about flanders festival

The Festival of Flanders has been encouraging young and old alike to enjoy classical music for more than half a century. The organisation also contributes to Flanders’ cultural influence by supporting young, Flemish artists and being at the forefront of innovative trends.

classical music festivals in flanders and brussels

Eight festivals with an international flavour (in Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Courtrai, Limburg, Mechelen and Flemish-Brabant) are developing their own activities in their own individual ways. They will cover the complete classical repertoire from the Middle Ages to the present day, with regional accents, and with detours into non-Western music.

Altogether, the Festival of Flanders involves more than 550 performances and educational projects every year, in at least 80 different towns, cities and municipalities: a significant boost for the arts, tourism and economy. This exceptionally rich offering is appreciated by visitors from this country and abroad.

The eight Festivals of Flanders form part of the Festival of Flanders partnership. Philippe Vlerick is the chair of this umbrella organisation.

Would you like to know more about the history of the Festival of Flanders? In 2018, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Festival of Flanders partnership, Francis Maes and Katia Segers wrote the retrospective Het Festival van Vlaanderen als actor in cultuur.

festival of flanders brussels

Festival of Flanders International Brussels-Europe (abbreviated: Festival of Flanders Brussels) is one of the eight festival organisations in the Festival of Flanders partnership. Based in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, this organisation also focuses on the international and European context.

Since 2004, Festival of Flanders Brussels has been the organiser of Klarafestival, Belgium’s largest classical music festival. The Walden Festival takes place for the first time in the summer of 2021 and will be an adventurous summer festival for young and old alike.

directors & team

chain of board of directors

Jan Raes

intendant

Joost Fonteyne

board of directors

Isabelle Blomme, Alex Brabers, Jan Briers, Greet Claes, Deborah D'Hauwer, Jan Danckaert, Liesbeth De Ridder, Olivier Goris, Koen Maerevoet, Pieter Marx, Willem Van de Voorde, Werner Van Lembergen, Laura Van Waeyenberge

general assembly members

all directors, Tom Auwers, Bart Becks, Pieter Bevernage, Wim Bossens, Adelheid Byttebier, Johan Cattersel, Hanne Decoutere, Filiep Deforche, Philip De Hulsters, Kristine De Mulder, Sophie Detremmerie, Hans D'hondt, Erik Dralans, Kaat Exterbille, Koen Geens, Jef Jonckheere, Dirk Lybaert, Ine Mariën, Pieter Marx, Tony Mary, Frank Meysman, Christophe Nottebaert, Ibrahim Ouassari, Marc Ramault, Axel Roseeuw, Patrick Simons, Anne Soenen, Dirk Sterckx, Chris Van Olmen, Arlette Verkruyssen, Michel Vermaerke (honorary chairman), Lode Willems