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2019-2020




About Us
Want to immerse yourself in different, tantalizing musical worlds, all in the most diverse and unusual areas of the Hulencourt Golf Club?
Do you want to devote some of your time to an international festival that brings together music and debates?
Dynamic, eclectic and lively programming that links places and spaces to magnificent landscapes with diverse socio-cultural offerings! Combining music and sport, history, nature, gastronomy and heritage, for eight months the Festival will offer the opportunity to discover all the events of our next season! The opportunity to meet artists, speakers and share your impressions on the past season and the upcoming one, in a friendly atmosphere and high spirits!

Mission
Diversity…, this is the terms that may be used, once again, to describe this 12th edition of the Hulencourt Festival: piano and solo violin recitals with Nobuyuki Tsujii and Nemanja Radulovic, melodies performed by Antonio Serrano which drink in the jazz of Toots and blend notes of flamenco and blues, a trio performing for the first time in Belgium, a timeless formation presenting music from identical instrumentation, composed of Plamena Mangova, Dmitri Makhtin and Alexander Kniazev, acclaimed singer Noa will pay homage to Johann Sebastian Bach, a special homage to Beethoven for his 250th birthday with pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, vocal and baroque music with the Anton Pann Ensemble, the Devaere, Mañalich et Malfeyt Trio and the Serenissima Duo, a cultural escapade in Paris with a concert of our Hulencourt Orchestra in the auditorium of the Louis Vuitton Foundation, the discovery of piano prodigies with Alexandra Dovgan and Petrica Daniel Ciobanu.
Thought and emotion, vast subject! This year we reserve a beautiful place for the diners-debates, a forward-looking view perpetually renewed with Jean-Claude Trichet, Nicolas Sarkozy, Ilham Kadri, Jean-Michel Bruffaerts and Princess Esmeralda of Belgium, eminent representatives from the areas of the economy, geopolitics, entrepreneurship and innovation, history and gastronomy, world-renowned speakers who will not leave you indifferent! Once again, we are honoured to collaborate with Christophe Berti, editor-in-chief of Le Soir newspaper, who will present the dinner-debates.

