PianoFEST.
Welcome on the website of PianoFest Sint-Niklaas, held from 15 till 17 March 2019.
This festival combines masterclasses for young talented pianists with concerts of nationally and internationally renowned artists, all this for very attractive prices.
This year PianoFest invites no less then 2 times a first prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, as well as many laureates of that same competition. Artist of the year in France Bruno Philippe, master pianist Mi-Joo Lee from South-Korea, the 4 musical brothers Van de Velde and many other musicians from over 20 different countries.
The last day of this 3-day festival will be a huge event: several pianoconcerti will be performed and at the end the rarely performed concerto for 4 pianos and orchestra will conclude the festival.
All information regarding the festival, including the link to the box office, can be found on this website.
We hope to meet you then!
Practical Information.
Venues .
Stadschouwburg
Evening concerts
Address : Paul Snoekstraat 1, 9100 Sint-Niklaas
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Phone : +32 3 778 33 66
De Salons
Afternoon Concerts
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Address: Stationsstraat 85,
9100 - Sint-Niklaas
Phone: +32 3 778 34 60
tickets .
Sunday 17th of March, 7 pm, Stadsschouwburg
An unique concert with 4 grand pianos on stage and a professional orchestra!
The 4 musical brothers Van de Velde will return to their homecity to share the stage with soloists Amélie Dendal (India/België), Hugh Desmond (USA), Madelene Berg (Noorwegen) en Roeland Henkens.
Tickets Deals .
Festival Pass
Unlimited access to all PianoFest activities​
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Concert of Yuzuko Horigome, Bruno Philippe, Yannick Van de Velde & Nicolas Dupont
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Concert Belgische componisten met Erik Desimpelaere & Annelies Buyens
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Concert Mi-Joo Lee
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Concert Young Talents of the PianoFest Masterclass
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Concert "PianoFolia met Orkest"
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Masterclasses
Bernd Goetzke
Klaus Hellwig
Mi-Joo Lee
Vitaly Samoshko
Jozef De Beenhouwer -
Introductions to the Evening Concerts
Day Pass
Not available on Friday
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Saturday:​
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Concert Belgian composers, artists: Erik Desimpelaere & Annelies Buyens
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Concert Mi-Joo Lee
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Masterclasses
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Introduction to the Evening Concert
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Sunday:​
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Concert Young Talents of the PianoFest Masterclass
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Concert "PianoFolia met Orkest"
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Masterclasses
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(on Sunday there will be no introduction to the Evening Concert)
Prices .
students <26 years
Festival Pass :
37€
Day Pass :
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18€
Evening Concerts :
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14€
Afternoon Concerts :
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8€
65+/ abo CC
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Festival Pass :
49€
Day Pass :
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24€
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Evening Concerts :
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18€
Afternoon Concerts :
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12€
Adults
Festival Pass :
55€
Day Pass :
28€
Evening Concerts :
20€
Afternoon Concerts :
12€
NB: entrance to the Masterclasses & Concert Introductions are free of charge
Hotel in Sint-Niklaas .
PianoFest is spreaded on 3 full days
and features more than 10 activities!
To enjoy our festival on site, we made a interesting deal with Hotel Ibis where you can stay at a discount rate!
For more information, feel fre to contact us.
Ibis Hotel
Sint-Niklaas Centrum
Address : Hemelaerstraat 2, 9100 - Sint-Niklaas
Phone : +32 3 231 31 41
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