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THE TRAILER OF LUNALIA 2026
Get into the festive spirit with the LUNALIA trailer. Designed by Emilie Lauwers, with music by SONICO!
Discover the programme of LUNALIA 2026
Buy tickets for LUNALIA now! From April 25 to May 10, 2026, you can once again enjoy timeless music with the power of the full moon in Mechelen. Nobel Prize winner Octavio Paz writes: “The red erotic flame carries and elevates another flame, blue and trembling: that of love.” Lunalia celebrates that fiery vitality under the festival motto Glow. Flames as primal force and cosmic vibration, but also as connecting warmth. With Accademia del Piacere, Peteris Vasks, Musica Temprana, Bel Ayre Quartet, Vlaams Radiokoor, Tutu Puoane, Lyyra, and many more.
Ensemble in residence: Accademia del Piacere
In 2026, Lunalia will be set ablaze by fiery sounds, and what better ensemble in residence to keep that flame alive than Accademia del Piacere? This groundbreaking Spanish company is considered a pioneer of historic music in Europe. Their innovative projects and the strong artistic personality of their director, Fahmi Alqhai, have shaped Accademia del Piacere into an ensemble that infuses old traditions with a contemporary spirit. At Lunalia, they will perform four concerts, starting with the opening concert ‘Spain on Fire’ that will immediately set you aflame. ‘L’Ange et le Diable’ asks whether all that passion is actually good for people. Get your breath back in ‘A Piacere’ before the flames get out of hand again in ‘Dialogos’, the closing concert with flamenco dancer Ana Morales and flamenco singer Alba Carmona.
Solo recital by Fahmi Alqhai on 27 April
Fahmi Alqhai proves that the moon can fuel the fire with his recital A Piacere. In the moonlight, the tranquil passion of the viola da gamba comes to life. Spanish, German and French masters are effortlessly connected with Fahmi's arrangement of Joe Satriani's Always with Me, Always with You. Old and new, rock and baroque merge surprisingly tastefully in his hands. Buy your tickets now!
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