Royal orchestra of room of Wallonia

The royal Orchestre of room of Wallonia is oldest Belgian Chamber orchestra

History

Founded in 1958 - under another name - by the violonist Lola Bobesco, the royal Orchestra of Room of Wallonia was then entrusted to the direction of violonist-chiefs such Philippe Hirschhorn, Jean-Pierre Wallez, Georges Octors and, since 2003, Augustin Dumay. The orchestra, become a regular accomplice of the International Musical Contest Queen Elizabeth of Belgium at the time of the semi-finals, accompanied by the considered soloists, instrumentalists or singers, of which Jose Van Damm, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Mischa Maïsky, Arthur Grumiaux, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Paul Tortelier, Philippe Hirschhorn, Janos Starker, Aldo Ciccolini, Maria João Pires, Frank Braley,…

In addition to its many services in Belgium, in particular in Wallonia - in particular with Mons where it established its residence - and with Brussels (Palais of the Art schools), the unit occurred in famous rooms and within the framework of festivals considered like the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, the Théâtre of the Fields-Élysées to Paris, the Insane Day of Nantes, the Festival of Chin, like in various cultural capitals such Lisbon, Bilbao, Tokyo, etc It recently occurred (October 2006), with Beijing.

External bonds

Official site

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