Lunch concert at the Waalse Kerk

De stichting Cultuur tijdens het middaguur organiseert een gevarieerd concertprogramma in de Waalse kerk met op vrijdagmiddag om 12.00 uur een lunchconcert.

MARCH

• 28 March: 
  Belgian-American Pierre Fontenelle (cello) is acclaimed for his bold projects and versatile artistry. Pierre Fontenelle won the Edmond Baert competition in 2019 and the Breughel competition in 2022.           

APRIL

• 4 April: Concert by students and teachers of Nieuwe Veste. Always a fun, varied programme with various musical instruments.
• 11 April: Bujana Ameti (harp), born in 2005, began her Celtic harp studies at the Academy of Waremme in 2014. She won first prize in a harp-fiddle duo at the Harppegio 2016 in Brussels. In 2018, she won the gold medal at the French Harp Competition in Limoges, in short, a great harpist.
• 18 April: Joli Cuer. Performs polyphonic music. Vocal! Joli Cuer's repertoire fits in seamlessly with Good Friday.
• 25 April: Jannat Huseinzoda (piano), born in 2005, began studying piano at the College of Music and Arts in 2018, graduating cum laude in 2022. Since then, she has been studying piano at the Brussels Conservatoire. In March 2024, she won second prize in the Steinway Piano Competition of Belgium. Apart from being a pianist and conductor, Jannat is also a composer.

MAY

• 2 May: The Haizea Trio, consisting of Gita Vata León (flute), Anai Telletxea Aguilera (oboe) and Neus Molero i Beneito (clarinet) will take us on a journey through musical history. All three are from different regions of Spain, but they found each other in Amsterdam and obtained their master's degrees in flute, oboe and clarinet respectively at the conservatoire there.
• 9 May: in preparation
• 16 May: Kelvin Grout, was taught the piano from the age of three and will be playing the piano for no less than 40 years this year. This senior's playing is characterised by great simplicity and is entirely at the service of the composer. His playing is so typical because of the countless nuances you only hear from the greatest pianists of our time. A pianist to listen to carefully.
• 23 May: in preparation
• 30 May: During the jazz festival, a Jazz formation again kicks off the second day of the Jazz-four-day of the Walloon Church in an atmospheric way.

JUNE

• 6 June: Victoria de Roeck (piano), born in 2004, began her piano studies at the age of five with her mother, Isabelle Van Iseghem. On 6 February 2022, she became a finalist of the Steinway Piano Competition in the highest category.  After her participation in the Young Belgian Talent Competition, Victoria received a special award.
• 13 June: in preparation
• 20 June: Raphael Beckers (piano). He is a Belgian-German pianist with Bulgarian roots. He received his first piano lessons from his mother and later took lessons with Nicolas Callot at the Kunsthumaniora in Antwerp. He obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in performing arts with Sergei Edelman at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp.
• 27 June: Thalia String Trio consisting of Alix Rodenburg (violin), Jytte Balm (viola) and Thijmen Tempelaars (violoncello). The members of the Thalia String Trio met at the Sweelinck Academy of the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music where all three were studying. There was such a good click immediately that it was inevitable that they would continue playing as a trio.

See an explanation of the programme here.   

Entrance: 
The concert fee of €5.00 per person can be transferred to account number NL58 ABNA 0130108332 or paid in cash at the door.
Various subscriptions are also available. View the information here.