* * * # The concerts - [Upcoming events](/festival-concerts/) - [Past events](/festival-concerts/?Range=Past) [!\[Vox Luminis (c) Leslie Artamonow\](/thumbnails/124203-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Vox Luminis Early and Baroque music August 1 2026 - 18:00 The Church of St. Sebastian Non-subscription concert and Honorary Members’ Evening concert Vox LuminisLionel Meunier, conductor Vox Luminis takes us on a veritable journey through time, offering the Stavelot audience a beautiful selection of motets by Johann Sebastian Bach – music in which the Leipzig Cantor draws inspiration from the choral tradition as conceived by Martin Luther in the 16th century. To the simplicity of the genre’s origins, Bach brings all his skill in the expression of emotions, transforming these prayers into true Baroque tableaux, rich in the colours of the instruments and intense fervour. Programme: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sing to the Lord a New Song, BWV 225Johann Sebastian Bach: The Spirit Helps Our Weakness, BWV 226Johann Sebastian Bach: On the Evening of That Same Sabbath: Sinfonia, BWV 42/1Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesus, My Joy, BWV 227Johann Sebastian Bach: Come, hasten and run, ye swift feet / Adagio, BWV 249Johann Sebastian Bach: Fear not, for I am with thee, BWV 228Johann Sebastian Bach: Come, Jesus, come, BWV 229 More information](/festival-concerts/vox-luminis/13334/) [!\[ensemble_satellite_-at-_leslie_artamonow\](/thumbnails/124237-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Satellite Ensemble String trio August 3 2026 - 11:00 The Monk's Refectory Génération Classique Ensemble Satellite:     Lia Manchon Martinez, violin     Coline Meulemans, viola     Marc Martin Nogueroles, cello The exquisite transcription for string trio of Bach’s Goldberg Variations will lead the Satellite Trio into the intense and passionate music of the Dutch composer Emmy Frensel Wegener. And it is with the work of another composer, also performed for the first time at our Festival, that the winners of the ‘Génération Classique’ competition will demonstrate their infectious energy. Of Jewish origin and born in 1919 in Poland, Mieczyslaw Weinberg was one of the witnesses to the tragic fate of certain artists during that turbulent period; having taken refuge in the USSR, his career was fraught with obstacles, which he managed to overcome, thanks in part to the help of Dmitri Shostakovich. A project by the Festivals de Wallonie. In partnership with the Conseil de la Musique and, more specifically, the 6x12 project. With the support of the National Lottery and its players, PlayRight and the PBA – Palais des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi. Programme: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (excerpts)Emmy Frensel Wegener:  Suite for violin, viola and celloMieczyslaw Weinberg: String Trio Op. 48 More information](/festival-concerts/trio-satellite/13309/) [!\[Carl Maria von Weber - Conférence Jérôme Lejeune\](/thumbnails/124209-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Conférence Jérôme Lejeune Lecture: Romanticism according to Carl Maria von Weber August 3 2026 - 16:00 The Monk's Refectory Lecture: Romanticism according to Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Jérôme Lejeune, musicologist and artistic advisor to the Stavelot Festival Musical accompaniment by Fanny Sarlette, clarinetJulie Noiret, piano Works by Carl Maria von Weber and Johannes Brahms In the imagery of nascent German Romanticism, Carl Maria von Weber embodies aspects that his two famous contemporaries, Beethoven and Schubert, did not illustrate. On the one hand, this involves the captivating virtuosity he masterfully displays on the piano, and which he also entrusts to instruments then in their infancy, such as the clarinet. This aspect will be demonstrated live by two young musicians from our region. But it is above all in the field of opera that he is most innovative, with works whose dramatic intensity and sense of the fantastical profoundly inspired composers such as Richard Wagner in the following generation. Weber was also a theatre director, and in this field he developed new visions that revolutionised the concept of how opera houses were organised. More information](/festival-concerts/1113/13311/) [!