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Brecht Valckenaers

Screams of Despair - Concert 1

Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, Galina Oestvolskaja
+ Part of Festival Themadag Screams of Despair

In this solo recital, Festival artist in residence Brecht Valcke­naers will take several of Shostakovich’s preludes and fugues, letting them clash with piano music by Ustvolskaya. Shostakovich was primarily inspired by Bach’s lyricism and intricate counterpoint, while Ustvolskaya treats the piano mainly as a percussion instrument. She shows no mercy in making the pianist hammer away, like a prisoner pounding the cell wall. Brecht showed himself to be an extremely refined pianist at his festival debut last year. The clarity of his playing and his immense talent for sound colour are iron-clad guarantees that this recital will be a similarly intense experience.

Co-production 30CC

Sun 12 Oct · 14:00

Programme

13:15

INTRO

Elias Van Dyck on Oestvolskaja (Dutch only)

14:00

CONCERT

Sjostakovitsj: 24 Preludes en Fuga’s, op. 87 (selection)

Oestvolskaja: Sonate nr. 5, Preludes

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Brecht Valckenaers

Brecht Valckenaers (°2000, Leuven) is a versatile pianist and composer who combines his love of classical and contemporary repertoire with his own compositions and improvisation. He is driven by a desire to constantly explore and push his musical boundaries. After a celebrated passage at Festival 20·21 in 2024 with his project Ex Nihilo, Valckenaers will be Festivalartist-in-Residence there in the coming editions. Ex Nihilo will be released as an album by Evil Penguin Classic in spring 2026.

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Rang 1 € 25 - Rang 2 € 23 

Screams of Despair - Concert 1 Sun 12 Oct 2025 · 14:00
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Venue

30CC/Schouwburg

Bondgenotenlaan 21
3000 Leuven

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