{{Notability, date=June 2020 Founded in 1989, Ars Musica is an annual Contemporary_classical_music, contemporary music international festival that takes place in Brussels during several weeks, usually in March. Nowadays, Ars musica is one of the biggest world festival for contemporary music. Famous composers were all present: from György Ligeti, Ligeti to Karlheinz Stockhausen, Stockhausen, from Helmut Lachenmann, Lachenmann to Rupert Huber, Huber, from Pierre Boulez, Boulez to Luciano Berio, Berio.

World premieres

Based on a theme, the programming of the festival presents an inventory of musical creation in relation to its Belgian, European and overseas partners. Several concerts per day have permitted to cover about 700 composers in 20 years of existence, on the average 35 new composers every year. The catalogue of works performed is approximately one hundred concerts per session.

External links

Official Website
Music festivals in Belgium Contemporary classical music festivals Spring (season) events in Belgium