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The history of FESTIVAL MOZART

Nearly 180 concerts & 130 guest musicians since 1996

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Created in 1996 with the support of the Municipality of Waterloo, Festival Mozart is a residency festival, a rare and unique concept in Belgium.​ A remarkable number of international artists stay in residence in Waterloo throughout the Festival, sharing meals, rehearsals and the stage at almost every concert.

 

The founders of the Festival, who also served as its Artistic Directors from 1996 to 2008, are pianist Dalia Ouziel, violinist Jerrold Rubenstein and violist Vladimir Mendelssohn.

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Since 2009, the artistic direction has been led by violinist, violist and pianist Daniel Rubenstein.

Since 2012, the Festival has expanded its activities by introducing individual Masterclasses open to young musicians, as well as a Young Artists Program, which selects promising young musicians to perform in ensembles alongside the Festival musicians. Exhibitions have also become part of the Festival, making it not only a major musical event, but also a place for artistic and cultural encounters.

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In 2023, Festival Mozart presented its first edition in Japan, in Waterloo’s twin city of Nagakute, at the invitation of the municipality and the Nagakute Cultural Centre, as well as in Yokohama and Tokyo under the auspices of the Embassy of Belgium.

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Musicians who have participated in Festival Mozart since 1995

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listed by instrument and first name

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PIANO

Abdel-Rahman El Bacha

Alexander Paley —

Arnon Erez 

André De Groote

Boris Berezofsky

Brigitte Engerer —

Daniel Blumenthal

Dalia Ouziel

David Lively —

Dominique Cornil —

Eliane Reyes —

Emi Shinzato

Emmanuel Strosser —

Frank Braley —

Henri Bonami

Huseyin Sermet —

Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden 

Jeremy Menuhin —

Johan Schmidt —

Keiko Nagahama

Laura Mikkola —

Laurent Martin —

Marianne Rubenstein —

Muhiddin Dürrüoglu —

Orit Ouziel —

Pascal Sigrist —

Peter Frankl —

Roberte Mamou

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VIOLIN

Alexeï Moshkov —

Alyssa Margulis 

Andrew Hardy 

Charles Wieder —

Christoph Schickedanz

Constantin Bogdanas —

Daniel Rowland

Daniel Rubenstein

Florin Szigeti —

Gil Sharon —

Gordan Nikolitch 

Hagaï Shaham —

Jerrold Rubenstein —

Liviu Prunaru —

Marc Gothoni

Marina Chiche —

Mihaela Martin —

Mirjam Tschopp

Olivier Charlier

Paul Rosenthal —

Peter Zazofsky

Philippe Koch

Prya Mitchell

Raphael Oleg

Saskia Lethiec —

Sylvia Marcovici

Tatiana Samouil —

Véronique Bogaert 

Yaïr Benaïm

Yoshiko Araï

Yuzuko Horigome

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VIOLA

Daniel Rubenstein —

Marc Sabbah

Raphaël Aubry —

Roland Glassl —

Ron Ephrat —

Thérèse-Marie Gilissen —

Tony Nys

Ulrich Eichenauer

Vlad Bogdanas

Vladimir Mendelssohn

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cello

Alexander Dmitriev —

David Cohen —

Didier Poskin 

Dorel Fodoreanu

Franz Helmerson —

Herre-Jan Stegenga

Hillel Zori —

Justus Grimm —

Luc Dewez

Luis Claret

Marc Coppey —

Marie Hallynck —

Maya Bogdanovic

Micha Haran —

Michel Strauss

Mirel Iancovici —

Seppo Kimanen

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double bass

Christian Vanderborght

Dimitar Ivanov —

Gergana Terzlyska —

Koenraad Hofman —

Makoto Higuchi

Micha Haran —

Wolfgang Güttler

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CLARINET

Darko Brlek

Jean-Luc Votano

Michel Lethiec —

Pascal Moraguès

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FLUTE

Marc Grauwels —

Nozomi Kanda —

Philipe Bernold

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BASSoON

Etienne Bouldreaut —

Francis Pollet

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oboe

Joris Van Den Hauwe

Sylvain Cremers

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horn

Francis Orval

Ivo Haderman —

Jean-Pierre Dassonville

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HARP

Ingrid Procureur —

Susanna Mildonian

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cembalo

Malaika Colard

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GLASS-HARMONICA

Thomas Bloch

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SINGERS

Clotilde Van Dieren

Dinah Bryan —

Jeanette Thompson —

José Van Dam —

Lena Hoel

Ludovic de San —

Marie-Nicole Lemieux

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ACTORS

Alain Carré

Mareike Schnitker

Pierre Byland

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With the participation of

 

Alexandre Debrus cello

Caridad Galindo —piano

Martine Visée piano

—Nadine Delsaux piano—

Nathalie Houtmann —recorder

Ronald Van Spaendonck —clarinet

Tigran Maytesian —violin

Duo Orit & Dalia Ouziel —

Ensemble Mendelssohn —

Quatuor Danel  —

Quatuor Enesco —

Sharon Quartet 

Chœur Florilège – Jacqueline Detroze

Namur Chamber Orchestra - dir. Ayrton Desimpelaere

Les Solistes de Waterloo - dir. Ulysse Waterlot —

Wallonia Royal Chamber Orchestra – Jean-François Chamberlan —

Waterloo Chamber Orchestra – dir. Ulysse Waterlot —​

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and of the

 

YOUNG ARTISTS

Adrien Tyberghein double bass

Alyssia Hondekijn harp

Chihiro Yamamoto violin

Clément Holvoet viola

Frederik Camacho viola

Guillaume Duby violin

Jean-Samuel Bez violin

Kosta Pavosky —clarinet

Laurent Houque violin

Manon Stassen violin

Marta Costa Soares double bass

Nidhal Jebali violin

Sophie Ackermann violin & viola

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