History
The historical significance of Hulencourt is quite symbolic for us and dates back to the 11th century. It was owned by the Countess of Boulogne and was used by the Count as a head-quarter while conquering England in 1066 fighting alongside William of Normandy. Nowadays Hulencourt, only a few miles south of Brussels, holds a very different type of head-quarters for a new emotional conquest and therefore the musicians, artists, personalities are very important ambassadors brought to Hulencourt from all over Europe.
Hulencourt has hosted many artists and personalities on its stage in the past as Toots Thielemans, Alfred Brendel, Stephen Kovacevich, Boris Berezowski, Mayte Martin, Andrea Griminelli, Quartetto di Cremona, Igudesman and Joo, Philippe Jaroussky, Renaud et Gautier Capuçon, Pieter Wispelvey, Richard Galliano, Jacques Attali, Frederic Mitterrand, Ana Moura, Maria Toledo, Nelson Freire, Nelson Goerner, Martin Stadtfeld, Jan Lisiecki, Arianna Savall, Thomas Zehetmair, Guy Braunstein, Pere Portabela, Stefan Tarara, Katia et Marielle Labeque, I Sonatori della Gioiosa Marca, Accordone, Alfio Antico, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Huascar Barradas, Enrico Pace, Igor Roma, Ruben Simeo, Stephen Waarts, Gabriele Carcano, Arcadia, Jacques Alphonse De Zeegant, Alicia Nafé, Ana Camelia Stefanescu, Emmanuel Pahud, Yefim Bronfman, Quatuor Hermes, Quatuor Modigliani, Laurent Korcia, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ghalia Benali, Dilek Türkan and others.
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Golf Club d'Hulencourt - Salle Bruegel
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Louis Vuitton Foundation of Paris
Maison Stradivari d’Hulencourt
Musée de l'Armée
Notre Dame Cathedral in Laon (France)
Outdoor courtyard in front of the splendid Hulencourt greenhouse
Saint Michael and Saint Gudula Cathedral in Brussels (Belgium)
Salle Ambassador in Amigo Hotel (Belgium)
Salle Ambassador in Thon Hotel EU (Belgium)
Serate Musicali - Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milano (Italy)
Teatro Romano de Sagunto
Theatr Wielki in Warsaw (Poland)
Théâtre Jean Vilar
june 2020
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At 30, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Japanese, plays in the big leagues. Blind at birth, he only learned music by ear. At the green garden party, in front of Hulencourt’s magnificent new greenhouse, this outstanding pianist will give a grand recital dedicated to Beethoven, whose grandfather, Lodewijk, we sometimes forget was… Belgian!
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
may 2020
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A phenomenon: 12 years old, of rare maturity, pianist Alexandra Dovgan shines. Discovered in Russia last summer, this young star is lighting up the musical world: Theatre of the Champs-Elysees, Konzertgebouw in Amsterdam, tours in Japan and the USA. Alexandra Dovgan will play the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto N1 with the Hulencourt Orchestra directed by Palmo Venneri. Alexander Kniazev, worthy successor of Rostropovich, will give us an amazing interpretation of the concerto for violoncello and orchestra of J.A.De Zeegant!
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
april 2020
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Head of State between 2007 and 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy will present his book “Passions” at Hulencourt, in which he discusses his political journey, which began with a meeting of the RPR in Nice in 1975, followed by a meeting at Matignon with the Prime Minister at the time, Jacques Chirac. The former president also speaks at length about his private life, his second wife Cécilia who told him of “her desire to divorce” on the day of the televised debate between two stages of the presidential elections of 2007, and his first encounter with Carla Bruni, “the most important person in his life”.
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110€
march 2020
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When the legendary Janoska Ensemble “Revolution” is not an ordinary title for a musical program. But can we really apply the epithet of “ordinary” to a formation as creative as the Janoska Ensemble? Starting with the family history, obviously endowed with unusual musical genes: for the Janoska family, their musical tradition has been passed down from father to son for 150 years! They pay tribute to the Beatles with versions of timeless hits such as “Let It Be” and “Yesterday”, as well as works by Tchaikovsky and Bach.
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
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On 18 February 1923, when the wall of the burial chamber was opened and the intact tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun was discovered, there were about 15 personalities present, including Prince Leopold and, of course, Jean Capart. Queen Elisabeth was the guest of honour and she officially inaugurated the opening of the burial chamber. Mr. Jean-Michel Bruffaerts will present unpublished documents and photos! Princess Esmeralda of Belgium will be present for this exceptional event in Hulencourt.
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110€
february 2020
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Upset by the death of his friend Nicolas Rubinstein in 1881, Tchaikovsky composed the first great Russian piece for a piano trio and dedicated it to the memory of a great artist. Twelve years later, following announcement of the death Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov began composing another trio, as monumental and romantic as the one who inspired him and offering the same dedication. Succession of singing virtuosos, almost dancing, with Plamena Mangova, Alexander Kniazev and Dmitry Makhtin.
The profits will be devoted to the defence of the environment within the framework of the International Foundation of Lions CLubs (LCIF).
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
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Spanish music of the 17th century, the “Tonos Humanos” were very popular songs at that time and talk about life and love. They can be happy, melancholic or satirical. On the program is composer José Marin, harp and guitar player. He was committed as a tenor in the royal chapel in Madrid and, at the same time, he was a priest, a thief and … a murderer! Hannelore Devaere, Philippe Malfeyt and Francisco Javier Manalich will illustrate all facets of this turbulent life in the concert.
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
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Spanish music of the 17th century, the “Tonos Humanos” were very popular songs at that time and talk about life and love. They can be happy, melancholic or satirical. On the program is composer José Marin, harp and guitar player. He was committed as a tenor in the royal chapel in Madrid and, at the same time, he was a priest, a thief and … a murderer! Hannelore Devaere, Philippe Malfeyt and Francisco Javier Manalich will illustrate all facets of this turbulent life in the concert.
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
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With an international industrial background and proud to be the CEO of Solvay, a group with 155 years of history, Ilham Kadri will share her work philosophy and her vision of success. She will address the challenges and opportunities she has faced, in a rapidly changing society and a volatile geopolitical and economic environment. She will also reveal to us how to forge the fundamental values of common success and respond to the societal and environmental challenges of our modern societies through innovation.
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110€
january 2020
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Within the buildings of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, the seventeenth-century Counter-Reform was the catalyst for music to become the tool that turned religious doctrine and commandments into a spiritual journey. As a result, the polyphonic tradition finally gave way to monody! With this double concert, Elisabeth Hetherington and David Mackor want to take the listener on a dramatic journey through the eyes of those who are closest to Jesus: The Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and the Apostles.
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
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Within the buildings of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, the seventeenth-century Counter-Reform was the catalyst for music to become the tool that turned religious doctrine and commandments into a spiritual journey. As a result, the polyphonic tradition finally gave way to monody! With this double concert, Elisabeth Hetherington and David Mackor want to take the listener on a dramatic journey through the eyes of those who are closest to Jesus: The Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and the Apostles.
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
december 2019
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Have you ever wondered what ancient Romania sounded like? The Anton Pann Ensemble takes advantage of Europalia Romania in Hulencourt to present the wonderful music of 17th century Ottoman composer Dimitrie Cantemir. Their performance offers a new take on these traditional sounds, a contemporary spotlight on this Baroque repertoire. Performing in the courtyard of Romanian and Boyard princes, they also play folk melodies.
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The recent crisis will certainly change the behaviour of central banks for the long term. Before the crisis, they controlled interest rates in the very short term and made sure to remain credible in case of inflationary shocks by reacting very quickly. Since the crisis, they have pursued unconventional policies, which now requires that they provide solutions to problems that did not exist before the crisis. Jean-Claude Trichet will share his views with us on crisis-resolution mechanisms and on economic news.
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110€
november 2019
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A singer with a voice so pure, the Israeli-American artist NOA (Achinoam Nini) pays tribute to the famous German composer of the 18th century, Johan Sebastien Bach! She revisits 12 instrumental pieces of the composer by adding original texts in English and Hebrew. With her long-time collaborator, Gil Dor and with Or Lubianiker, Noa breaks the barriers of language to bridge the gap between respect and joy, courage and hope. Noa made her divine voice a passport to the world.
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Daniel Petrica Ciobanu is considered one of the most promising young pianists of his generation. His outgoing personality and creativity make him a performer of rare depth and refinement. A Yamaha Music Foundation Europe Fellow and Rotary’s Young Musician of the Year, he has performed with renowned pianist Lang Lang at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
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In Tootsology, Antonio Serrano, harmonicist and important ambassador of the best Spanish jazz, pays tribute to Toots, and has risen to the challenge of revisiting his entire career from the 1950s to the present. To do this, he had to carefully select the most representative themes of each era, a difficult task because of the long and prolific career of the great Toots Thielemans! Meanwhile, listening to his work and transcribing these old recordings was a very rewarding experience.
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30€ – Seniors: 25€ – Students: 20€ – Kids from 6 to 12 years: free entrance
june 2019
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More than just an impersonator, Olivier Laurent is a genius performer, an innately talented artist who set himself the goal of reviving the songs of Jacques Brel and who burns with passion on stage as though his life depended on it.
The newspaper “Le Figaro” has gone so far as to refer to reincarnation. With the feel of a musical journey played a hundred times or more, and before an audience alternating between tears, laughter and ecstasy, it is through his voice, his fervour, his sense of irony and his tenderness that the artist pays this most fitting of tributes to the great Jacques Brel.
