
La Monnaie’s chamber music season offers the talents of our Symphony Orchestra – one of the artistic pillars of our house – the opportunity to expand their repertoire. In a quiet setting and with intimate instrumental ensembles, the musicians perform well-known works and also have some wonderful surprises in store for you. What’s more, in a spirit of eclecticism, we seek to embrace different eras, from the baroque to the present day, and to highlight ensembles encompassing all families of instruments.
As usual, we will draw a link with the works from the opera and symphony programmes. The concerts will thus feature pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arias by Romantic composers from Italy, and contemporary works by Iain Bell.
For his part, cellist Sébastien Walnier will take us into the world of jazz, while pianist Jan Michiels will tackle Kris Defoort’s Dedicatio Book II – think back to last season’s great success with the Belgian composer’s first cycle.
The voice will also be very much in evidence. The young singers of the MM Academy will surprise you on a number of occasions, notably during the traditional Wild Cards or the concert presenting the Laureates and Soloists of the new class. Soprano Sarah Defrise will perform works by Luciano Berio and Cathy Berberian. Finally, mezzo-soprano Marie-Juliette Ghazarian (MM Laureate) will return for a recital culminating in Gioachino Rossini’s extraordinary cantata Giovanna d’Arco.
The formula remains unchanged: every Friday lunchtime from early October to mid-June, we open wide the doors of the Grand Foyer for a delightful musical moment accessible to all! Like last season, the calendar and full programme will appear on our website at the beginning of June and in the form of a brochure in September.
3.10.2025 |
JANÁČEK / DVOŘÁK LEOŠ JANÁČEK (1854-1928) Saténik Khourdoïan (vl), Florent Bremond (vla), Sébastien Walnier (vc), Jan Michiels (pf) |
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10.10.2025 |
ITALIANITÀ Works of Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini & Claudio Monteverdi Brass quintet |
17.10.2025 |
HAYDN / MOZART JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809) Noémi Tiercet (vl), Femke Sonnen (vl), NN (vla), NN (vc), Yaeram Park (fl), Luk Nielandt (hb), Orane Bargain (cr), NN (cr) |
24.10.2025 |
VOCAL PROGRAMME MM Academy Laureates and Soloists |
7.11.2025 |
RUSSELL / BERIO / HINDEMITH ARMAND RUSSELL (°1932) Stephan Vanaenrode (tb), Matteo Del Monte (fl), NN (hb), Ricardo Matarredona (cl), Alain Cremers (fg), Orane Bargain (cr) |
14.11.2025 |
BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Sorin Loren Crudu (hb), Luk Nielandt (hb), NN (hb), Matteo Del Monte (fl), NN (vl), Florent Bremond (vla) |
21.11.2025 |
CARTE BLANCHE – SARAH DEFRISE LUCIANO BERIO (1925-2003) Sarah Defrise (soprano), Stéphane Ginsburgh (pf) & Ensemble de musique de chambre de la Monnaie |
28.11.2025 |
PAGANINI / GLINKA / JACOBI NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782-1840) Fasli Kamberi (vl), Takumi Nozawa (vla), Alain Cremers (fg) |
5.12.2025 Fiocco room |
JAZZ CONCERT |
12.12.2025 |
HEY JUDE MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (1571-1621) Arranged for brass La Monnaie Low Brass |
19.12.2025 |
SCHUBERT FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Sylvia Huang (vl), Sébastien Walnier (vc), Jan Michiels (pf) |
9.1.2026 |
DONNE DI ROSSINI & PÉCHÉS DE VIEILLESSE GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) Marie-Juliette Ghazarian (mezzosoprano, MM Laureate), Kira Parfeevets (pf) |
16.1.2026 |
PORTRAIT OF BRIAN LYNN BRIAN LYNN (°1954) La Monnaie Low Brass |
23.1.2026 Malibran room 12h30 & 20h00 |
À L’EXTRÊME BORD DU MONDE HAROLD NOBEN (°1978) Lotte Zweig : Marie-Juliette Ghazarian (mezzosoprano, MM Laureate) Conductor: Harold Noben |
30.1.2026 |
RAVEL / CLARKE / SATŌ / DEBUSSY MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Femke Sonnen (vl), Yasuko Takahashi (pf) |
6.2.2026 |
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION MODEST MOUSSORGSKI (1839-1881) La Monnaie Brass Ensemble |
13.2.2026 |
WILD CARD MM ACADEMY : AMOR ETERNO ALONSO MUDARRA (c.1510-1580) Gwendoline Blondeel (soprano, MM Laureate), Quito Gato (guitare, luth, vihuela), Pernelle Marzorati (harpe), NN (viole de gambe) |
20.2.2026 |
FRENCH PROGRAMME Works by André Lafosse, Eugène Bozza & Roger Boutry Brass Quintet |
27.2.2026 |
DEFOORT / DEDICATIO II KRIS DEFOORT (°1959) Jan Michiels (pf) |
6.3.2026 Fiocco room |
BELCANTO VIRTUOSO GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848) La Monnaie Chamber Music Ensemble |
13.3.2026 |
VIVA MOZART! Arias from Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte… La Monnaie Brass Quintet |
20.3.2026 |
FLUTES AT THE OPERA FRANZ DOPPLER (1821-1883) Matteo Del Monte (fl), Yaeram Park (fl) e.a. |
27.3.2026 |
MOZART DIVERTIMENTO WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Sylvia Huang (vl), Takumi Nozawa (vla), Sébastien Walnier (vc) |
17.4.2026 |
DEBUSSY / RAVEL CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Nicolas Dupont (vl), Sébastien Walnier (vc), Julien Gernay (pf) |
24.4.2026 |
IAIN BELL’S MELODIES 1/2 IAIN BELL (°1980) Lotte Verstaen (mezzosoprano, MM Laureate) |
8.5.2026 Fiocco room |
IAIN BELL’S MELODIES 2/2 AMY BEACH (1867-1944) Emma Posman (soprano, MM Laureate) La Monnaie Chamber Music Ensemble |
22.5.2026 |
WILD CARD MM ACADEMY GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924) Louise Foor (soprano, MM Laureate), Marie Datcharry (pf) |
29.5.2026 |
HUMORESQUE WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Matteo Del Monte (fl), Luk Nielandt (hb), Ricardo Matarredona (cl), Vahan Khourdoïan (fg), Orane Bargain (cr) |
5.6.2026 |
BRAHMS JOHANNES BRAHMS (1883-1897) Sylvia Huang (vl), Noémi Tiercet (vl), Florent Bremond (vla), Takumi Nozawa (vla), Sébastien Walnier (vc), NN (vc) |
12.6.2026 Fiocco room |
THE NUTCRACKER DMITRI KABALEVSKY (1904-1987) Brass ensemble |
19.6.2026 |
BEACH / PEJAČEVIĆ AMY BEACH (1867-1944) Sylvia Huang (vl), Noémi Tiercet (vl), Florent Bremont (vla), Sébastien Walnier (vc), NN (pf) |
Abbreviations
vl : Violin vla : Viola vc : Cello cb : Double bass |
fl : Flute hb : Oboe cl : Clarinet fg : Bassoon cr : Horn tp : Trumpet trb : Trombone trb b : Bass trombone tb : Tuba |
perc : Percussion pf : Piano hp : Harp |