Citizens’ Garden concerts
Citizens’ Garden concerts
Take a moment to relax and immerse yourself in the peaceful sounds of classical music.
Citizens’ Garden concerts
From Monday to Friday, every day in the Citizens’ Garden 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
| 17.05.2022 - 30.06.2022 | 01.07.2022 - 15.07.2022 | 05.09.2022 - 23.09.2022 |
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| 13.00 - 13.30 | 18.00 - 18.30 | 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, appropriate measures will be taken. Announcements will be made on the Visit European Parliament Facebook page as early as possible.
Programme: May
Week 1: 17-20/05/2022
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: Concert "Soul of Ukraine"
- "Oh, I know, I have sin"
- Violin duos
- "Moonlight night"
- Violin duos
- Concerto for 4 violins n°4 A major
- "Mélodie"
Olga Schevchenko, violin
Anna Varvianska, violin
Lana Herasimenko, violin
Vlada Haienko, violin
Anna Shevchuk, mezzo-soprano
Anastasia Varga, soprano
Olga Artemenko, soprano
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: String Trio Brussels-Muzieke
www.brusselsmuzieque.com - String Trio in B-flat major, D 471
- Allegro
- Andante sostenuto (fragment)
- "Serenade" for string trio
Nadja Nevolovitch, violin
Monika Młynarczyk, viola
Eduardo Tonietto, cello
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: 18:00 - Nocturnes Concert
- String Trio in G major, op. 9 n° 1
- I. Adagio - Allegro con brio
- II. Adagio ma non tanto e cantabile
- III. Scherzo – Allegro
- IV. Presto
Kacper Nowak, cello
Elina Buksa, violin
Takumi Nozawa, viola
- String Trio in G major, op. 9 n° 1
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: Trio Symbiophony - postponed due to bad weather
- Sonate en Fa majeur (Interlude)
- Submerged opus 108
Christian Plouvier, viola
Nina Poskin, harp
Mathilde Wauters, harp
Week 2: 23-25/05/2022
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: Laure Stelhin, Flute Baroque - postponed due to bad weather
www.laurestehlin.eu - Prélude en ré m
- « Je suis aimé »
- « Pourquoi doux Rossignol »
- « Ruisseau qui dans la plaine »
- Les Folies d'Espagne
- Les Echos
- Allegretto et variations
- Le printemps
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: Stefano Vivaldini and Roberta Gennuso, guitar duo - postponed due to bad weather
www.stefanovivaldini.com - Album de viaje (Trascrizione Duo Hybla)
- I. Retrato
- II. El Casino de Algeciras
- III. Gibraltar
- IV. Paseo Nocturno
- V. Fiesta Mora en Tanger
- Alfonsia y el mar
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: Quatuor Agate - exceptionally in the Auditorium of the House of European History (Rue Belliard / Belliardstraat 135, 1000 Brussels)
quatuoragate.com - String Quartet in F Major Op. 35
- Allegro moderato très doux
- Assez vif -très rythmé
- Très lent
- Vif et agité
Adrien Jurkovic plays on a violin attributed to Giuseppe Giovanni Guarneri generously loaned by Dr Peter Hauber.
Thomas Descamps plays on a Omobono Stradivari violin generously loaned by the Fondation Boubo-Music.
Raphaël Pagnon plays on a Ferdinando Alberti viola generously loaned by the Fondation Boubo-Music.
Simon Iachemet plays on a Giacinto Santagiuliana cello generously loaned by the Fondation Boubo-Music.