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25€ – Seniors: 18€ – Students: 15€ – Kids under 6: Free
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This classical music concert is being organised by Bozar Next Generation and Hulencourt Festival. The event’s location is the magnificent Henry Le Boeuf Hall of the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts. This year, Evelyne Berezovski and Stefan Tarara will be performing piano concerto N2 by Belgian composer J.A.De Zeegant and the Shostakovich violin concerto N1 conducted by Palmo Venneri.
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This second instalment continues wordlessly where the first left off, focusing instead on pure associations and on a world infinite in its richness, a world that remains true and which enables each individual listener to create their own universe. This work involved condensing the last songs, op. 62, op. 67, op 85 and op. 102, showing that, over and above his prodigious skill as a pianist, Amir Katz remains someone who is capable of pushing the boundaries of music through his latest creations.
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25€ – Kids under 6: Free
may 2019
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Dinner, discussion and debate: the Polar Pod, a project first conceived by Jean-Louis Etienne in partnership with the organisation Ship ST will, for more than two years, drift along the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (24,000 km long, 2,000 km wide, with a flow of 150 million m3/sec) at an average speed of 0.5 knots. This “underwater space station”, first thought of in 2013, was recently granted support by the French government at the One Planet Summit held on 12th December in Paris.
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100€
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The Bosnian lutenist Edin Karamazov first shot to fame accompanying Sting and Andreas Scholl – now he’s coming to Hulencourt for a solo performance. Listening to Edin Karamazov, this remarkably talented lutanist, is to explore the roads less travelled, taking the time to lose yourself in the labyrinth created by the strings of this magical instrument.
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25€ – Seniors: 18€ – Students: 15€ – Kids under 6: Free
april 2019
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Pianist Amir Katz gives an exceptional recital of Mendelssohn. The forty eight strong collection of Lieder ohne Worte is teeming with remarkable pieces. The Israeli pianist Amir Katz has carefully selected a number of these, all of which are skilfully rendered. For this first concert, Katz selected from Songs without words op. 19b, op. 30, op. 38 and op. 53. The virtuoso skill of Amir Katz, a performer with a remarkable ability to retain a clear sense of purity of line as well as extraordinary clarity from start to finish, is not to be missed.
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25€ – Kids under 6: Free
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The remarkable Gjorgji Cincievski, Marketa Janouskova & Nadia Debono tackle a brand new transcript, a recreation of J.-S Bach’s baroque masterpiece for harpsichord adapted for violin, viola and double-bass. This performance is a demonstration of the skill, the depth, the harmony and the infinite variations of chamber music, a fascinating reworking that reminds us of the physical proximity between the plucked strings of the harpsichord and classical stringed instruments.
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25€ – Kids under 6: Free
march 2019
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Don’t miss the chance to hear Fazil measure himself against the incredibly strict demands of Beethoven as he tackles his subito piano runs, the rising crescendos falling back to pianissimo that the master was known for. Pianists are only human, however, striving to seek their own truth while letting their sense of joy shine through in their music. Watching the Turkish virtuoso, a remarkably committed artist for whom every performance seems to be a matter of life and death, is always an intense experience. An ever-productive composer, his work, typified by a real sense of sincerity, always has a profound impact on his audiences.
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25€ – Kids under 6: Free
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Dinner, discussion and debate: The earth shook in Kurdistan. Are we witnessing the sun setting on the American empire and the retreat of the West? We now see the five kings of fallen empires – Persian, Ottoman, Chinese, Russian, Arabic – seeking to reclaim their former glory. How Trump is in the process of burying, not the America of Obama, but the America of Virgil. What were the Iranians thinking when they renamed what was formerly Persia in 1935, giving it a Nazi name instead? Why the real trap is that of Herodotus, and not that of Thucydides. Forty years after Barbarism with a human face, writer and philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy presents his take on contemporary barbarism.
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130€
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This concert features our Hulencourt Symphony Orchestra, the conductor Jacques Attali, violinist Stefan Tarara and pianist Filippo Gorini. The Foundation was set up to provide assistance to those founding income-generating businesses across 40 countries through the international NGO Positive Planet and the French NGO Positive Planet France. The work of the foundation also includes supporting what is known as the positive economy in any way possible through Positive Economy Advocacy, a group responsible for organising a whole host of internationally-renowned events including the Positive Economy Forum, which has been held in Le Havre and in San Patrignano in Italy. This concert promises to be an unforgettable event, with music by Verdi (Luisa Miller Overture), Sibelius (Violin Concerto OP.47) and Beethoven (Piano Concerto « Empereur »).
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40€
february 2019
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Featuring the music of William Walton, Astor Piazzolla, Giulio Regondi and Francisco Tarrega, played by the young Australian guitarist Stephanie Jones, one of the most promising breakthrough artists of her generation. A devotee of music in general, she began her studies on piano, moving onto the violin, the viola, the saxophone and the flute before finally settling on the classical guitar. Stephanie Jones is currently studying in Germany under the tutelage of Thomas Müller-Pering at the prestigious Franz Liszt University of Music.
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25€ – Kids under 6: Free
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Breathing new life into the genre of parlour music and reviving a charming repertoire, the Janoska Ensemble are a traditional group in the Austro-Hungarian sense of the term. Their repertoire has been revamped through a number of new arrangements, some rather jazzy, that the group themselves have been working on. A performance not to be missed.
Ondrej Janoska, violin
Roman Janoska, violin
František Janoska, piano
Julius Darvas, double-bass
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25€ – Seniors: 18€ – Students: 15€ – Kids under 6: Free
january 2019
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Dinner, discussion and debate: in the form of a list of lessons (being president, making decisions, travelling, coping with pressure, etc.), François Hollande gives his account of what it’s like being in power, both in France and internationally. The former President of France looks back on his time in power, discussing the difficulties the country went through as well as the major global and European challenges of the period through its main players: Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama.
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150€
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Actor, pianist, legend. All three of these aspects came together in the life of an individual renowned for his devotion to artistic excellence. Arturo Toscanini, celebrated here on piano by Giovanni Bellucci, is hailed as one of the ten greatest virtuoso performers of all time, exploring the work of Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, Schubert and Beethoven to name just a few of the major triumphs from the work of the maestro that was Toscanini. Francis Huster gives a passionate performance as the celebrated conductor.
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25€ – Seniors: 18€ – Students: 15€ – Kids under 6: Free
december 2018
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The language, identity, culture and fortitude of the people of Corsica is encapsulated in Barbara Furtuna, a group who have been promoting all of this over the course of a career spanning more than fifteen years. It is with a new line-up, however, that Barbara Furtuna will be performing at the Ad Lucem concert alongside Belem, a duo made up of Didier Laloy on diatonic accordion and Kathy Adam on cello. These two outgoing, atypical musicians have been performing together for twenty five years, playing a style of music that is both subtle and surprising and where notes and pauses are elegantly blended together with the most complex of rhythms.
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25€ – Kids under 6: Free
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With support coming in particular from Alfred Brendel, with whom he studied, Filippo Gorini made the decision to tackle on one of the most complex pieces within the piano repertoire, the Diabelli Variations. Gorini has been able to perfect this set of variations, having played the music many times, including perhaps most notably at the Beethoven Competition, where he was the unanimous winner. Indeed, it was at The Beethoven House in Bonn where he recorded this first opus, the beginning of an extremely promising recording career.
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25€ – Kids under 6: Free
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As a tribute to Clara Haskil and Arthur Grumiaux, Palmo Venneri and Marketa Janouskova will play the full programme from the 1957 Besançon recital. Clara and Arthur were keen to place particular emphasis on the concept of balance, combining this with a sense of grace, humility and freshness. The famous 1957 Besançon recital, which featured music composed by Beethoven and Mozart, provided tangible evidence of the undying elegance of these two masters and the refinement with which they were able to marry intelligence and emotion through their fingers.
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Free with email booking
november 2018
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Originally from Tokan in Turkey, Ferhan & Ferzan Önder are twin sisters who embody the beauty of the East. Written for two pianos and piano four hands, their programme explores the mystery of the Russian repertoire, transporting their audiences to the world of Igor Stravinsky and the shimmering sounds of The Rite of Spring and across the steppes of Central Asia, before stopping over in the picturesque surroundings of the Turkey of their compatriot Fazil Say, whose work they are known for faithfully reproducing.
Concert in collaboration with LICF for diabetes research.
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60€ – Kids under 6: Free
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With a style combining simplicity and versatility, Ian Bostridge, accompanied by the pianist Julius Drake, is sure to delight scholars and connoisseurs of German Romanticism. Written in the form of a historical investigation, this extremely well-researched study will provide specialists with an opportunity to deepen their knowledge while introducing newcomers to Schubert’s work to this unique piece. The English translation has already been a resounding success in the United Kingdom.
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25€ – Seniors: 18€ – Students: 15€ – Kids under 6: Free
may 2018

