Name: Prokofiev's Symphony no. 6
Start: 2024-02-03T20:00:00
Location: Centre for Fine Arts

Osmo Vänskä

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Experience Game Music Unplugged live in the Queen Elisabeth Hall, where the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra brings iconic game scores to life. From Baldur’s Gate to BioShock and Assassin’s Creed, these symphonic masterpieces are as thrilling as the games themselves. This second instalment promises to captivate fans, newcomers, and anyone eager to feel the magic of game music in a concert hall setting.

Gamemusic Unplugged

Queen Elisabeth Hall

The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra celebrates local music in this poignant programme. It features music by Wim Henderickx, the late composer in residence and a cherished figure in contemporary classical music. His legacy continues to resonate deeply. Pianist-composer Arthur De Greef’s Cinq chants d’amour, on texts by Charles Fuster, transport us to the Romantic era, with hints of Flemish carillon delicately woven into the soprano’s accompaniment. A devoted disciple of Franz Liszt, De Greef also championed works by César Franck, the Liège-born composer who shaped a generation of French musicians.

Marc Albrecht conducts Franck's Symphony in d

In 2019, Finnish musician Osmo Vänskä conquered the hearts of the audience in our Queen Elisabeth Hall with his performance of Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5. This year, he returns to the stage in Antwerp, with Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 6, in which the composer reflected on the human tragedy of the Second World War. The work became a huge success after its premiere in 1947.