\[Ensemble Wolf (c) Maarten Marchau\](/thumbnails/124211-800-560-Default.jpeg) ### Wolf Ensemble Baroque ensemble, wind instruments August 3 2026 - 18:00 The Church of St. Sebastian Der Freischütz, revisited Ensemble Wolf Carl Maria von Weber’s \*Der Freischütz\* is the quintessential example of German Romantic opera, and it is well known that Richard Wagner held it in the highest regard. Ever since its premiere, arrangers have continually produced transcriptions for all manner of instruments. In towns where there were no theatres capable of staging such spectacular productions, this practice undoubtedly helped to introduce and popularise its impressive overture, as well as its most famous arias and choruses. The version by the Berlin-based Karl Flachs for wind ensemble dates from 1822. Programme: Ludwig van Beethoven:  Rondino, WoO 25Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz (transcription for wind instruments by Karl Flachs). More information](/festival-concerts/wolf-ensemble/13312/) [!\[Le Maître de Musique avec José Van Dam\](/thumbnails/124431-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Les Mardis du Cinéma musical - Le Maître de Musique 1988 Belgian film in French August 4 2026 - 16:00 Cinéma "Le Versailles" Gérard Corbiau’s Le Maître de Musique is a unique Belgian film, born from an intimate confidence shared by José van Dam and driven by a profound reflection on the transmission of art. The director’s first feature-length fiction film, released in 1988, it transcends the framework of the musical film to become a quasi-documentary meditation on the profession of the opera singer. Directed by: Gérard Corbiau More information](/festival-concerts/les-mardis-du-cinema-musical/13335/) [!\[Danish Clarinet trio © Andrej Grilc\](/thumbnails/124238-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Danish Clarinet Trio Clarinet, cello, piano August 4 - August 5 2026 - 20:00 The Monk's Refectory Sound explorations The Danish Clarinet Trio     Tommaso Lonquich, clarinet     Jonathan Slaatto, cello     Martin Qvist Hansen, piano  Among the innovations of the Classical period was the emergence of new instruments. It is certainly to Mozart that we owe the clarinet’s first ‘letter of nobility’, for which he had found a magnificent virtuoso in the person of Anton Stadler. Admittedly, the cello is no ‘newcomer’, but in the works of Beethoven – who wished to win over Frederick William II, King of Prussia, who played the cello in his spare time – the assertion of its melodic and expressive role was entirely new in the realm of chamber music. As for Brahms, it was his encounter with the virtuoso Richard Mühlfeld that inspired him to write for the clarinet. Inexperienced in the solo use of this instrument, he drew on the model of Beethoven’s Opus 11 to conceive this first composition, in which the clarinet engages in a dialogue with the cello. Programme: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio in E flat major, K. 498 (The Skittles Trio)Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B flat major, Op. 11                                             Johannes Brahms: Trio in A minor, Op. 114 More information](/festival-concerts/1116/13314/) [!\[Trio Jenlis (c) DR - Trio Jenlis\](/thumbnails/124239-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Trio Jenlis Violin, cello, harp August 6 2026 - 11:00 The Monk's Refectory Folk music performed by a trio! Trio Jenlis     Mathilde de Jenlis, violin     Axel de Jenlis, cello     Héloïse de Jenlis, harp Throughout their programme, the Jenlis Trio takes you on a journey from the Spanish sun to the Carpathian Mountains. Over the centuries, composers of classical music have drawn inspiration from traditional music, either to rediscover the musical heritage of their homeland or out of a fascination with other cultures. To the sound of the violin, cello and harp, this programme explores the influence of traditional music on composers such as Bartók and Piazzolla. The Jenlis Trio, a group of siblings, will captivate you with their familial rapport and the unique harmony of their instruments. Programme: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata Op. 6 No. 12 ‘La Folia’Deborah Henson-Conant: Baroque-Flamenco Max Bruch: Romanian MelodyJoseph Jongen: Romanian SongBéla Bartók: Romanian DancesMaurice Ravel: Kaddish – Pavane for a Dead Princess Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion –  Primavera Portena More information](/festival-concerts/trio-jenlis/13315/) [!