Anton Pann Ensemble
Since it was established, Anton Pann Ensemble performed in recitals both in concert halls in Bucharest such as the Romanian Athaeneum or the Radio Concert Hall and in cities such as Craiova, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca, Târgu-Mureș, Brașov, Iași, Constanța, Galați, Pitești, Slobozia, Vaslui, Cugir. The Ensemble gave concerts in important European cities such as Madrid, London, Brussels, Zagreb, Kraków, Wroclaw, Venetia, Bologna, Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Athens, Nafplio or Chisinau serving successfully the country and its cultural and traditional values.
The activity of the Anton Pann Ensemble includes participation in concerts and projects such as: numerous concerts in Turkey at the invitation of the Yunnus Imre Institute, the Hacettepe University, the European Commission in Turkey, the Romanian Cultural Institute; organization and participation in the project ”When we were Byzantium”; participation in the project ”Journey of Dimitrie Cantemir” which implied the organization and the performance in three concerts in Ankara and Istanbul; organization and participation in the project ”Tradition and Craftsmanship – Master Class of Traditional Instruments”, organization and participation in the Romanian tour ”Unicorn”.

Attali JACQUES
9 September 2010, Jacques Attali was appointed as a member of the directorate of the Musée d'Orsay. Jacques Attali has a passion for music: he plays the piano (he once played for the association Les Restos du Cœur), and wrote lyrics for Barbara, he is the author of the book Bruits (1977) (English: Noise: The Political Economy of Music), an essay which deals with the economy of music and the importance of music in the evolution of our societies. In 1978, he got to play himself in Pauline et l'ordinateur, directed by Francis Fehr.
Since 2003, he directs the Grenoble University orchestra, open to amateurs, under Patrick Souillot, he performed very different pieces, which ranged from a symphony composed by Benda to Bach's violin concertos, a mass composed by Mozart, Barber's Adagio and Mendelssohn's double concerto for violin, piano and orchestra. In 2012, he conducted the Musiques en scène orchestra, performing the opening of the Barber of Sevilla and co-directed the Lamoureux Orchestra with his friend, the geneticist Daniel Cohen, during the gala of Technion University, in Paris.

Bruffaerts Jean-Michel
Jean-Michel Bruffaerts, Scientific associate of the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels is the Project Coordinator of The Jean Capart Fund. The aim is to promote Belgian Egyptologist Jean Capart’s historical heritage in order to promote the historical and scientific aspects of Egyptology in Belgium. The Fund supports scientific works on the identification, gathering, selection, conservation, inventarisation and digitalization of Jean Capart’s archives as well as their promotion. The Fund works with the Association Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, which headquarters lies at the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. To mark its launching, the Fund has published a booklet. Discover the work of one of Belgium’s greatest Egyptologist and help protect his heritage!

Ciobanu Petrica Daniel
Daniel Ciobanu first attracted international acclaim in 2017 at the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv where he won both Silver Medal and Audience Prize. He subsequently appeared at Carnegie Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Konzerthaus Berlin, St John’s Smith Square in London, Enescu Festival in Bucharest, and toured in Japan, China, Taiwan, South Africa and Brazil.
“A full and luminous sound, immense pianistic poise, sensibility, an originality without overwhelming ego” (Alain Lompech). Ciobanu’s distinctive musical personality and technical command has led to performances with orchestras such as Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Israel Philharmonic and Israel Camerata, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, George Enescu Philharmonic and Romanian National Radio Orchestra.

Dor Gil
Born 1952 in Israel. Studied classical guitar with the late Menashe Bakish, one of Israel’s foremost masters of guitar. Served in the Israeli Army as a musician in an entertainment unit 1971-1974. Following his military service, Gil continued his studies in the U.S.A concentrating on jazz at Berklee College in Boston and on classical theory and composition at Queens College in NY.
Upon returning to Israel in 1981Gil established himself as a guitarist as well as an arranger/composer performing live jazz and rock and recording with leading artists in Israel. During 1983 & 1984 he taught jazz improvisation and guitar at the “Jerusalem Academy of Music”. In 1985 Gil co-founded the “Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music” in Ramat Hasharon, Israel. In his capacity as “Rimon”s academic director for 5 years, Gil developed and wrote many core curriculum as well as advanced courses. He founded the school’s “computer aided music” program and developed a unique “music notation” application using one of the earliest softwares . During the next five-year period he performed in jazz festivals promoting different original projects in Israel and in Europe. In 1990 Gil started an artistic collaboration with Achinoam Nini , a talented “Rimon” student internationally known today as Noa. Together they have performed on the world’s most prestigious stages. Gil is Noa’ musical and artistic director as well as co-writer arranger, producer and guitarist.

Dovgan Alexandra
Alexandra Dovgan was born in 2007 into a family of musicians and began her piano studies when she was just four and a half. At the age of five, her talent was confirmed when she passed the competitive selection to join the Academic Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory, where she currently studies under renowned teacher Mira Marchenko.
Alexandra Dovgan’s performances are characterized by spontaneous depth and awareness, working in tandem with a sound of incredible beauty and precision.
She is a prizewinner at national level as well as at five international competitions, including the Moscow International Vladimir Krainev Piano Competition, the Astana Piano Passion International Young Pianists Competition and the International Television Contest for Young Musicians ‘Nutcracker’.

Duo Serenissima
Based in the Netherlands, Duo Serenissma was founded by award winning Canadian soprano Elisabeth Hetherington and Dutch lutenist David Mackor. Their name was inspired by the musical outpouring of Venice, commonly referred to as La Serenissima, or the most serene.
Since their founding in 2016, Serenissima has been invited to perform in esteemed concert venues around Europe, and have been featured in the Utrecht Early Music Festival, as well as the Concertgebouw as soloists with the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble. In addition to invitations from noted festivals and venues, they have been praised for their “beautiful and intimate settings of Monteverdi” (Het Parool, 2017) and the “…delicate singing and presentation of airs de cour et parodies spirituelles” (El Pais, 2017). Summer 2018, the Duo had the honour of bringing a programme of largely underperformed music written by 17thcentury nuns to the Ravenna Festival, playing in the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Basilica San Vitale.

