During the annual Elisabeth Week, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra celebrates a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition. This year’s guest is Sergei Redkin, second prize winner in 2021. Redkin takes us through the music of Prokofiev, a highlight of his repertoire. He performs the Third Piano Concerto – a dynamic dialogue between pianist and orchestra, culminating in a fiery finale. Under the baton of Valentin Uryupin, an expert in Russian repertoire, the orchestra also brings to life Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade, a symphonic poem full of vibrant orchestration and the sensuous world of One Thousand and One Nights.

Elisabeth week: Sergei Redkin & Sheherazade

Queen Elisabeth Hall

It is hard to imagine today: in 1926, after the premiere of the ballet “The Miraculous Mandarin” in Cologne, the then mayor Konrad Adenauer banned the work because of its “immoral” plot. The “Mandarin” paints a picture of the modern city, which was not always idyllic in 1920. Arabella Steinbacher has been one of the world’s most famous violinists for years. She works regularly with orchestras in New York, Boston, Chicago, Leipzig, NDR Elbphilharmonie and the BRSO in Munich.

7th Symphony Concert

Staatstheater Darmstadt

Wednesday Concert

Christian's Church



Lara Barsacq (Charleroi danse) and her troupe take ownership of some major works written for Serge de Diaghilev between 1909 and 1929, paying tribute in their contemporary language to one of the most glorious periods in the history of dance. In this performance accompanied by the OPRL, the choreographer also alludes to a muse of the past who has nourished her and remains a constant source of inspiration: Ida Rubinstein, the muse adored by Diaghilev. Her memory infuses the show with energy and audacity, making it an ode to women and freedom.

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OPRL+ Dance: The Fabulous Destiny of the Ballets Russes

Salle Philharmonique de Liège

Women take centre stage in a celebration of their leading role in art and life. Princess Melisande, the jewel of Byzantium, arrives on the Provençal coast in Nikolai Tcherepnin’s dreamlike overture for Rostand’s play La Princesse lointaine. A canny and enchanting queen captivates her brutal Sultan husband for 1001 nights in Rimsky-Korsakov’s vivid retelling of the ancient tale, Scheherazade. And rising star soprano Sarah Brady makes her debut with the Orchestra in Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs. Written at the end of his career, this sublime, autumnal orchestral song cycle is Strauss’ farewell to life, love and music.

Nikolai Tcherepnin

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Nov 5, 2026

Four Last Songs · Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Jan 24, 2026

Elisabeth week: Sergei Redkin & Sheherazade · Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

25 - 26 May, 2025

7th Symphony Concert · Staatstheater Darmstadt

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