General programme


Friday 22 November 2024

09:30 - 12:30 Master Classes Marco Tamayo Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Free Admission
14:00 - 17:00 Master Classes Éric Franceries Free Admission
20:00 Evening concerts and shows Opening concert in two parts Prices & Tickets
Part one

  • « La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai » Orchestra, conducted by Philippe Gérard (Belgium)
    « Simple Symphony » by Benjamin Britten

  • Charly D’Ambra, Antoine Miralles, Corentin Schlegel & Rei Tanaka, guitars (Belgium/France/Japan)
    Four graduates (Master’s degree) from the guitar class of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
    « La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai » Orchestra, conducted by Philippe Gérard (Belgium)
    « Concierto Andaluz » for four guitars and orchestra by Joaquín Rodrigo
    Homage to Joaquín Rodrigo on the 25th anniversary of his disappearance

Part two

  • Corentin Schlegel, guitar (Belgium/France)
    Graduate (Master’s degree) from the guitar class of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
    « La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai » Orchestra, conducted by Philippe Gérard (Belgium)
    « Brisas de Cádiz » for guitar and orchestra by Ángel G. Piñero (Belgian premiere)

  • Duo Thu Le (Vietnam/Italy) & Marco Tamayo (Cuba/Austria), guitars
    « La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai » Orchestra, conducted by Philippe Gérard (Belgium)
    « Concierto Madrigal » for two guitars and orchestra by Joaquín Rodrigo
    Homage to Joaquín Rodrigo on the 25th anniversary of his disappearance

Saturday 23 November 2024

09:30 - 12:30 Master Classes Thu Le Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Free Admission
20:00 Evening concerts and shows Concert in two parts Prices & Tickets
Part one

  • Il Teatro Latino Quintet (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
    Christiane Grethen-Gras (flute), Svenja Beuren (mandolin), Jean-Yves Lorenzi (guitar),
    Renaud Lécuyer (guitar) & Laurent Payfert (double bass)
    « A Latin journey »
    Compositions by Renaud Lécuyer (Belgian premiere)

Part two

  • Duo Thu Le (Vietnam/Italy) & Marco Tamayo (Cuba/Austria), guitars
    « Together beyond borders »
    Carulli, Mertz, Gismonti, Pereira...

Sunday 24 November 2024

09:00 Brussels International Guitar Competition
« Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso »		 « Public final round - Announcement of winners - Awards ceremony » Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Free Admission
11:30 Brussels International Guitar and Composition Competitions
« Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso »		 « Announcement of winners - Awards ceremony » Free Admission
15:30 Academies Concerts
  • Ensemble de Guitares « The Beginners » de l’Académie d’Uccle (Belgium)
  • Ensemble de Guitares de l’Académie de Braine-l’Alleud (Belgium)
  • Ensemble de Guitares du Conservatoire de Ciney (Belgium)
  • Ensemble de Guitares de l’Académie d’Uccle (Belgium)
Prices & Tickets
17:30 Lecture « Essential principles for performances on the classical guitar (technique and styles) »
by Marco Tamayo (Austria / Cuba)
Professor at the Universität der Künste in Berlin (UDK) and the Mozarteum in Salzburg 		Free Admission
20:00 Evening concerts and shows Concert in two parts Prices & Tickets
Part one

  • Atria Guitar Trio (Belgium/Brazil/France)
    Marcos Ferreira Gomes, Victor Fouriaud & Evangelos Triantafilakis (guitars)
    Three graduates (Master’s degree) from the guitar class of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
    « Mandacaru »
    Bellinati, Mirto, Roux, Dyens...

Part two

  • José María Gallardo del Rey, guitar (Spain)
    « Por los campos de España »
    Sanz, Albéniz, de Falla, Gallardo del Rey...

Monday 25 November 2024

09:30 - 12:30 Master Classes José María Gallardo del Rey Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Free Admission
14:00 - 17:00 Master Classes Marco Tamayo Free Admission
20:00 Evening concerts and shows Concert in two parts Prices & Tickets
Part one

  • Leonardo Vannimartini, guitar (Italy)
    « In the Limelight »
    Alfonso, Regondi, Chopin, Tansman...

Part two

  • Sacré Duo (France)
    Éric Franceries (guitar) & Francis Célérier (trumpet)
    « Lullaby of Birdland »
    Kosma, Machado, Nougaro, Shearing...

Tuesday 26 November 2024

09:30 - 12:30 Master Classes Éric Franceries Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Free Admission
20:00 Evening concerts and shows Concert in two parts Prices & Tickets
Part one

  • Ensemble de Guitares du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
    conducted by Hugues Navez
    « Cascades »
    Tisserand (world premiere), Pujol (Belgian premiere), Albéniz

Part two

  • Karim Baggili Quintet (Belgium)
    Karim Baggili (guitar, oud, voice), Vivian Ladrière (drums, percussion),
    Youri Nanaï (bass), Etienne Serck (percussion) & Karoline de la Serna (voice, bombo)
    « Ocho Manos »
    compositions by Karim Baggili