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BRYGGEN

BRYGGEN, new string orchestra led by violinist Jolente De Maeyer, concertmaster and artistic leader.

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BRYGGEN, originally founded as Collegium Instrumentale Brugense in 1970,  renamed Kamerorkest Brugge in 2009.

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BRYGGEN, a contemporary Hansa-project. With music from Bruges to Bryggen.

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BRYGGEN, the colorful wharf in Bergen (Norway), the most northern Hansa-city.

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BRYGGEN, a contemporary string orchestra specializing in music from Northern Europe, Russia and the Baltic states. Music from composers such as Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vasks, Gia Kancheli, but also Max Richter and Philip Glass.

Upcoming events

  • Tue 18 Apr
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    18 Apr, 20:00 – 21:30
    Stadsschouwburg Brugge, Vlamingstraat 29, 8000 Brugge
    Anyone who has already seen Waltz with Bashir on the big screen will know what an overwhelming experience the film is. With his unique, animated documentary, director Ari Folman delves into his own past and into his own memories of the Lebanese civil war. With live music by BRYGGEN.
  • Sat 22 Apr
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    22 Apr, 20:00 – 21:30
    de Singel, Antwerp, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen, België
    Anyone who has already seen Waltz with Bashir on the big screen will know what an overwhelming experience the film is. With his unique, animated documentary, director Ari Folman delves into his own past and into his own memories of the Lebanese civil war. With live music by BRYGGEN.
  • Thu 27 Apr
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    27 Apr, 20:15 – 21:45
    De Warande, Turnhout, Warandestraat 42, 2300 Turnhout
    Anyone who has already seen Waltz with Bashir on the big screen will know what an overwhelming experience the film is. With his unique, animated documentary, director Ari Folman delves into his own past and into his own memories of the Lebanese civil war. With live music by BRYGGEN.
  • Sun 14 May
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    14 May, 15:00 – 16:00
    CC Maasmechelen, Koninginnelaan 42, 3630 Maasmechelen
    ZWANEN is een ode aan de fantasie, aan muziek, aan vertellen, aan de liefde en het gemis en aan kunnen zijn wie je wilt zijn. ZWANEN is een muziekverhaal voor iedereen vanaf zeven jaar, zonder begin en zonder einde.
  • Mon 15 May
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    15 May, 20:30 – 22:00
    Handelbeurs, Antwerpen, Borzestraat 31, 2000 Antwerpen
    Wat hebben barokcomponist Antonio Vivaldi en minimalist Max Richter gemeen? De 4 Jaargetijden! BRYGGEN maakt een reis door de betoverende wereld van Max Richter.

In 2018 violinist Jolente De Maeyer decided to give ‘Het Kamerorkest Brugge’ a new start. This orchestra, founded in 1970 by Patrick Peire under the name Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, was renamed Het Kamerorkest Brugge in 2009. Jolente De Maeyer will start a new chapter with BRYGGEN - Bruges Strings.

 

Not only does the orchestra have nearly 50 years of experience, it is and remains the only professional string orchestra in Belgium that works without a conductor.

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