\[Trio Impromptu (c) DR - Trio Impromptu\](/thumbnails/124240-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Trio Impromptu Piano trio August 7 - August 8 2026 - 20:00 The Monk's Refectory Two great Romantic trios Trio Impromptu     Caroline Poncelet, violin     Alexandre Beauvoir, cello     Elodie Vignon, piano Frédéric Chopin composed very few chamber music works. Apart from a few pieces for cello, mainly those dedicated to his friend Auguste Franchomme, the Trio Op. 8 is his most significant composition in this field. Fascinated by the melodies of Italian opera, it is in his Nocturnes that he best captures their spirit and lyricism. Franz Schubert’s Trio No. 2, Op. 100, is one of the last compositions in his extensive catalogue of chamber music. Its moving slow movement has been used many times as film music, most famously in Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon. Programme: Frédéric Chopin: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 62                           Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 100, D. 929 More information](/festival-concerts/trio-impromptu/13316/) [!\[Quatuor Ardeo (c) Marc de Pierrefeu - Gaëlle Solal (c) Patrick Fouque\](/thumbnails/124241-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Quatuor Ardeo - Gaëlle Solal Guitar – String quartet August 10 2026 - 11:00 The Monk's Refectory Echoes of Latin America Gaelle Solal, guitar Ardeo Quartet     Mi-Sa Yang, violin     Sophie Williams, violin     Yuko Hara, viola     Joëlle Martinez, cello Villa-Lobos’s first string quartet unfolds with a certain nostalgia, enlivened by bursts of folk-inspired dance and concluding with a comical fantasia and a humorous fugue. Born in 1863 in Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto Nazareth is one of the first well-known composers of Brazilian origin; his music constantly bridges the gap between European models and the rich folk traditions of his country, which is what gives his piano pieces—transcribed here for guitar and string quartet—their charm. The solo guitar will also take centre stage with two concerto cadenzas: one, by Villa-Lobos, has become a ‘classic’, whilst the other, penned by a young Latin American composer, symbolises the vitality of the instrument’s new repertoire. Programme: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Quartet No. 1, W099                   Heitor Villa-Lobos: Cadenza from the Guitar Concerto, W501       Clarice Assad: Cadenza from the concerto ‘O Saci-Peererê’                      Ernesto Nazareth: Suite for guitar and string quartet (arrangement for guitar and quartet: Elodie Bouny) More information](/festival-concerts/quatuor-ardeo-gaelle-solal/13318/) [!\[Lorenzo Gatto (c) Jelmer de Haas\](/thumbnails/124433-800-560-Default.jpeg) ### Les Mardis du Cinéma musical- Jeunes Solistes, Grands Destins - Lorenzo Gatto Belgian film made in 2016 in French August 11 2026 - 16:00 Cinéma "Le Versailles" Lorenzo Gatto is an exceptionally gifted and precocious violinist. At the age of six, he took part in the RTBF Young Soloists Competition; at 17, he graduated with first-class honours from the Brussels Conservatoire; and at 22, he came second in the Queen Elisabeth Competition. Today, Lorenzo is constantly on the road, moving from one country to another and from one repertoire to another without a second thought. He has become a star in Europe, Korea, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi… He is adored everywhere. Lorenzo is a versatile artist with a passion for freedom. His many diverse and visually striking activities promise a vibrant film, centred on his music and his hobbies, ranging from paragliding to gliding and aviation. As a globetrotter, Lorenzo knows the world, which enables him to analyse our societies and the place of culture in our civilisations with intelligence and insight. Directed by: Thierry Loreau and Pierre Barré More information](/festival-concerts/1127/13336/) [!