2026
Ex Nihilo – Album Release Concert
Ligeti, Valckenaers, Lachenmann, Cowell, Bartók, Kurtág, Crumb
Program:
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – I. Sostenuto – Misurato – Prestissimo
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – II. Mesto, rigido e ceremoniale
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – I. Distorting Time
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – III. Allegro con spirito
Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel – I. Hänschen klein
Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel – VI. Glockenturm
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – IV. Tempo di valse (poco vivace – “à l’orgue de Barbarie”)
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – II. A Bit Drunk
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – V. Rubato. Lamentoso
Henry Cowell | Irish Legends – III. The Voice of Lir
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VI. Allegro molto capriccioso
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – III. Distorting Mirror
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VII. Cantabile, molto legato
Béla Bartók | Out of Doors – IV. The Night’s Music
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VIII. Vivace. Energico
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – IV. Mixed Feelings
György Kurtág | Játékok, book V – Bell-fanfare for Sándor Veress
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – IX. Adagio. Mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam)
George Crumb | Makrokosmos, book II – III. Rain-Death Variations (Pisces)
George Crumb | Makrokosmos, book II – IV. Twin Suns (Gemini)
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – X. Vivace. Capriccioso
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – V. Chaconne des Cloches
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – XI. Andante misurato e tranquillo (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi)
25/01/2026, 11:00
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Bozar, Brussels
Ex Nihilo
Ligeti, Valckenaers, Lachenmann, Cowell, Bartók, Kurtág, Crumb
Program:
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – I. Sostenuto – Misurato – Prestissimo
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – II. Mesto, rigido e ceremoniale
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – I. Distorting Time
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – III. Allegro con spirito
Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel – I. Hänschen klein
Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel – VI. Glockenturm
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – IV. Tempo di valse (poco vivace – “à l’orgue de Barbarie”)
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – II. A Bit Drunk
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – V. Rubato. Lamentoso
Henry Cowell | Irish Legends – III. The Voice of Lir
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VI. Allegro molto capriccioso
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – III. Distorting Mirror
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VII. Cantabile, molto legato
Béla Bartók | Out of Doors – IV. The Night’s Music
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VIII. Vivace. Energico
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – IV. Mixed Feelings
György Kurtág | Játékok, book V – Bell-fanfare for Sándor Veress
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – IX. Adagio. Mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam)
George Crumb | Makrokosmos, book II – III. Rain-Death Variations (Pisces)
George Crumb | Makrokosmos, book II – IV. Twin Suns (Gemini)
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – X. Vivace. Capriccioso
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – V. Chaconne des Cloches
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – XI. Andante misurato e tranquillo (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi)
05/03/2026, 12:30
— La Salle Académique de l’Université,
Liège
Ex Nihilo
Ligeti, Valckenaers, Lachenmann, Cowell, Bartók, Kurtág, Crumb
Program:
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – I. Sostenuto – Misurato – Prestissimo
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – II. Mesto, rigido e ceremoniale
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – I. Distorting Time
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – III. Allegro con spirito
Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel – I. Hänschen klein
Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel – VI. Glockenturm
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – IV. Tempo di valse (poco vivace – “à l’orgue de Barbarie”)
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – II. A Bit Drunk
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – V. Rubato. Lamentoso
Henry Cowell | Irish Legends – III. The Voice of Lir
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VI. Allegro molto capriccioso
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – III. Distorting Mirror
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VII. Cantabile, molto legato
Béla Bartók | Out of Doors – IV. The Night’s Music
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VIII. Vivace. Energico
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – IV. Mixed Feelings
György Kurtág | Játékok, book V – Bell-fanfare for Sándor Veress
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – IX. Adagio. Mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam)
George Crumb | Makrokosmos, book II – III. Rain-Death Variations (Pisces)
George Crumb | Makrokosmos, book II – IV. Twin Suns (Gemini)
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – X. Vivace. Capriccioso
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – V. Chaconne des Cloches
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – XI. Andante misurato e tranquillo (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi)
08/03/2026, 19:00
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Abby, Kortrijk
Ex Nihilo
Ligeti, Valckenaers, Lachenmann, Cowell, Bartók, Kurtág, Crumb
Program:
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – I. Sostenuto – Misurato – Prestissimo
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – II. Mesto, rigido e ceremoniale