HULENCOURT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The HULENCOURT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (HSO) is a pioneer initiative in Belgium. It was founded in 2012 by the pianist and conductor Palmo Venneri who remains its musical and artistic director. Since their inaugural concert at the Concertgebouw, Brugge (2012), the HSCO has been praised all over Belgium after performing at many of the major musical venues.
The historical significance of Hulencourt is quite symbolic for us and dates back to the 11th century. It was owned by the Countess of Boulogne and was used by the Count as a head-quarter while conquering England in 1066 fighting alongside William of Normandy. Nowadays Hulencourt, only a few miles south of Brussels, holds a very different type of head-quarters for a new emotional conquest and therefore the soloist members of the HSO are young international prizewinners brought to Hulencourt from all over Europe. The 73 core members of the HSO come from 23 different European countries and are captained by a German Concertmeister, the violin virtuoso Stefan Tarara.

Janoska Ensemble
Musical passion. That nicely sums up the spirit of the “Janoska Style”, with which the Janoska Ensemble has shot to international fame in no time – and certainly not just because of the consummate mastery of its instruments. At each performance the four artists dazzle their audience with their music and their vast reserves of creative energy. They see it as a personal challenge to fulfil, no to surpass, the high hopes of their fans.
True art knows no frontiers, and the music of the three brothers from Bratislava Ondrej, František and Roman Janoska and their Konstanz-born brother-in-law Julius Darvas proves that in remarkable fashion: their musical creations happily harmonize or colourfully contrast their classical fach with the music of other genres – from jazz and Latin to pop music. The consequence is not a mix of styles, however, it is a creative synthesis: the Janoska Style.

Kadri Ilham
Ilham Kadri has been appointed CEO of the Solvay Group, Chairman of the Executive Committee, member of the Board of Directors, by Solvay’s Board of Directors, with effect from March 1st, 2019. Dr. Kadri is a world citizen with Moroccan-French roots and professional experience across four continents. During her 22-year career, she has held diverse positions at top multinationals including Shell-Basell, UCB-Cytec, Huntsman, Rohm Haas-Dow Chemical and Sealed Air. Prior to her arrival at Solvay, Ilham Kadri was President and Chief Executive Officer of Diversey, a global leader in hygiene, cleaning solutions, food safety and infection prevention. Dr. Kadri is also board member at A.O. Smith, a U.S.-based leading global manufacturer and supplier of water heating equipment.

Kniazev Alexander
Born in 1961 in Moscow, Alexander Kniazev made his debut in 1978 in Russia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, USA, Japan, Korea, South America and South Africa.
He has performed as a soloist under Evgeny Svetlanov, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Kurt Masur, Yuri Temirkanov, Yuri Bashmet, Vladimir Fedosseyev, Neeme Järvi, Alexander Vedernikov, Hans Jörg Albrecht, Vassily Petrenko, Andris Poga, Maxime Chostakovich, Mikhail Pletnev, Charles Dutoit, Kazuki Yamada, Stéphane Denève, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Vladimir Jurovsky, Alexander Sladkovsky, Kazuki Yamada et Lawrence Foster; with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Helsinki Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Radio France Philharmonic, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic, Marseille Philharmonic, Göteborg Symphonic Orchestra, Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck, Ensemble Kanazawa, Yokohama Sinfonietta, Den Haag Residentie Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and NHK Symphony Orchestra…

Makhtin Dmitri
Born in St Petersburg in 1975, Dmitri Makhtin started his musical education at the age of four with his parents, both professional violinists, and joined the Music School for gifted children in 1981. In 1989, he won the first prize at the Russian violonists competition. In 1990, he obtained a scholarship from the Young Musicians Foundation and of the Idyllwild Arts Academy (California), and then studied with P. Hirshhorn and H. Krebbers.
He is also the laureate of international competitions such as the Kloster Schontal, Niccolò Paganini, Louis Spohr, Tibor Varga, Montréal, Sibelius and Praetoria Competitions.
Dmitri Makhtin made his debut in 1997 in Paris with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, under the baton of Yevgeny Svetlanov, and in 1998 in the United States with the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.

Mangova Plamena
Plamena Mangova won the second prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2007 and embarked on an international career. She made her studies with Marina Kapatsinskaya at the Pancho Vladigerov Sofia State Music Academy in Bulgaria, and then at the Queen Sofia Higher Music School, Madrid with the eminent teacher Dmitri Bashkirov and Claudio Martinez Mehner. She also worked with Abdel-Rahman El Bacha at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium and received the advice of renowned musicians such as Leon Fleisher, Rosalyn Tureck, Krystian Zimerman and Andras Schiff. She is a Laureate of various prestigious international piano and chamber music competitions, including “Paloma O’Shea” in Santander and “Vittorio Gui” in Florence, as well as the Juventus Festival in France.

Noa
Achinoam Nini (known also as NOA), Israeli born of Yemenite origin, raised in the US, resides in Israel with her husband and 3 children. She is Israel’s leading international singer/songwriter, having shared the stage with superstars such as Sting, Pat Metheny, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocelli and many more, and is Israel’s first Good Will Ambassador for FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. She has also been named Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Sergio Mattarella of Italy. Among her many accolades is the Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum, where she was also chosen a Global Leader of Tomorrow.
Together with her longstanding collaborator Gil Dor, she has released over 15 albums which have sold millions the world over. Noa was the first Jew to perform in the Vatican 20 years ago and has done so many times since, for three Popes. She and Gil Dor were the only artists chosen to perform in the culmination event of World Youth Day in Krakow, before Pope Francis and an audience of 2 million people.
Noa wrote lyrics to and recorded the hugely successful theme song for the Academy Award winning film “La Vita e Bella” and the award winning Luc Besson film “Jeanne d’Arc”.

Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium
Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Lady Moncada (Marie-Esméralda Adelaide Lilian Anne Léopoldine; born 30 September 1956) is a member of the Belgian Royal Family and the aunt of King Philippe of Belgium. Princess Marie-Esméralda is a journalist, author and documentary-maker. She is also an environmental activist and a campaigner for women’s rights and indigenous people’s rights. Princess Marie-Esméralda is the youngest child of the late Leopold III of Belgium and his second wife, Lilian Baels, Princess of Réthy. Her full siblings are the late Prince Alexandre of Belgium and Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium. Her half-siblings include the late King Baudouin of Belgium, former King Albert II of Belgium (who is also Marie-Esmeralda's godfather), and the late Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg.
Princess Marie-Esméralda is a journalist and author, writing under the name Esmeralda de Réthy. After studying law at the Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles, she graduated in journalism at Université catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve and then moved to Paris to pursue her career, working as free lance for international magazines.

Sarkozy Nicolas
Nicolas Sarkozy was born on 28 January 1955 in Paris (17th arrondissement). He is married with three children. Formerly a lawyer at the Paris bar, he became Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1983, a position he held until 2002. Elected as a National Assembly deputy in 1988, he has held various government posts: Minister for the Budget (1993-1995), Minister for Communication (1994-1995) and Government Spokesman (1993-1995).
On 7 May 2002, he was appointed Minister of the Interior, Internal Security and Local Freedoms in the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, who became Prime Minister after Jacques Chirac’s re-election.
On 1 April 2004, he was appointed Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry in Jean-Pierre Raffarin’s government. He was elected Chairman of the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP) on 28 November 2004. He had also been elected Chairman of the Hauts-de-Seine General Council.
On 2 June 2005, he was appointed Ministre d’Etat, Minister of the Interior and Town and Country Planning. He officially took office as President of the Republic on 16 May 2007, following his election on 6 May with 53.06% of the votes.

Serrano Antonio
Antonio Serrano was born in Madrid in 1974. Up until age 7 he studied the harmonica (his main instrument) with his father, after which he went on to study with the great Larry Adler. Serrano’s technique on the chromatic harmonica developed quickly, and he soon found himself equipped with the skills to play a plethora of music styles, from classical music to jazz, blues, tango and flamenco.
Antonio first received international attention at the age of 13 when he performed in Paris in a duo with mentor Larry Adler. This concert marked the beginning of a long-standing relationship between the two harmonica players, one that would greatly enhance Antonio’s already promising professional career. The teacher and his pupil performed together on many occasions and in 1992, when Antonio was just 18, he performed in the Malcolm Arnold Harmonica Concerto, which was written specifically for the great master, Larry Adler.

Trichet Jean‐Claude
Jean‐Claude Trichet is chairperson of the Board of Directors of Bruegel. He is chairman of the Group of Thirty (Washington), European Chairman of the Trilateral Commission and President of SOGEPA (Société de Gestion des Participations aéronautiques) (Paris). He is a member of the « Institut de France » (Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques). Born in Lyon, Jean‐Claude Trichet is an honorary Inspecteur général des Finances and Ingénieur civil des Mines.He is a graduate of the Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Nancy, of the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, of the Université de Paris (in economics) and of the Ecole nationale d’administration. He worked in the competitive sector from 1966 to 1968. He was appointed to the Inspection générale des Finances in 1971.
He was assigned to various posts at the Ministry of Finance in the General Inspectorate of Finance and later in the Treasury Department, where in 1976 he became Secretary General of the Interministerial Committee for Improving Industrial Structures (CIASI). Jean‐Claude Trichet was made an adviser to the cabinet of the Minister of Economic Affairs in 1978, and then an adviser to the President of the Republic in the same year. In this capacity, he worked on issues relating to energy, industry, research and microeconomics from 1978 to 1981.

TRIO Devaere, Malfeyt & Mañalich
Hannelore Devaere studied historical harp at the Akademie für alte Musik, Bremen, with Andrew Lawrence-King. Her main focus is on music of Spain and Italy from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. As a soloist she can be heard in many recordings and is often featured on national radio. As a continuo player, she records regularly with many national and international ensembles, including Zefiro Torna, Romanesque, Elyma and Al Ayre Espanol. Hannelore is also a musicologist specialized in 16th- and 17th-century iconography and organology; as such, she has worked for the Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels. She is a very active lecturer at symposia and music festivals, and is a published scholar. Hannelore was the first harpist on record to perform on the ice cap in the Antarctica and has a landing spot under her own name. Francisco Mañalich: tenor and gambist, born in Chile. After a successful training in his native country, he came to Paris where he specialized as a singer and gambist in music from the Renaissance period. Philippe Malfeyt: lute player and baroque guitarist. In 1983 he obtained the executive lute degree at The Royal College of Music in London. He has since been a sought-after soloist in the Netherlands and abroad.

Tsujii Nobuyuki
Described by The Observer as the “definition of virtuosity” Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (Nobu), who has been blind from birth, won the joint Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009 and has gone on to earn an international reputation for the passion and excitement he brings to his live performances.
In concert, Nobu has appeared with leading orchestras worldwide including the Mariinsky Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Tokyo Symphony and Japan Philharmonic, Seattle and Baltimore symphony orchestras, Münchner Philharmoniker, Filarmonica della Scala and Sinfonieorchester Basel under the baton of conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Spivakov, Juanjo Mena and Vassily Petrenko.

Venneri Palmo
Palmo Venneri has an exciting and multifaceted international career. He is widely praised through his chamber music recitals and conducting concertos with orchestra. He has wonderfully poetic touch, depth of musical insight and charismatic personality.
When he was only five years old, Palmo Venneri began to play piano with Laura Palmieri in Verona, pupil of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. At the age of fifteen years he won the First grand prize in the famous Italian piano competition “Muzio Clementi Kaway” giving many concerts in Italy.
Palmo Venneri was born in Verona (Italy) and grew up in Brussels, where he still lives. In 1990, he received a full scholarship to study in the Rotterdam Conservatorium
where he continued his studies with Jan Davidson and with Sergio Perticaroli in the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome.

About
The Hulencourt Music Academy is a piano course guided by concert and famous pianists. During 7 months, Maestros of the Academy will work intensively with every pianist improving their practicing methods, interpretation, performance skills and technique.
The Artistic Committee of the Hulencourt Music Academy will select 10 pianists. Each pianist will be offered, free of charge, four masterclasses per year with our Maestros and will participate in our concerts.
The masterclasses are open to:
• Pianists who audition for entry exams in a higher education institute
• Young professionals’ pianists who would like to improve their technique and interpretation skills
• Pianists who are currently studying in a higher educational institute and are interested in performing their repertoire in a masterclass setting
• Pianists preparing for national and international competitions
• Professional concert pianists who would like to participate in a masterclass setting.
Age limit, travel and accommodation
There is no age limit, but it is expected that the students will be on a professional track and will be able to participate in a masterclass setup, in front of an audience and should be able to perform in the public concert.
Each student is responsible for their own accommodation and travel. If you need our assistance, the organization would be happy to help you find a place in Brussels or Waterloo in a hotel or in a private home.