Week 3: 30-31/05/2022
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: Agnès Peytour, Harp solo - postponed due to bad weather
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: Edenwood Duo
www.edenwoodduo.com - Mist over the lake (1985)
- Episodics III (2021)
- Omar (2017)
- Strings of Silence (2012)
- Rêve heureux & Rêve exalté (2019)
Catherine Struys, classical guitar
Wouter Vercruysse, cello
Programme: June
Week 1: 01-03/06/2022
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: Quatuor Mona
www.quatuormona.com - String Quartet No.6 Op.80 f minor
- Allegro vivace assai
- Allegro assai
- Adagio
- Finale: Allegro molto
Elina Buksha, violin
Charlotte Chahuneau, violin
Arianna Smith, viola
Christine J. Lee, violin
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: Justina Maria La Cour, violin solo
- 2nd violin sonata in a-minor
- Andante and Allegro
- Sonata no. 3 Ballade, Sonata no. 4
- Andata et Ritorno
- Andata et Ritorno
Justina Maria La Cour, violin solo
- 2nd violin sonata in a-minor
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: Guatakademico Ensamble - Concert of traditional Venezuelan music
- Caballo Viejo
- El diablo Suelto
- Viajera del rio
- El frutero
- Atardecer
- Señor Jou
- Tonada de luna llena con Pajarillo
- Venezuela
- El diablo Suelto
Ismael Parra, violin
Julian Duque, guitar
Carlos Escalona, bass clarinet
- Caballo Viejo
Week 2: 07-10/06/2022
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: Ana Hespanha and Joao Pedro Gonçalves, cello duo
- Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531
- II. Largo
- Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV 1007
- Prélude
- Sarabande
- Menuets I & II
- Suite No. 3 in C Major BWV 1009
- Prélude
- Sarabande
- Bourrées I & II
- Sonata for two cellos in G major
- I. Andante
- II. Adagio
- III. Allegro Prestissimo
- Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531
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: Astoria - postponed due to bad weather
www.e-astoria.com - Libertango, Oblivion, Balada Para un logo
- Extracts from "Misatango"
Isabelle Chardon, violin
Jennifer Scavuzzo, chant
Eric Chardon, violoncelle
Christophe Delporte, accordéon
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: Roeland Hendrickx Quintet
www.roelandhendrikx.com - Clarinet Quintet
- Serenata
- Notturno
- Scherzo
- Elegia
- Rondo (Finale)
Roeland Hendrikx, clarinet
Nicolas Dupont, violin
Noémi Tiercet, violin
Sander Geerts, viola
Sebastien Walnier, cello
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: Classical and Electronic Music
www.adrientyberghein.com - Improvisation
- Vesoul à Goundam
- Vidoc suite
- Kono
- Casablanca
- Komorebi
Adrien Tyberghein, double bass
Week 3: 13-17/06/2022
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: Unorthodox Quartet
www.brusselsmuzieque.com - String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No.
- Allegro con brio (F major)
- Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (D minor)
- Scherzo: Allegro molto (F major)
- Allegro (F major)
Matteo Del Monte, flute
Antonio Capolupo, clarinet
Gordon Fantini, bassoon
Eduardo Lacerda Tonietto, cello
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: Guatemala Duo
- El solar de Monimbo
- Libertango
- Mora Limpia
- Assobio a Jatto
- Toccata Nocturne
- Luna de Xelaju
- Libertango
Concert in cooperation with Eurolat 4 Culture
Juan Jose Bolaños, flute
Guillaume Machiels, cello
- El solar de Monimbo
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: Duo La Gioia
wwww.duolagioia.be - Sposa son disprezzata (Bajazet)
- Vois sous l’archet frémissant (Les contes d’Hoffmann)
- Kaddish (mélodies hébraïques)
- Méditation de Thaïs
- Hope from Artesia
- Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)
- Casta diva (Norma)
Clotilde van Dieren, mezzo-soprano
Edmond Carlier, cello
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: Falaut Flute Ensemble (flute sextet)
www.falautcampus.it - Brian Boru's March (Galway Ballade)
- Sinfonia "Le nozze di Figaro"
- Variazioni su tema di Rossini
- Baco Sebastiano
- Napoletana
- Tico Tico no fuba
Salvatore Lombardi, flauti in do
Mario Pio Ferrante, flauti in do
Marco Saraceno, flauti in do
Pietro Guastafierro, flauti in do
Vincenzo Santoriello, flauto in sol
Ivan Nardelli, flauto basso
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: Solo recital
www.ensemblefractales.com - "Hommage à Manuel de Falla"
- "Three pieces for solo clarinet"
- Arlequin
- Crisis
- Un Ora lungo, un respiro - Belgian première
Benjamin Maneyrol, clarinet
Week 4: 20-24/06/2022
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: Duo violin and cello
David Poskin , celloKristie Su , violin- 8 pieces Op.39
- Passacaglia in G.
