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50 years of the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

sun 25 sep 2016

Cassandra van Agt follows her series about The Real Chopin with a new series that starts on Tuesday 27 September 19:00-20:00 CET.

In 2010, the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated their 50th anniversary. The orchestra was founded by the director of the Royal Conservatory of Liège: Fernand Quinet. He was also the first principal conductor of the orchestra.

Cassandra van Agt, who specialises in the little-known, chanced upon this orchestra and decided to make a 20-part series featuring their recordings over this period of 50 years.

The focus in on music by composers from Wallonia, the home of the orchestra.