Orchestra
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
Belgian orchestra, established in 1955
- From
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Since
- 1955–present
- Releases
- 47
- classical
About
The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra is a Belgian symphony orchestra based in Antwerp, with the Queen Elisabeth Hall as its principal concert venue. The orchestra performs in a number of venues in various cities in Belgium:
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Antwerp: Queen Elisabeth Hall, Cathedral of Our Lady
Brussels: Paleis voor Schone Kunsten (Centre for Fine Arts)
Bruges: Concertgebouw, Bruges
Ghent: Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent
The orchestra operates under the auspices of the government of Flanders. The orchestra previously had the following names:
De Philharmonie (1955–1983)
De Philharmonie van Vlaanderen (1983–1985)
Koninklijk Filharmonisch Orkest van Vlaanderen (1985–2002)
Koninklijke Filharmonie van Vlaanderen / Royal Flemish Philharmonic (deFilharmonie; 2002–2017)
Members
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Eva Zylka violin
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Nestor Janssens clarinet
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Krzysztof Kubala violin, viola
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Wiesław Chorosiński viola
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Eric Baeten violin
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Frédéric Van Hille violin
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Yuko Kimura violin
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Oliver Engels bassoon
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Graziano Moretto bassoon
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Alain de Rudder trumpet
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Dieter Schützhoff cello
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Luc Van Gorp trumpet
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Aldo Baerten flute
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Yutaka Oya celesta, piano
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Steven Verhaert trumpet
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Dimitri Mestdag cor anglais
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Christian Vander Borght double bass
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Eric Speller oboe
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Julita Fasseva double bass
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Olivier Robe cello
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Sébastien Vanlerberghe cor anglais, oboe
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Eliz Erkalp horn
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Christophe Pochet violin
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平出七菜 violin
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Peter Verhoyen flute, piccolo
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Ilse Pasmans violin
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Ayako Ochi viola
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Pieterjan Vranckx percussion
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Roel Avonds trombone, bass trombone
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Michaela Buzkova horn
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Benjamin Dieltjens clarinet
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Sander Geerts viola
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Miki Tsunoda violin
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Bernd van Echelpoel tuba
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Claire Lechien violin
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Natalia Tessak violin
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Edith Van Dyck flute
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Benoît Viratelle bass clarinet
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Maartje Van Eggelen violin
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Maria Mudrova cello
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Raphael Bell cello
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Marija Krumes viola
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Diego Liberati cello
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Jaroslaw Mroz double bass
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Nele Delafonteyne clarinet
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Charlène Deschamps flute
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Jaume Santonja percussion
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Māra Miķelsone violin
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Orsolya Horváth violin
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Lisanne Soeterbroek violin
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Dino Dragović viola
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Di Wu violin
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Linde Verjans violin
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Kirsten Andersen cello
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Russalina Arnaudova violin
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Ioan Baranga double bass
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Birgit Barrea cello
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Louis Baumann oboe
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Piet Van Bockstal oboe
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Tadeusz Bohuszewicz double bass
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Gudrun Bourel flute
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Samia Bousbaïne harp
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Hekuran Bruci double bass
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Johannes Burghoff cello
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Kristien Ceuppens oboe
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Koen Cools horn
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Ludo Cools percussion
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Marlon Dek cello
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Peter Despiegelaere violin
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Guido Van Dooren violin
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Ben Faes double bass
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Rajmund Glowczynski viola
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Tobias Knobloch bassoon
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Krysztof Kubula viola
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Lisbeth Lannie viola
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Bart Lemmens violin
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Sihong Liang violin
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Peter Manouilov violin
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Christina de Mey cello
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Ria Moortgat clarinet
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Florian Peelman viola
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David Perry violin
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Morris Powell horn
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Françoise Queguiner violin
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Tom Raes percussion
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Roger Regter cello
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Tamas Sandor violin
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Tatjana Scheck violin
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Arno Schipdam trombone
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Cristina Scripcariu violin
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Kio Seiler violin
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Lydia Seymortier violin
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Annie Soukiassian violin
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Ioannis Stratakis viola
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Mieczyslaw Szynal cello
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Esther Torrenga cello
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Jeremiusz Trzaska double bass
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Floris Uytterhoeven violin
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Marjolijn Van der Jeught violin
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Herlinde Verheyden cello