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – I. Distorting Time
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – III. Allegro con spirito
Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel – I. Hänschen klein
Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel – VI. Glockenturm
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – IV. Tempo di valse (poco vivace – “à l’orgue de Barbarie”)
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – II. A Bit Drunk
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – V. Rubato. Lamentoso
Henry Cowell | Irish Legends – III. The Voice of Lir
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VI. Allegro molto capriccioso
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – III. Distorting Mirror
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VII. Cantabile, molto legato
Béla Bartók | Out of Doors – IV. The Night’s Music
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – VIII. Vivace. Energico
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – IV. Mixed Feelings
György Kurtág | Játékok, book V – Bell-fanfare for Sándor Veress
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – IX. Adagio. Mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam)
George Crumb | Makrokosmos, book II – III. Rain-Death Variations (Pisces)
George Crumb | Makrokosmos, book II – IV. Twin Suns (Gemini)
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – X. Vivace. Capriccioso
Brecht Valckenaers | Rhythm Studies – V. Chaconne des Cloches
György Ligeti | Musica Ricercata – XI. Andante misurato e tranquillo (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi)
23/03/2026
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MIRY concertzaal, Gent
Vers la flamme
Scriabin, Messiaen, Valckenaers
Program:
Olivier Messiaen | Quatre études de rythme: I. Île de feu 1
Alexander Scriabin | Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Brecht Valckenaers | The Overview Effect (2026)
Olivier Messiaen | Préludes: II. Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste
Alexander Scriabin | Vers la flamme, Op. 72
25/04/2026, 14:30 & 16:30
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Predikherenkerk, Mechelen
Einstein on the beach – Philip Glass (Dresden)
Ictus ensemble, Collegium Vocale Gent, Suzanne Vega
Dresden Music Festival 2026
20/05/2026, 19:00
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Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden
Einstein on the beach – Philip Glass (Hannover)
Ictus ensemble, Collegium Vocale Gent, Suzanne Vega
Musikfestpiele Herrenhausen
22/05/2026, 20:00 –
Musikfestpiele Herrenhausen Hannover
Einstein on the beach – Philip Glass (Sevilla)
Ictus ensemble, Collegium Vocale Gent, Suzanne Vega
26/05/2026, 20:00
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Teatro de la Maestranza, Sevilla
Einstein on the beach – Philip Glass (Bratislava)
Ictus ensemble, Collegium Vocale Gent, Suzanne Vega
28/05/2026
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Old Market, Bratislava
Einstein on the beach – Philip Glass (Athene)
Ictus ensemble, Collegium Vocale Gent, Suzanne Vega
Epidaurus Festival, Athene
30/05/2026, 20:00
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Epidaurus festival, Athene
Vers la flamme
Scriabin, Messiaen, Valckenaers
Program:
Olivier Messiaen | Quatre études de rythme: I. Île de feu 1
Alexander Scriabin | Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Brecht Valckenaers | The Overview Effect (2026)
Olivier Messiaen | Préludes: II. Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste
Alexander Scriabin | Vers la flamme, Op. 72
03/07/2026, 12:15
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Stadsschouwburg, Leuven
Vers la flamme
Scriabin, Messiaen, Valckenaers
Program:
Olivier Messiaen | Quatre études de rythme: I. Île de feu 1
Alexander Scriabin | Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Brecht Valckenaers | The Overview Effect (2026)
Olivier Messiaen | Préludes: II. Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste
Alexander Scriabin | Vers la flamme, Op. 72
20/07/2026, 12:15
— Brussel
Einstein on the beach – Philip Glass (Gent)
Ictus ensemble, Collegium Vocale Gent, Suzanne Vega
16/09/2026, 19:00
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Gent
Einstein on the beach – Philip Glass (Valencia)
Ictus ensemble, Collegium Vocale Gent, Suzanne Vega
22/09/2026
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Valencia
Festival 20·21 | Palais de Mari
Morton Feldman
24/09/2026
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Leuven
Festival 20·21 | On the Devil’s Staircase
Ligeti, Valckenaers, Feldman
Program:
Ligeti: Étude 15: White on white
Ligeti: Étude 3: Touches bloquées
Ligeti: Étude 1: Désordre
Valckenaers: Rhythm Study 6
Ligeti: Étude 11: En suspens
Ligeti: Étude 9: Vertige
Interlude: Feldman: Palais de Mari I
Ligeti: Étude 8: Fém
Ligeti: Étude 16: Pour Irina
Valckenaers: Rhythm Study 7
Ligeti: Étude 2: Cordes à vide
Ligeti: Étude 6: Automne à Varsovie
Interlude: Feldman: Palais de Mari II
Ligeti: Étude 10: Der Zauberlehrling
Ligeti: Étude 4: Fanfares
Valckenaers: Rhythm Study 8
Ligeti: Étude 5: Arc-en-ciel
Ligeti: Étude 13: L’escalier du diable
Ligeti: Étude 15: White …
28/10/2026
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Leuven
Festival 20·21 | Bacewicz: Piano Quintets
With Karski Quartet
Program:
Grażyna Bacewicz | Piano Quintet No. 1
Grażyna Bacewicz | String Quartet No. 4
Grażyna Bacewicz | Piano Quintet No. 2
13/10/2026
— Leuven
Iedereen Klassiek
Klara
Solo recital at Iedereen Klassiek Festival (Klara). Programme TBA.
31/10/2026
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Concertgebouw Brugge
Belgian Music Days
Brecht Valckenaers, Pieter Schuermans
Solo Recital at the Belgian Music days. Programme TBA.
10/11/2026
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MIRY Concert Hall, Ghent
2027
Mysteries of the Macabre
I Solisti NextGeneration Artists
Van Parys – (8’) — trompet solo
Gubaidulina – Lamento (8’30”) — tuba & piano
Ligeti – Mysteries of the Macabre (8’30”) — trompet & piano
Sumera – Piano Piece (7’) — piano solo
Globokar – Dialog über Erde (9’30”) — percussie solo
Penderecki – Capriccio (5’) — tuba solo
Valckenaers – nieuw werk (6’) — trompet, tuba, percussie & piano
17/01/2027
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De Bijloke, Ghent
Brecht Valckenaers 