\[Lorenzo Gatto (c)Jelmer de Haas - Jean Claude Vanden Eynden (c) Luc De Decker\](/thumbnails/124242-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Lorenzo Gatto - Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden Violin – Piano August 11 - August 12 2026 - 20:00 The Monk's Refectory Journeys through Sonatas Lorenzo Gatto, violin Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, piano This programme invites you on a journey through the landscapes of the sonata, an intimate and expressive form par excellence. From the elegant, lilting light of Fauré to the delicate, pictorial hues of Jongen’s Aquarelles, the listener is guided through contrasting and sensitive worlds. Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy, a work of movement and transformation, embodies romantic wandering and the yearning for distant lands. In response, Brahms’s Second Sonata offers a warm and profound respite, where lyricism and serenity echo one another. Between passion, contemplation and energy, this concert weaves a musical journey where each work becomes a stage, a landscape, an emotion — a true journey through sonatas. Programme: Gabriel Fauré: Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13Joseph Jongen: Aquarelles, Op. 59Franz Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C major, Op. 15Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 More information](/festival-concerts/lorenzo-gatto-jean-claude-vanden-eynden/13343/) [!\[Karavan (c) DR - Karavan Ensemble - Lorenzo Gatto\](/thumbnails/124243-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Karavan Ensemble - Lorenzo Gatto Bach meets East August 13 2026 - 11:00 The Monk's Refectory Bach meets East Ensemble Karavan     Lorenzo Gatto, violin & conductor     Julia Kotarba, cello     Natalia Kotarba, violin     Mikko Pablo, cello     Anouchka Scaillet, violin     Diede Verpoest, viola With     Ambi Subramaniam, violinSimon Leleux, percussion Founded in 2024 by Lorenzo Gatto, the Karavan Ensemble views music as a journey, where rhythm carries the narrative and sound becomes a meeting place — as evidenced by their debut album Open Road.In Stavelot, the ensemble presents the Bach meets East project for the first time in Belgium, alongside violinist Ambi Subramaniam and percussionist Simon Leleux. This encounter gives rise to a lively dialogue between two musical worlds.At the heart of the programme is a reinterpretation of Bach’s Second Partita for solo violin. The famous Chaconne becomes an open space, where the composition flows naturally into improvisation. The lines evolve, the rhythms breathe differently, and new colours emerge — until the result is music that is both unexpected and familiar. Programme: Surprise ! More information](/festival-concerts/karavan-ensemble-simon-leleux/13342/) [!\[Quatuor Zemlinsky(c)DR - Frank Peters(c)Boris Peters\](/thumbnails/124230-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Masterclasses I Cambristi, Stavelot Chamber music classes for amateurs and semi-professionals August 14 - August 16 2026 - 10:00 Collège Saint-Remacle If you would like to join us, please visit this page: Master Classs Stavelot 2026 The atmosphere is relaxed and we are fortunate to have the guidance of outstanding teachers. We study the same work during the three days of classes and each group decides and prepares one or more movements of the score. Our classes are at the Collège Saint-Remacle but on the last day, on 16 August at 4.00pm (free access), we give a closing concert in the Monks’ Refectory in the old Abbey. Welcome to Stavelot, in this idyllic setting for chamber music! Audition of the Master Class trainees The closing concert of the Master Classes is always reserved for the trainees who have come to follow the courses and advice of such prestigious masters as the members of the Zemlinsky Quartet. Every year, dozens of them come to Stavelot and their nationalities are very diverse. During this last concert, the pleasure and talent shown by these young (and not so young...) musicians in interpreting the works they have worked on are such that the audience is totally in agreement with their approach and is delighted to see living music making so many musicians happy. More information](/festival-concerts/510/13321/) [!