B-Classic makes productions that find a place with partners and/or on their own stages.
We give creative assignments in which classical music is linked to other music genres.
Every year we also realise:
Rotterdam-born singer-songwriter Tessa Douwstra aka Luwten found her way to the bigger stages in the Netherlands with impeccably crafted, moving songs at the intersection of pop, indie, electronica and R&B. Her latest album Draft (2021) was acclaimed by press and public ...
You might know Bryce Dessner for his moving work as guitarist and composer for rock outfit The National, but his career as an independent ‘classical’ composer is developing rapidly. The classical path brought Dessner together with icons such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass ...
The Belgian theatre director Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe will be looking for a unique match between electronic and contemporary classical music together with Icelandic producer/composer Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bedroom Community). In a world full of turbulence and (white) noise, these artists ...
Three female singers tackle the music of Frederik Croene from their individual backgrounds: soprano Lore Binon, singer-songwriter IKRAAN and performer Amina Osmanu. The texts come from Dominique De Groen’s immense novel-in-progress, in which three young women forge a magical ...
Every year, Studio Classic offers classical musicians pathways that give them the opportunity to become the creators of tomorrow. More info. In 2022, Leonardo Melchionda and Richard He were selected. Leonardo will present the result of his trajectory at Studio Classic on Nov. 18 ...
Icelandic singer-songwriter/producer Jofridur Akadotir (JFDR), British singer/composer Kieran Brunt and Belgian cellist/composer Benjamin Glorieux embark on a joint adventure, looking for new connections between classical and electronic music. Not a crazy combination if you consider ...
B-Classic and 'de Velinx' launche "BEROERT". A festival that wants to touch. Classical music is the starting point but we create a new experience around it, through combinations of genres, self-willed musicians, presentation contexts, etc... Pressure cooking remains the starting ...
Following the success of the 2019 edition, B-Classic and the city of Borgloon are organising another sunrise concert.This edition will feature brand new artistic encounters. Pieter Theuns (B.O.X.) and Gregory Frateur (Dez Mona) were our previous partners in crime. For this concert ...
This Is Not a Love Song refers to the most popular song by Public Image Ltd. It was written by Johnny Rotten, the lead singer of both Public Image Ltd and the Sex Pistols. This is Not a Love Song is part of Tournée Locale, a biannual cultural festival organised by the city ...
Thomas Azier ft. Obi Blanche & vocal ensemble with Simon Segers (drums), Maarten Hogenhuis (sax) In recent years, Thomas Azier has often proven himself a multi-talent, interdisciplinary artist and acclaimed stage animal. 'Dansende Beren' called him a "seemingly inexhaustible ...
In 2020, B-Classic and Vonk 3 selected three musicians to be part of an artistic residency programme at Studio Classic. On Saturday 19 March, Benjamin, Jasmijn and Michiel will present the results of this programme. PROGRAMME Jasmijn Lootens EUGÈNE ET LA BRIQUE ...
A magic-realism performance about a woman in search of her place in nature. About the difficulty of putting our humanness aside and the impossibility of getting lost. Anna is on a school trip with her eleven-year-old students. They step off the bus and into the oppressive noise ...
The Elfurenmis (‘Eleven o’clock mass’) is a concept developed by De VELINX and B-Classic in which classical music in the broadest sense of the word meets the ultimate lecture – a sermon. The backing band will be joined by a celebrated solo musician and an ...
