Prelude to the National Holiday
18/06/2025
This concert is organised by the Queen Elisabeth Competition, in collaboration with the Belgian National Orchestra and Bozar, thanks to the support of the FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the players of the National Lottery.
On Sunday 20 July at 8 pm, the festivities surrounding the National Day will start with a free concert. Pianist Hannes Minnaar, Third Laureate of the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition, will perform with the Belgian National Orchestra under the baton of Antony Hermus. The King and Queen will traditionally attend the concert.
Tickets
The tickets for this concert have been distributed by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. No more tickets are available.Broadcasts
The concert will be broadcast live on Musiq3 and Klara and slightly delayed on La Trois and Auvio (at 8.30 pm). VRT 1 will broadcast the prelude on Monday 21 July at 2pm and from then on it can also be viewed on VRT MAX.Programme
The concert begins with The Moldau from Bedřich Smetana's My Fatherland. Hannes Minnaar then performs the Piano Concerto in G by Maurice Ravel. The orchestra concludes the concert with Dances from Galánta by Zoltán Kodály. This concert is organised by the Queen Elisabeth Competition, in collaboration with the Belgian National Orchestra and Bozar, thanks to the support of the FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the players of the National Lottery.
