'Vienna - A New Era': Webern, Schönberg and Zemlinsky in concert at the Bozar in Brussels
Photo: allpaintingstore.com La Monnaie at Bozar in Brussels, Sunday October 25 2026 Conductor: Alain Altinoglu. Soprano: Maria Bengtsson. Baritone: Johan Reuter. Anton Webern: Passacaglia für Orchester , op.1 (1908) Arnold Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht (für Streichorchester), op.4 (1899/1917) Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie in sieben Gesängen, nach Gedichten von Rabindranath Tagore , op.18 (1923) It shouldn't take more than a week to write up a concert. But after more than two months away at a gentler pace, coming back to Paris (this year in the thick of the annual art fairs, and against a background of violent social unrest) always requires some readjustment. Putting the clocks back an hour doesn't help. And in this case, I've been blocked by simply not knowing what to write. Once you've stated that everything was just... right, what more can you add? As I was still away in September, I missed Gounod's Roméo et Juliette . According to fellow subscriber...