Richard GALLIANO
      Tango pour Claude
  3. : FADO CONCERT

    Pedro Martins, portuguese guitar

    Simão Mota, Coimbra's portuguese guitar

    Vasco Rodrigues, classical guitar

  4. : QUATUOR ANCHES HANTÉES

    Nicolas Châtelain, 1re clarinette

    Sarah Lefèvre, 2e clarinette

    Bertrand Laude, cor de basset

    Elise Marre, clarinette basse

    • Johann fils STRAUSSVoix du printemps, op.410
    • Johannes BRAHMSIntermezzo en la mineur, op. 76 n°7
    • Franz LEHÀRMeine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß, Extrait de Giuditta
    • Jules MASSENETLe Cid, Madrilène
    • Jules MASSENETÉlégie
    • Johann fils STRAUSSCzárdás, extrait de Ritter Pázmán, opus 441
Week 4: 22-25/09/2025
  1. : VIOLIN RECITAL

    Sofia Manvati, violin

    • Eugène YSAYESonata for solo violin No°4 op. 27

    • I.    Allemande (Lento maestoso)
      II.    Sarabande (Quasi lento)
      III.    Finale (Presto ma non troppo)

    • György KURTAGHommage a J. S. Bach, from ''Signs, Games and Messages)
    • Johann Sebastian BACH from Partita n. 2 BWV 1004 Chaconne
  2. : DUO ACCORDION - FLUTE

    Christophe Delporte, accordion

    Marc Grauwels, flute

    • ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
    • Histoire du tango
      Bordel 1900
    • Café 1930
    • Night Club 1960
    • Oblivion
    • Chiquilin de Bachin
  3. : VIOLIN RECITAL

    Xiaoqing Yu, violin

    • Johann Sebastian BACHSonata per Violino Solo No.3, BWV 1005 in do maggiore

      • I. Adagio
        II. Fuga
        III. Largo
        IV. Allegro Assai

    • Fritz KREISLERRecitativo e Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6
  4. : VOICE QUARTET O!BOY

    François Lourtie, Lead

    Leander Moens, Ténor

    Emmanuel Donnet, Baryton

    David Serraz, Basse

    • M. SHAIMAN & S. WIGMAN arr. Dan Wessler
      Butta Outta cream
    • A. & M. BERGMAN arr. Brian Beck
      The way we are
    • M. LEIGH arr. Jay Giallombardo
      The impossible Dream
    • THE GOOD LOVELIES arr. Melody Hine
      Crabbuckit
    • Sh./SHERMAN arr. David Wright
      Wanna be like you
    • Freddie MERCURY arr. Kevin Keller
      Somebody to love
    • MERCER & MANCINI arr. Jim Clancy
      Moon River
    • AJ. LERNER & B. LANE arr. Aaron Dale
      Come back to me
    • C. JOBIM/N. FERREIRA arr. L.Wright/D. Anderson
      One note samba
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