Highlights
OPEN CALL: The Warmest Night of Talent 2025
On Friday, December 5 at 7:00 PM, the Saint Peter and Paul Church in Mechelen will open its doors to welcome musical talent for the third edition of The Warmest Night of Talent, a project by Festival of Flanders Mechelen. A maximum of four ensembles will be given a stage and the necessary support to share their musical story.
Applicacnts can submit their proposal by November 1, 2025 via email to mechelen@festival.be.
Musical journalism with Resonate Productions on November 4 in nona
Nothing Bigger Than Humanity invites you to feel what it means to be human in today’s world. In this gathering, we revisit recent world history* from four continents, told by millennials who witnessed it first hand as children. An absurd war, an industrial tragedy, a mobilisation of musicians and an all-encompassing social experiment.
Aftermovie LUNALIA Opening Concert: The dream of Hildegard
Enjoy a throwback in the aftermovie of the LUNALIA Opening Concert The Dream of Hildegard!
Madoka Nakamaru, Aki Sato, Noriko Yakushiji, Susanna, Jessica Sligter, Laura-Marie Rueslåtten and Maja Jantar take you through a musical moon ritual. With thanks to the Royal Carillon School Mechelen, church factory O.-L.-V.-over-the-Dijlekerk and Klara.
Welcome Mathias Coppens
Since September 1st, we have welcomed Mathias Coppens as the new director of the Festival of Flanders Mechelen/Kempen. He takes over the helm from Jelle Dierickx, who has embarked on a new challenge as artistic director of Musikkultur Rheinsberg in Germany.
Mathias is a pianist, composer, and a true bridge-builder between contemporary music, music theatre, and cross-over projects. His work has been performed by, among others, Brussels Philharmonic, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, Asko|Schönberg, I SOLISTI, Bl!ndman, and internationally by the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the English National Ballet. He is also co-founder and co-artistic director of deCompagnie and teaches composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp.
We are very much looking forward to shaping the future of the festival together with Mathias! The first stop is the autumn festival MUSICA DIVINA. From September 18 to October 4, heavenly and healing music will resonate throughout the Kempen. Book the last tickets at www.musica-divina.be