David Poskin, cello
Kristie Su, violin
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: Fête de la musique - Concerts at 13.00 and 18.00
13.00 - JAZZ CONCERT
Greg Houben, trumpetist
Jean Louis Rassinfosse, accordion
More information about the project Vilius Laureckis, trumpet
Gvidas Aleksandravičius, trumpet
Danielius Štrapenskas, French horn
Jovaras Šiekštelė, trombone
Laimonas Masevičiu, tūba
Miona Topalovi, violin
Stefan Burchardt, violin
Miguel Gonzalo Tlacháč Cáceres, viola
Peyton Hall Magalhaes, cello
18.00 - MUSICAL TRAIN
Quintette Railways Brass
Quartette Railways Strings
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: Meruert Karmenova
www.musicchapel.org - Grave and Fuga from sonata No. 2 in a minor
- Caprice No. 23
- Caprice "La cadenza"
- Recitativo and Scherzo
Meruert Karmenova, violin
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: Duo Fedip
- Salut d'Amour Op. 12
- Romanian folk dances
- Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major BWV 1031
- II Siciliana
- French suite
- I Allemande
- II Current
- III Minuet
- IV Gigue
- Brehme
Arianna Di Pasquale, accordion
Fulvio Ferrara, flute
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: Quatuor Alfama
quatuoralfama.com - Alla Marcia
- Quatuor opus 41 No. 1
- Introduzione. Andante espressivo – Allegro
- Scherzo. Presto – Intermezzo
- Adagio
- Presto
Alice van Leuven, violin
Caroline Denys, violin
Morgan Huet, viola
Renaat Ackaert, cello
Week 5: 27-30/06/2022
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: Clarias, Clarinet quartet - postponed due to bad weather
www.quatuorclarias.be - Arrivée de la reine de Sabba
- Sérénade K375 (Finale)
- Danse Hongroise n°4
- Marche op. 99
- Tango Virtuoso
- Summertime
- Der Heyser Bulgar
Mathieu Roskam, petite clarinette, clarinette
Valentine Dubrux, clarinette
Géraldine Fastré, cor de basset, clarinette
Romuald Tenti, clarinette basse
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: String Quartet
- String Quartet in G minor/B flat major
- Theme and variations
- Scherzo
- Andante
- Finale
- Quartet "In memoriam"
- Quartet 4 (Mvt. 2 and 5)
- 2. Allegretto semplice
- 5. Allegro scherzando
Natalia Subbotina
Katja Suglobina
Monika Tomasik-Kowalczyk
Marta Deichakivska
- String Quartet in G minor/B flat major
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: Violin Duo Concert
- Sonate No.2 en La Maj. pour deux Violons
- I. Allegro
- II. Sarabande
- III. Allegro
- Double Concerto pour deux Violons en ré min.
- II.Largo ma non tanto
- Sonate No.5 en mi min.
- I. Allegro ma poco
- II. Gavotte (Andante Grazioso)
- III. Presto
Elsa de Lacerda, violin
Frederic d'Ursel, violin
- Sonate No.2 en La Maj. pour deux Violons
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: Breeze Winds, « Spark »
www.breeze-winds.com - Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68
- I. Prélude
- Wind Quintet No. 1
- I Andante tranquillo – Allegro assai
- II Presto
- III Tema con variazioni. Andante
- IV Tempo di Marcia Francese
Programme: July
Week 1: 01/07/2022
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: Quatuor Alfama & la comédienne Ariane Rousseau
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"Le rêve d'Ariane"
www.arts-scene.be
Alice van Leuven, violin
Caroline Denys, violin
Morgan Huet, viola
Renaat Ackaert, cello
Week 2: 04-08/07/2022
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: Anton Jakimenko Quintet
- Divertimento (arr. Oene van Geel)
- Night Lights (arr. Oene van Geel)
- Clarinet Connections
- I The Clarinet
- II Contracts
- III Encounter
- Night Lights (arr. Oene van Geel)
- Divertimento (arr. Oene van Geel)
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: Mapping roots
www.michelvrydag.com - First Daylight
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Part IV
- Part V
Michel Vrydag, bass and compositions
Bram Weijters, piano
Daniel Jonkers, drums
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: Duo Recital
www.loladescours.com - Pièce en forme de Habanera
- Reminiscenze della Traviata
- Madroños
- Mélodie (Après un rêve)
- Histoire du Tango
- Café 1930
- Reminiscenze della Traviata
Lola Descours, bassoon
Gabriel Bianco, guitar
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: Concerto Ravello
www.falautcampus.it - from "Six Airs Italiens"
- "Ecco Ridente il Cielo" Cavatine from The Barber of Seville
- Ouverture "Tancredi" (Transcr. F. Carulli)
- Tela Aida (dedicated to duo Lombardi-Viti)
- Entr'Acte
- Fantasie Brillante sur "Carmen" de Georges Bizet (transcr. flute and guitar)
- "Ecco Ridente il Cielo" Cavatine from The Barber of Seville
Salvatore Lombardi, flute
Piero Viti, guitar
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: La cetra d'Orfeo
