Concert

29 June 2026, 19:00
State Opera Varna, Stage Filial

Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, Belgium

Concertmaster: Jean-Frédéric Molard
Soloist: Patrick Duer - piano

Programme:

• Patrick Dewar- Piano Concerto for Strings, Op. 47 “Joined Hands” - Premiere
• César Franck - Prélude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 18, FWV 30 – arranged by Patrick Dewer
• Guillaume Lekeu - Adagio for Strings
• Franz Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”

Under the honorary patronage of H.E. Mr. Paul Lambert - Ambassador of Belgium to Bulgaria.

The Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, founded in 1958 and based in Mons, tours internationally and accompanies the semifinalists of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. In Varna, the orchestra will perform under the direction of its concertmaster Jean-Frédéric Molard with pianist and composer Patrick Dewer as soloist, who will present his new Piano Concerto for Strings written for the anniversary of the Varna Summer Festival. The programme also includes Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” and César Franck’s Prélude, Fugue and Variation arranged by Duer.

Tickets
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