50e Concert de Gala SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde: Symphonie fantastique

Thu, Dec 3, 2026 at 7:30pm

About this event

«To love at all is to be vulnerable.
Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken.» Cautionary words from C. S. Lewis, with whom Hector Berlioz would no doubt agree. In his early twenties, the composer discovered that love can be passionate and tender; yet it can also be destructive and all-consuming. Symphonie fantastique was inspired by an actress with whom he had fallen head over heels in love. From frenzied passion and «volcanic» joy to the stuff of nightmares: jealousy, murder and the supernatural – Berlioz cleverly weaves the main musical idea throughout this fantastical tale.
Charity concert organised by SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde a.s.b.l.
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The music: Robert Schumann: Cellokonzert; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (Fantastische Symphonie)
The artists: Luxembourg Philharmonic; Andrew Manze (conductor); Ettore Pagano (Cello (winner of the Concours Musical international Reine Elisabeth de Belgique))

Summary

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This charity gala concert marks the 50th edition of a fundraising event supporting SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde. The symphonic program features Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto and Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, performed by the Luxembourg Philharmonic under conductor Andrew Manze with cellist Ettore Pagano, winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition. The 130-minute performance takes place at the Grand Auditorium, beginning at 19:30.