Our young talents have arrived from all over the world, representing countries as far away as Chile, Argentina, Japan, China, South Korea, the USA, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and many more. For many of them, it is their very first visit to Belgium, so an excursion to Brussels was a must to discover our beautiful capital. By coincidence, the visit took place on July 21st, Belgium's National Day, making the experience even more memorable. 🇧🇪 And what better way to get

Never an easy task: fitting 100 people into one photo… 🙂📸 This time, we wanted to give the historic Monastery bells—installed on the school grounds a few years ago—the spotlight they deserve. So we decided to gather everyone around them for this year's group photo. Making it happen took quite a bit of planning… including something that might have seemed a little unusual: measuring everyone's height! 😄 But as you can see, it was well worth the effort. A wonderful keep

Monday, July 20, began with our first orchestra rehearsal, followed by chamber music and solo lessons and more rehearsals. A full first day filled with inspiring musical encounters and discoveries. The day concluded with a marvelous performance by the world-renowned piano duo, the Jussen Brothers, who captivated the audience with works by Mozart, Schumann, Ravel, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff. What a wonderful way to open the 28th edition of the festival! Tonight, we're off on