On Saturday, 6 June 2020, David Ramael will conduct hundreds of students and teachers from Brussels schools. In addition, members of the Belgian National Orchestra will join them on stage at BOZAR. Together they will be performing Schoollopen op straat. This concert serves as the festive closing concert of Cantania. There will be two performances at...
The Belgian National Orchestra takes its inspiration from Leonard Bernstein’s "Young People’s Concerts" to introduce students to classical music. Through interviews with conductors and soloists, David Ramael makes it easier for students to understand what they are about to hear, and opens their ears to music they don’t hear every day.
During this short and powerful concert, David Ramael analyzes various instrument groups and discusses the individuality of each instrument and his tone in the orchestra. Through music fragments of well-known and less-known orchestras, the Belgian National Orchestra builds the excitement into a fantastic climax. Big screen projections zoom in on...