\[Quatuor Bennewitz (c) Milan Mošna - Quatuor Zemlinsky (c) Ilona Sochorová\](/thumbnails/124244-800-560-Default.jpg) ### Quatuor Zemlinsky - Quatuor Bennewitz String quartets August 14 - August 15 2026 - 20:00 The Monk's Refectory From My Homeland... Zemlinsky Quartet     František Souček, violin     Petr Střižek, violin     Petr Holman, viola     Vladimir Fortin, cello Bennewitz Quartet     Jakub Fišer, violin     Štěpán Ježek, violin     Jiři Pinkas, viola     Štěpán Doležal, cello Two ‘hits’ from the string quartet repertoire are juxtaposed with a masterpiece that is, sadly, all too little known. For Schubert and Dvořák, the Quartetsatz and the so-called ‘American’ Quartet are mature works which, since their premiere, have established themselves among the great masterpieces of the repertoire. Georges Enescu was 14 years old when he arrived in Paris in 1895. Dazzled by the musical life of the French capital, he very quickly established himself there as a composer of incredible inventiveness, writing this Octet at the age of 19 in a form unprecedented in French music of the time. Two Prague-based quartets have taken it up, responding to a request from the Stavelot Festival. Programme: Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703               Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 ‘American’           George Enescu: Octet in C major, Op. 7 More information](/festival-concerts/quatuor-zemlinsky-quatuor-bennewitz/13322/) [!\[Masterclasses 2024(c)DR - Concert by the trainees\](/thumbnails/124233-800-560-Default.jpeg) ### Concert by the trainees Closing of the 12th season of Master Classes in Stavelot August 16 2026 - 16:00 The Monk's Refectory Recital by participants in the Cambristi Masterclasses I Our Masters: the Zemlinsky Quartet and Frank Peters, piano Cambristi is an association of 380 amateur (and semi-professional!) chamber musicians who play together in ever-changing ensembles. This will be the 11th edition of our music courses and we are delighted to be able to hold our classes at the Collège Saint-Remacle in Stavelot, whom we thank for their hospitality. We would also like to thank the American association ACMP, which has over 5,000 amateur musicians worldwide and provides us with tremendous support by enabling us to engage such excellent teachers. This programme has been made possible, in part, thanks to the support of the Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP), an international organisation that promotes chamber music for the sheer joy of playing. Join ACMP – Membership is FREE! www.acmp.net Join I Cambristi (in Belgium): www.cambristi.com Programme: Surprise programme Masterclass participants I Cambristi and ACMP, as well as the FW, who are supporting a group from the Génération Classique Competition – the third-prize winners – who will be joining the Masterclass thanks to the FW. More information](/festival-concerts/audition-stagiaires-masterclasses/13323/) [!\[Le jeu pas sorcier(c)DR - Le Jeu pas Sorcier\](/thumbnails/124235-800-560-Default.jpeg) ### Le Jeu pas Sorcier Family Concert September 12 2026 - 17:00 Centre Culturel Stavelot Trois-Ponts Le Jeu pas Sorcier – Based on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, music by Paul Dukas Maureen Dor, storyteller Ensemble Kheops     Ayako Tanaka, violin     Marie Hallynck, cello     Ronald Van Spaendonck, clarinet     Federico Alatare, flute     Sophie Hallynck, harp     Muhiddin Dürrüoglu, piano When young and old alike play at being the Sorcerer’s Apprentice! A fun and interactive concert with the musicians of the Kheops Ensemble. They invite parents to become apprentices and children to transform into sorcerers for a game hosted by Maureen Dor! Who will emerge victorious? Paul Dukas’s music tells the story of a sorcerer’s apprentice who tries to enchant a broom and entrusts it with the chore of filling buckets with water. The spell seems to work, but the apprentice gradually realises he is not in control of his magic: the broom quickly becomes uncontrollable; a flood is inevitable! In collaboration with the Stavelot-Trois-Ponts Cultural Centre and the Stavelot Festival More information](/festival-concerts/le-jeu-pas-sorcier-spectacle-musical-famille/13331/)