www.lacetra.com - Sonate en Fa Majeur pour flûte et b.c. BWV 1035
- Adagio ma non tanto
- Allegro
- Siciliano
- Allegro Assai
- Inventions à deux voix transcrites pour flûte et violoncelle
- Mouvement extrait d'une suite pour violoncelle solo
- Sonate en Fa Majeur pour flûte et b.c. BWV 1033
- Andante
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Menuetto
- Mouvement extrait d'une suite pour violoncelle solo
Week 3: 11-15/07/2022
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: Elina Buksa, violin and Koen Claeys, classical guitar
www.elinabuksha.com www.koenclaeys.com - Sonatina in D major, D384 (arr. K. Claeys)
- Canciones populares españolas
- Adios Nonino (arr. K. Claeys)
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: Solo Recital
www.deutschegrammophon.com
Mischa Maisky, cello
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: Aureum Saxophone Quartet
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In cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Institute - "The New Austrian Sound of Music"
www.aureumsaxophonquartett.com
Martina Stückler, sax soprano
Johannes Weichinger, sax alto
Viola Jank, sax tenor
Lucas Seifried, sax baritone
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: Solo Recital
Mathilde Wauters, harp
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: Duo Recital
www.clarainglese.com - Romance
- Les cloches
- Néère
- La mort d’Ophélie
- Ombre amene
- Venticiel che l’ali d’oro
- Assisa al piè d'un salice (Otello)
Clara Inglese, soprano
Alyssa Hondekijn, harp
Programme: September
Week 1: 05-09/09/2022
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: Yossif Ivanov, violin solo
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: Concert in honour of the Czech Presidency
- Centone di Sonate (Six sonates for violin and guitar)
- Sonate No.1
- Spanish Dance No.1 from La vida breve
- arranged for violin and guitar by K. Krantz
- Dos Aires Candomberos
- 1. Nubes de Buenos Aires
- 2. Candombe de los Buenos Tiempos
- Romanian folk dances
- arranged for violin and guitar by A. Forrest
Larisa Palochová, violin
Thaïs Cosnefroy, guitar
- Centone di Sonate (Six sonates for violin and guitar)
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: Sevak Avanesyan, cello solo
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: Quartz Ensemble
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: Antonin Musset, cello solo
Week 2: 12-16/09/2022
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: Un après-midi au jardin
- Pavane op50
- Sonata in Gmin BWV 1020
- Allegro
- Café 1930, Histoire du Tango
- Ballade pour Anne
- Canonic Sonata no. 1 TWV 40
- Les feuilles mortes
Amina Dop, flute
Nathan Herman, guitar
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: Pierre Fontenelle, cello solo
www.pierrefontenelle.com - Seven
- Cello Suite No 1.
- Julie-O
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: Trio Jenlis
www.triojenlis.com - Abdelazer Rondeau
- Concerto pour violon et violoncelle en Fa majeur RV 544
- Troisième mouvement
- Sonate pour Harpe, Violon et violoncelle
- Op. 34 No. 1
- Trio pour violon, violoncelle et harpe
- Troisième mouvement
- Gabriel's OboeAndante
Mathilde de Jenlis, violin
Axel de Jenlis, cello
Héloïse de Jenlis, harp
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: Elina Buksha, violin solo
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: Ostara Trio
www.ostara-musique.com - Morena
- Dil Gaya
- Tango Figurita
- Ulv, Raev en Hare
- Tantzuvam
- Od Ebra
Mathilde Dedeurwaerdere, diatonic accordion
Luna Limage, harp and voice
David Tabury, percussions
Week 3: 19-23/09/2022
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: Simply Quartet
www.simplyquartet.com - String Quartet No. 14 in A♭ major, Op. 105, B. 193
- Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro appassionato
- Molto vivace
- Lento e molto cantabile
- Allegro non tanto
Danfeng Shen, violin
Antonia Rankersberger, violin
Xiang Lyu, viola
Ivan Valentin Hollup Roald, cello
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: Duo Aznem - Art Nouveau
www.astridenemmawauters.com - Danse Lente
- Sonate pour violoncelle et piano
- Andante Religioso
- Elegie
Astrid Wauters, cello
Emma Wauters, harp
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: Maxime Quennesson, cello solo
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: Mavroudes Dakis Troullos, bassoon and Yiannis Efstathopoulos, classical guitar
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: Fibonacci Quartet - Young Talents
www.lunademol.com/fibonacci-quartet
Luna De Mol, violin
Kryštof Kohout, violin
Ami-Louise Johnsson, viola
Kosta Popović, cello
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