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Traces Festival

Chamber music festival in Brussels
🔸concerts
🔸recordings
🔸championing forgotten repertoire
🔸 supporting young talents.

Artistic direction: Philippe Graffin & Karski Quartet

10/03/2026

1 “ La Folia”

Thank you Karski Quartet and Raphael Feye for a beautiful and passionate performance of the two Cd premieres, B&B - Bacewicz and Boccherini ❤️

📸 Filip Verpoest

05/03/2026

Traces Festival 2026,

„HISTOIRES SANS PAROLES”
7.03, 14:30 MUSÉE DES INTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE
RUE MONTAGNE DE LA COUR 2, 1000 BRUXELLES

Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Suite from Much Ado about Nothing op. 11
Igor Stravinsky - Divertimento from The fairy’s kiss arr. Dushkin / Stravinsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Nathan Milstein - Maria’s Aria from Mazeppa
Darius Milhaud - Le bœuf sur le toit - Cinéma-Fantaisie (original version for violin and piano), Music for an imaginary Charlie Chaplin movie

Artists: Philippe Graffin, Marisa Gupta
🎟️Tickets/info in bio!

24/02/2026

We are thrilled to invite you for this beautiful concert of TRACES FESTIVAL 2026:

« UN RENDEZ-VOUS »

⏰6.03, 20:00
📍ATELIER MARCEL HASTIR
RUE DU COMMERCE 51, 1000 BRUXELLES

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven - Clarinet trio op. 11
Reinhold Gliere - 2 pieces for obœ and piano op. 35 no 3,4
Jean-Paul Dessy - Ten Tiny Variations on a Teeny Theme for piano solo,
Jean-Paul Dessy-Isaïe for cello solo
Arnold Schœnberg - Ein Stelldichein for obœ, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Artists: Khrystyna Korchynska, Rostyslav Kucher, Natalia Kotarba, Alexandre Debrus, Gauvain de Morant, Jean-Paul Dessy

🎟️ Tickets/Info in bio

See you there 🙌😍

20/02/2026

TRACES FESTIVAL 2026 vous invite à une matinée musicale magique au magnifique Musée des Instruments de Musique à Bruxelles 🎶

⏰ SAMEDI 7 MARS | 11:00
📍 MIM Bruxelles
🎟️ Billets / infos dans la bio

Retrouvez Babar de Francis Poulenc, le tendre Ferdinand d’Alan Ridout et la chaleureuse Soupe de pierres de Joël Hoffman - un voyage plein d’imagination, d’humour et de belle musique.

Artistes :
Marisa Gupta - piano
Philippe Graffin - violon
Jean-Philippe Altenloh - récitant

Venez avec vos enfants, vos amis et toute la famille ❤️

19/02/2026

ProMotion Department in action 🤩 doesn’t need much just coffee ☕️☕️☕️ and everything moves on 🥳

TRACES FESTIVAL 206 „ for brighter times”

4.03, 12:25 MIM Brussels
6.03, 20:00 Atelier Marcel Hastir
7.03, 11:00 & 14:30 MIM Brussels

Philippe Graffin, Karski Quartet, Marisa Gupta, Raphael Feye, Alexandre Debrus, Gauvain de Morant, Khrystyna Korchynska, Rostyslav Kucher, Jean Paul Dessy, Jean Philippe Altenloh

🎟️ tickets/info in bio
Www.tracesfestival.org

16/02/2026

4.03, 12:15 MIM Bxl!

We are so excited to invite you for a lunch concert with this two amazing composers!

GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ - String quartet no. 4
LUIGI BOCCHERINI - String quintets: op. 40/1 „Folias de España”, op.51/1 (World premiere)

☕️+ Post-concert croissants & coffee

🎟️Tickets/Info in bio!

Artists: Karski Quartet, Raphaël Feye

Grażyna Bacewicz’s String Quartet No. 4 (1951) is a masterclass in resilience. Written in the aftermath of World War II, the quartet balances neoclassical clarity with a deeply personal voice - lyrical melodies weave together with lively rhythms, evoking both introspection and hope. Bacewicz, a virtuoso violinist herself, infuses the work with a sense of forward motion, as if each phrase reaches toward a brighter horizon.

Boccherini’s quintets are treasures of the chamber repertoire, each with its own unique charm. Op. 40/1 in A major, “Folias de España”, is a celebration of Spanish tradition, with its Minuet’s Trio section built on the legendary folia - a hypnotic, repeating harmonic sequence that has inspired composers for centuries. The work’s playful elegance reflects Boccherini’s mastery of blending Italian grace with Iberian flair.

Op. 51/1 in E-flat major is equally distinctive, showcasing Boccherini’s gift for lyrical warmth and conversational interplay. The quintet’s rich textures, with two cellos weaving in close harmony, create a sense of intimacy and depth.

See you there 💚

chambermusic

14/02/2026

☀️ TRACES FESTIVAL 2026
"FOR BRIGHTER TIMES"

There’s no need to speak of the troubled world we live in. This edition offers only a few concerts of music born in dark times, yet music that refuses to let hope fade.

COME.
Listen to Francis Poulenc’s L’Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant, written in 1939 as N**i troops marched along the Champs-Élysées.

COME.
Hear Grażyna Bacewicz’s string quartet, whose music survived in secret and defiance in underground concerts in wartime Warsaw.

STAEP QUIETLY OR NOT - into the atelier of resistance painter Marcel Hastir for a première like no other.

At the MIM, JOIN ME and pianist Marisa Gupta for a recital of music that brings to life tales from Shakespeare to Charlie Chaplin.

COME.
Join us for these few concerts, moments where time pauses, in the hope that we might move, indeed, toward brighter times.

PHILIPPE GRAFFIN, FEBRUARY 2026

Tickets/Info
https://www.tracesfestival.org/festival-2026/

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Brussels

Website

https://www.tracesfestival.org/festival-2026/

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