Belgian National Orchestra & Schønwandt

A symphony without a soloist? Béla Bartók answered his critics with his Concerto for Orchestra. Every instrument, every section, has its moment to shine in music that is at once playful and powerful. Rhythm, colour, and vitality alternate in a continuous dialogue full of tension and magic. Written in exile, the piece is no resignation: it radiates resilience, alive and inventive down to the smallest detail. Under the baton of Michael Schønwandt, this masterpiece unfolds as a virtuosic display of collective strength, with the orchestra itself taking center stage. Presenter Thomas Vanderveken guides you humorously and without fuss through Bartók's work during this Symphonic Date, specially designed for those discovering the world of symphonic music for the first time.