Name: Game music at the Concertgebouw
Start: 2024-08-22T20:00:00
Location: The Concertgebouw

Eímear Noone

Aisling McGlynn

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Richard Wagner’s music dramas take centre stage this season, but his music for small ensembles is equally captivating. Siegfried Idyll, featuring birdsong and a lullaby, was a tender birthday gift to his wife Cosima, free from the weight of his grand operas, though its themes later appeared in Der Ring. George Enescu’s lushly harmonic Octet showcases the rarely used combination of eight strings, blending the power of a larger ensemble with the intimacy of chamber music. Together, these works reveal a different, lighter side to the late Romantic tradition.

Chamber music: Wagner and Enescu

AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen)

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

A week after the last visit, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra returns to Amsterdam for a concert featuring a selection of game music under the baton of Irish conductor and gaming music specialist Eimar Noone. If you're a game music enthusiast, don't miss the orchestra's May concert with a similar program, in the Queen Elisabeth Hall.