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B'Rock

B'Rock


B'Rock was founded in 2005 by harpsichordist Frank Agsteribbe, and double bass player Tom Devaere in Ghent. An internationally composed ensemble, with a stable core of about twenty young musicians, it operates without a chief conductor or artistic director. Instead leading soloists and conductors are called on, such as Richard Egarr, Skip Sempé, Gary Cooper, Eduardo López Banzo, Philippe Jaroussky, Alfredo Bernardini, or Vittorio Ghielmi. Frank Agsteribbe, too, regularly wields the baton. B'Rock opts for a performanceoriented and style-conscious presentation of early music, with expression and intensity as core values. In its choice of programmes B'Rock combines staple repertoire from the baroque period with lesser-known works from the 17th and 18th century. Besides the orchestra is dedicated to the performance and creation of contemporary music that is compatible with its period instruments.  Opera and adventurous music theatre, too, are an important part of the artistic activities.

B'Rock is very much present at Flemish venues as well as abroad: the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, The Early Music Festival Utrecht, the Royal Wigmore Hall in London, De Doelen in Rotterdam, and the Tage alter Musik in Berlin and Regensburg.


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