Classical music
from Flanders

Explore classical music from Flanders and Brussels with an overview of artists and organisations, expert essays on early and contemporary music and a selection of contemporary tracks.

Please note: this website dates from 2017 and will go offline in summer 2023. More up-to-date information can be found in the Music Database of Flanders Arts Institute.

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Who's who:
overview of artists & organizations

Essays on early and contemporary music

À la flamande

À la flamande
For centuries, Flanders has been an international hub of musical creativity. From the late Middle Ages to the early seventeenth century, the whole of Europe had its eyes (and ears) on the musical innovations of the so-called ‘Flemish polyfonists’.
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To consider and to commemorate

To consider and to commemorate
The importance that Flanders attaches to music is as old as the region itself. In historical retrospect, it is remarkable how, over the years, knowing and practicing music has gained as prominent a place in Flemish society as listening to it.
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Perspectives on Early Music in Flanders

Perspectives on Early Music in Flanders
Early music is big in Flanders. The situation has changed since the 1970s or 1980s, when early music was a niche repertoire that only appealed to connoisseurs.
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