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Chamber music: Wagner and Enescu

Musicians of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
Sun 14.06.2026 – 15:00
AMUZ, Antwerpen
From Thu 08.05.25 – 00:10
Sun 14.06.26
15:00
From Thu 08.05.25 – 00:10

Richard Wagner’s music dramas take centre stage this season, but his music for small ensembles is equally captivating. Siegfried Idyll, featuring birdsong and a lullaby, was a tender birthday gift to his wife Cosima, free from the weight of his grand operas, though its themes later appeared in Der Ring. George Enescu’s lushly harmonic Octet showcases the rarely used combination of eight strings, blending the power of a larger ensemble with the intimacy of chamber music. Together, these works reveal a different, lighter side to the late Romantic tradition.

Part of

Programme

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, for string quintet

Enescu Octet, opus 7

Lisanne Soeterbroek

violin

Christophe Mourguiart

violin

Nana Hiraide

violin

Minori Yamato

violin

Di Wu

viola

Dino Dragovic

viola

Raphael Bell

cello

Dieter Schützhoff

cello