MAESTROS
Stephen Kovacevich is one of the most searching interpreters, never afraid to take both technical and musical risks in order to achieve maximum expressive impact. As a pianist he has won unsurpassed admiration for his playing, appearing with many of the world’s finest orchestras and conductors including Hans Graf, Simon Rattle, and Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Stephen is also a committed chamber musician. His Onyx recording of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variation won him the 2009 Classic FM Gramophone Editor’s Choice Award and the ‘Top Choice’ by Gramophone Magazine in September 2015.

Piano Masters
Internationally renowned as a soloist and concertist for performing works from the classical and romantic repertoires, Stephen Kovacevich dedicates himself to Beethoven in this masterclass.
When still a teenager, the American Stephen Kovacevich made his first public appearances with the San Francisco Symphony. But it was only in 1961 that his career really started, when he gave a recital at the Wigmore Hall in London in a program bringing Berg, Bach and Beethoven together. He was so successful that night that he was immediately shot to the top. Then he pursued a career as a soloist and chamber musician, accompanied by Major names such as Jacqueline du Pré or Martha Argerich. Since 1984, he has brilliantly been carrying out conductor activities, conducting for instance the Chamber Orchestra of Europe or the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
In 2003, he recorded the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, earning the distinction ``Choc`` from the French leading magazine Le Monde de la musique, and also a ``Diapason d’or.`` This time, he has devoted himself to Beethoven’s second of the five piano concertos. In fact, this Piano Concerto No. 2 has been composed before the first one by Beethoven who was 25 years old at that time. This piece, full of subtlety and slow movements, ends on the high notes with robust themes, which reminds us of Mozart’s great classicism.
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About
Hulencourt Symphony Orchestra
The HULENCOURT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (HSO) is a pioneer initiative in Belgium. It was founded in 2012 by the pianist and conductor Palmo Venneri who remains its musical and artistic director. Since their inaugural concert at the Concertgebouw, Brugge (2012), the HSCO has been praised all over Belgium after performing at many of the major musical venues.
The historical significance of Hulencourt is quite symbolic for us and dates back to the 11th century. It was owned by the Countess of Boulogne and was used by the Count as a head-quarter while conquering England in 1066 fighting alongside William of Normandy. Nowadays Hulencourt, only a few miles south of Brussels, holds a very different type of head-quarters for a new emotional conquest and therefore the soloist members of the HSO are young international prizewinners brought to Hulencourt from all over Europe. The 73 core members of the HSO come from 23 different European countries and are captained by a German Concertmeister, the violin virtuoso Stefan Tarara.
The aim of the orchestra is to offer young professional musicians a unique experience, with the chance to play in magnificent venues and to participate in an intense experience and full immersion of classical and contemporary music.
The orchestra’s repertoire spans wide, but the core repertoire mostly comprises the main symphonic works from the classical and early Romantic periods. Its flexible structure allows the HSCO to perform a broad range of styles and all kind of formats, as from chamber music compositions to large monumental symphonies, from baroque to contemporary music, including several world premieres of works by: Misha Mullov-Abbado, Ohad Ben Ari, Guy Braunstein and Jacques Alphonse De Zeegant, composer in residence HSO.
Furthermore, significant artistic partners include the conductors Thomas Zehetmair, Sachio Fujioka, Niklas Willen, Benjamin Ellin and soloists as Boris Berezovsky, Stefan Tarara, Nelson Freire, Ainhoa Arteta, Alicia Nafé, Andrea Bacchetti, Jan Lisiecki, Nelson Goerner, Ruben Simeo, Richard Galliano, Augustin Dumay, Valery Afanassiev, Guy Braunstein, Evelyn Berezovsky, Gilad Karni, Ramon Ortega Quero, and Michael Barenboim.
Hulencourt Symphony Orchestra

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Palmo Venneri
Palmo Venneri has an exciting and multifaceted international career. He is widely praised through his chamber music recitals and conducting concertos with orchestra. He has wonderfully poetic touch, depth of musical insight and charismatic personality.
When he was only five years old, Palmo Venneri began to play piano with Laura Palmieri in Verona, pupil of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. At the age of fifteen years he won the First grand prize in the famous Italian piano competition “Muzio Clementi Kaway” giving many concerts in Italy.
Palmo Venneri was born in Verona (Italy) and grew up in Brussels, where he still lives. In 1990, he received a full scholarship to study in the Rotterdam Conservatorium
where he continued his studies with Jan Davidson and with Sergio Perticaroli in the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome.
From 2000 to 2009 he studied at the École Normale Supérieure Alfred Cortot in Paris with Professor Germaine Mounier and he received three prizes, the Diplôme Supérieur d’enseignement, the Superieur and the Concertiste followed by a Special Alfred Cortot Prize given by president of the school and jury, the composer Pierre Petit.
Passionate about orchestra conducting and composition, he followed the teachings of Ilya Mashkevich.
Palmo Venneri

COMPOSERS IN RESIDENCE
Jacques Alphonse De Zeegant
Composer in residence of the Hulencourt Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Maestro Jacques Alphonse De Zeegant completed his studies at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Attending piano classes, he was a pupil of André Dumortier and Valéry Afanassiev. In the 1980s he stayed in Africa in the service of humanitarian work.
Upon his return, he completed his training with the composers Jacqueline Fontyn, who taught him orchestration, and Philippe Boesmans, who gave him compositional advice. His music does not create a new style but leaves room for freedom of interpretation and creates a kind of synthesis of changes occurring from classical times to this day. De Zeegant has composed numerous works, including duets for violin and piano (recordings: Laurent-Albrecht Breuninger and Johan Schmidt, prize-winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition; Stefan
Tarara and Lora Vakova), a piano trio performed by Trio Giocoso, a quartet (Hermès Quartet, 2015), a quintet (to Marguerite de Werszowiec Rey’s story Larmes de Perle), a few works for soloists (performance planned for 2018), songs for soprano and orchestra (singer: Ana-Camelia Stefanescu, a prize-winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition), two concertos: for piano and orchestra and for violin and orchestra (Piano Concerto No. 1, pianist Johan Schmidt; Violin Concerto No. 1, violinist Laurent-Albrecht Breuninger) – both recorded for Le Chant de Linos.
Further performances of the concertos are planned for 2016 (pianist Sergei Kasprov and violinist Augustin Dumay). The Concerto for Flute and Orchestra was recorded by Sibel Pensel and the Hulencourt Soloists Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Ellin (the effect of the Maxence Larrieu Competition). The year 2014 marked the world premiere, in Laon, of the composer’s Chemin des Dames Symphony based on a poem by Marguerite de Werszowec Rey (Hulencourt Soloists Chamber Orchestra, mezzo-soprano Kinga Borowska, conductor Benjamin Ellin); a year earlier, the oratorio Le Mystère de Salut (Choeur du Sablon, Bucharest Symphony Orchestra, conductor Benoît Fromanger) was performed at the Abbey of La Cambre, as was a revival of Visioni (for soloist, harp and choir). Many performers would like to have De Zeegant’s music in their repertoire and therefore commission him to compose pieces specially for them.
Jacques Alphonse De Zeegant

