B-Classic - Bryggen Bruges Strings

Bryggen Bruges Strings

In 2018 violinist Jolente De Maeyer decided to give Het Kamerorkest Brugge a new start. ​Founded​ in 1970 by Patrick Peire under the name Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, ​the orchestra ​was renamed Het Kamerorkest Brugge in 2009. Jolente De Maeyer​ starts ​a new chapter with BRYGGEN - Bruges Strings.

Not only does the orchestra have nearly 50 years of experience, it is and remains the only professional string orchestra in Belgium that works without a conductor.

Rather than a blank slate, it is an opportunity for​ Jolente De Maeyer to give the orchestra a deserved place in Belgian and international music life with renewed inspiration and​ ​approach. She wants to further expand the orchestra into a dynamic ensemble with a unique profile that guarantees the highest artistic quality and original programming.

The future is diverse for BRYGGEN. On the one hand, Jolente wants to evolve the orchestra's identity that has been built up over the years​: t​he core repertoire of the orchestra​ has been​ expanded with important 20th-century and 21st-century works, with the main focus on music from the post-modern movement​; composers such as​ Arvo Pärt, Max Richter, Philip Glass, Pēteris Vasks, Gia Kancheli and others, who​ incidentally give strings a prominent place in their work.

 On the other hand, she wants to create unique collaborations with artistic partners in interdisciplinary projects​; t​he mobile and flexible occupation of the orchestra is ideal for collaborations with theater, dance, film, visual arts and other art forms.

Productions

Festival BEROERT

B-Classic and 'de Velinx' launche "BEROERT". A festival that wants to touch. Classical music is the starting point but we create a new ...

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Festival BEROERT 2023

B-classic and CC de Bogaard stir you up with adventurous concerts in Truien's prime heritage. Lying between centuries-old murals, tripping ...

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Weather

A breathtaking journey through four natural habitats. Each shaped, scarred and transformed by extreme weather events. In 2022, the classical ...

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