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Marc Vossen cello
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Krystyna Bohacz violin
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Koen De Bruyne piano
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Leo De Neve viola
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Greet Gils cello
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Victor Gochoul violin
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Pawel Krymer viola
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Wim Lauwaert violin
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Didier Poskin cello
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Josef Ratajczak bassoon
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Willy Soenen trumpet
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Kirsten Uytterhoeven violin
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Armand Van de Velde violin
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Dirk Verelst violin
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Theo Mertens trumpet
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Ernest Maes horn
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Michaël Scheck oboe
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Bernadette Hanoulle violin
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Bernard Versavel trombone
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Jack Ooms violin
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Gaston Coppye horn
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Jan De Maeyer oboe
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Johnny Grossard flute
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Miel Pieters violin
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Bruno Verrept bassoon
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Dimitri Ivanov violin
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Benny Wiame trumpet
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Francis Pollet bassoon
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Frank Vanhove flute
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Johan Van Neste horn
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Luc De Vleeschhouwer trombone
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Luc Gysbregts viola
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Aykut Dursen double bass
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Wolfgang Heiremans violin
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Koen Wilmaers timpani
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Karel Schoofs oboe
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Ingrid Ceuppens viola
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Mircea Călin violin
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Mark Reynolds tuba
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Dirk Herten piano
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Lode Leire double bass
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Peter Swaan viola
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Barbara Giepner viola
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Céline Flamen cello
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Camille Joubert violin
Discography
Albums
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Johannes Brahms: Tragic Ouverture, op. 81 / Louis Marischal: Four Pictures of the West, op. 18 / Georges Bizet: Parts of “Carmen Suite” / Julius Fucik: The growler Grumbler / Morton Gould: Guaracha (from “Latin-American-Symphonietta”)
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George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F / Aaron Copland: Billy The Kid
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Symphony no. 4 "Romantic"
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Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, "Romantic"
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Symphony in D minor / Prélude, Choral et Fugue
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Symphony in G / Violin Concerto / Dahomeyan Rhapsody
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Symphony No. 2 / Viola Concerto / Ouverture Concertante / Arabesque and Scherzo for Flute and Orchestra
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Piano Concerto / Flute Concerto
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Lekeu / Blockx / De Boeck
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Classic Masters: Sinfonia no. 2 / Suite Pelléas et Mélisande op. 46
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Dangerous Liaison
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Symphonies nos. 5 & 8
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Symphonies nos. 1 & 3
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Homerische symfonie / Morgenstemming / Mythe der lente
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Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6
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Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
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The Piano Concertos / Rondo Brilliant, Op. 29
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The Romantic Violin Concerto, Volume 8: Violin Concerto no. 4, op. 31 / Violin Concerto no. 5, op. 37 / Fantasia appassionata, op. 35
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Monumentum / Mass / Symphonie de Psaumes / Choral-Variationen
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Symphony no. 9 in C “The Great”
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Symphonies nos. 4 & 7
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Symphony no. 6 “The Little” / Symphony no. 7 (8) “Die Unvollendete”
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The Romantic Violin Concerto, Volume 12: Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 10 / Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 19 / Greeting to America, op. 56
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Tejas & Other Orchestral Works
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Symphony no. 8
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Het Rarebeestencarnaval
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Stabat Mater
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Symphony no. 1
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Serenade / Excelsior! / Interlude from "The Song"
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Requiem
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Vieuxtemps: Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 46 / Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 50 / Ysaÿe: Méditation, op. 16 / Sérénade, op. 22
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Jongen: Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 17 / Adagio symphonique in B major, op. 20 / Fantasia in E major, op. 12 / Lazzari: Rapsodie in E minor
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Threni / Requiem Canticles
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Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 & 4
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Symphonies nos. 2 & 5
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Cello Concerto / Piano Quintet
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Dvořák: Violin Concerto / Suk: Fantasy / Love Song
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Symphony no. 2 / Music to ”Ett drömspel”
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Trombone Concerto / Trumpet Concerto
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Double & Triple Concertos
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Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
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All These Lighted Things
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Also known as
Antwerpse Philharmonie · De Philharmonie van Antwerpen · Filharmonisch Orkest van Vlaanderen · Koninklijk Philharmonisch Orkest van Vlaanderen · Koninklijke Filharmonie van Vlaanderen · Koninklijke Philharmonisch Orkest van Vlaanderen · Philharmonie van Antwerpen · Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra · Royal Flemish Philharmonic · Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra · deFilharmonie
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- belgian orchestra
- symphony orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- e40c9f67-de04-49a2-9fa1-3f0770da7a33
- ISNI
- 0000000470457161
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