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A phenomenon: 12 years old, of rare maturity, pianist Alexandra Dovgan shines. Discovered in Russia last summer, this young star is lighting up the musical world: Theatre of the Champs-Elysees, Konzertgebouw in Amsterdam, tours in Japan and the USA. Alexandra Dovgan will play the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto N1 with the Hulencourt Orchestra directed by Palmo Venneri. Alexander Kniazev, worthy successor of Rostropovich, will give us an amazing interpretation of the concerto for violoncello and orchestra of J.A.De Zeegant!
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june 2019
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This classical music concert is being organised by Bozar Next Generation and Hulencourt Festival. The event’s location is the magnificent Henry Le Boeuf Hall of the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts. This year, Evelyne Berezovski and Stefan Tarara will be performing piano concerto N2 by Belgian composer J.A.De Zeegant and the Shostakovich violin concerto N1 conducted by Palmo Venneri.
march 2019
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This concert features our Hulencourt Symphony Orchestra, the conductor Jacques Attali, violinist Stefan Tarara and pianist Filippo Gorini. The Foundation was set up to provide assistance to those founding income-generating businesses across 40 countries through the international NGO Positive Planet and the French NGO Positive Planet France. The work of the foundation also includes supporting what is known as the positive economy in any way possible through Positive Economy Advocacy, a group responsible for organising a whole host of internationally-renowned events including the Positive Economy Forum, which has been held in Le Havre and in San Patrignano in Italy. This concert promises to be an unforgettable event, with music by Verdi (Luisa Miller Overture), Sibelius (Violin Concerto OP.47) and Beethoven (Piano Concerto « Empereur »).
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The card allows you to attend to all our events (concerts, readings, exhibitions, gastronomic events, dinner conferences and debates, masterclass, music and theatre concerts) scheduled between November 2018 and June 2019 in all our halls, giving the possibility to be placed in the 1st rows according to the date of the reservation, enjoy all our cocktails, borrow your card to the person of your choice if you are not available for one event, get our program / brochure of the Festival, receive our new magazine taking advantage of all exclusive benefits for our partners and invite a friend to join our Dinners debates organized in Hulencourt (05/12/2019 Jean Claude Trichet, 06/02/2020 Ilham Kadri, 12/03/2020 with Mr. Bruffaerts and The Princess Esmeralda of Belgium, 02/04/2020 with Nicolas Sarkozy).

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The card allows you to attend to all our concerts, readings, exhibitions, gastronomic, music and theatre events scheduled between November 2019 and June 2020 in all our halls, enjoy all our cocktails and borrow your card to the person of your choice in case you cannot attend to one event and get our Festival program / brochure. A 50% discount will be applied when you reserve to participate to the Dinner debates we organise in Hulencourt (05/12/2019 Jean Claude Trichet, 06/02/2020 Ilham Kadri, 12/03/2020 with Mr. Bruffaerts and The Princess Esmeralda of Belgium, 02/04/2020 with Nicolas Sarkozy).
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“The darling of the public plays enchanting piano melodies” with Petrica Daniel Ciobanu.


Dinner-debate “Old, new and formidable challenges for the Central Banks of today” with Jean Claude Trichet


“A modern take on the sounds of ancestral Romania - Dimitrie Cantemir” with the Anton Pann Ensemble


12th ceremony of the Positive Planet Awards & Concert with Jacques Attali, Palmo Venneri, Nemanja Radulović and the Hulencourt Symphony Orchestra.


Two concert performances of “From the altar to the stage” with the Duo Serenissima


Dinner-debate “How to mobilize the employees of Solvay to boost its growth potential?” with Ms. Ilham Kadri, President and CEO of Solvay SA


Two concert performances of “Tonos Humanos” with the Devaere, Mañalich et Malfeyt Trio


“To the memory of a grand artist” with the Mangova, Makhtin et Kniazev Trio


Dinner-debate “The Queen, the Egyptologist and the Pharaoh” with Jean-Michel Bruffaerts and Princess Esméralda of Belgium.

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Club
Rated as one of Belgium’s finest golf courses and located just 20 minutes south of Brussels, Hulencourt Golf Club offers the discerning golfer an ideal challenge. Built on historic grounds that date back to 930 AD, the club prides itself on maintaining the highest level of golfing tradition, fulfilling the vision of the club’s President and Owner, Mr Patrick Solvay.
As a private members club, open to visitors, Hulencourt welcomes international guests, families and golfers of all levels.

Courses
Hulencourt boasts two courses, “Le Vallon” and “Le Verger”.
LE VALLON
“Le Vallon” is our Championship course and widely acclaimed as being one of the best conditioned courses in Belgium. Designed by French architect Jean-Manuel Rossi, this challenging “inland links”” course has established itself as a fair but tough test for golfers of all levels. Reputed for its excellent year-round conditioning, with summer greens always in play, “Le Vallon” is a real joy to play.
LE VERGER
“Le Verger” is our 9-hole course that suits beginners and younger players. Whilst only a 9-hole course, the layout is technically testing and as with “Le Vallon”, is always in good condition. Whether you are just learning the game, or you are an established player interested to fine tune your short game, “Le Verger” offers as good a challenge as any 9-hole course in Belgium.

Academy
Jérôme Theunis is the Golf Club d’Hulencourt pro. He runs the Hulencourt Golf Academy. The mission is to provide students of all levels with high quality teaching offered by the best teachers in Belgium, full sporting facilities and state-of-the-art technology, service and guidance that are beyond reproach, as well as the guarantee of progress and results based on a training programme adapted to each player.
As a member of the Academy, you are coached and guided by the team of Jérôme Theunis, head pro at Golf d’Hulencourt since 2013 and coach of the best players from Belgium, including Nicolas Colsaerts, Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry.
The Academy guarantees you a five-star service and a fast response to all your questions and requests. In addition, you receive a full programme of courses, group classes and stays abroad, especially designed for and reserved for the Academy.