17.01.2026 St. Michael & St. Gudula Cathedral Brussels

This collaborative concert brings together Lassenne Vocale, Swara Vocal Ensemble, Serenata Vocale, and the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of David Navarro Turres. The event forms part of a series of celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of Brussels’ Cathedral, uniting diverse vocal and instrumental forces in a shared tribute to this historic landmark.

With the full ensemble, Lassenne Vocale performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Mass in C minor, one of the monumental works of the choral repertoire.
Alongside this great mass, Lassenne Vocale also presents an a cappella work Ave Maria by Michał Ziołkowski, conducted by our conductor Ivan Yohan, offering moments of intimacy and contemporary reflection in contrast to Mozart’s grand sacred vision.

About brussels philharmonic orchestra

The Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (BPhO) was founded in 2002 by Antonio Vilardi, Clare Roberts, and Roger Bausier. Conceived as a training orchestra, it offers young musicians valuable experience performing in a full symphonic ensemble, preparing them for professional careers. Today, the orchestra brings together around 120 musicians from 24 different countries, with 70 to 80 artists typically performing in each concert.

Since its beginnings at the Théâtre Saint-Michel in Etterbeek, the orchestra has made the Royal Conservatory of Brussels its principal home, presenting around ten concerts per season. It also performs regularly at prestigious venues including Bozar, Flagey, Wolubilis, and the Koningin Elisabethzaal in Antwerp, as well as in Bruges, Kortrijk, Namur, Ostend, and abroad.

The repertoire is deliberately diverse, ranging from great symphonic works of the Western tradition to Latin American classics and contemporary compositions. Notable projects have included concerts such as Je m’appelle Jacques Brel, L’homme armé: A Mass for Peace, Three Letters from Sarajevo, Dixit Dominus, and Dona Nobis Pacem.

The orchestra was led for many years by its founding conductor Roger Bausier until his passing in 2012. In January 2014, David Navarro Turres became principal conductor and artistic adviser, continuing the mission of excellence and discovery. Concertmaster Laeticia Cellura regularly performs with the ensemble, also appearing as a soloist in major works such as the Bruch Violin Concerto at Bozar.

Organized under the non-profit association Presto Vivace, the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra is supported by Belgian institutions at both federal and regional levels. With its dynamic programming, international membership, and educational mission, the BPhO plays an important role in Brussels’ rich cultural landscape and in nurturing the next generation of orchestral musicians.

about david navarro turres, conductor

Winner of the Belgian French Federation Community Price and the Chilean National Conservatory Price, David Navarro-Turres is Artistic director of the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (www.bpho.be) / Brussels Philharmonic Chorus,  chief conductor of the Wien Akustik Symphonieand the Serenata Vocale chamber choir.

As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Belgian National Orchestra, the EST OUEST ensemble, the Confluences ensemble, El Sistema Belgium orchestra, Brussels Choral Society, Brussels Chamber Choir, The Euro-Persian Art Orchestra, The Chilean Chamber Orchestra, La Serena Symphonic Orchestra, The Symphony Orchestra of Concepción, The Symphony Orchestra of Antofagasta, The China Hong Kong Symphony, the Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, the the HKU Utrecht Conservatory Orchestra, The St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the Commonwealth Symphony Orchestra, Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra, the Caméra Lirica and recently a China Tour with the Wien Akustik Symphonie.

Born in Antofagasta, Chile, Mr Navarro-Turres began conducting at the age of fifteen with the Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Liceo Experimental Artístico. He is a graduate of the Modern Contemporary Music School, the National Conservatory of the University of Chile and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He has won scholarships for conducting masterclasses in Zurich with David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra, in London with Benjamin Zander and the London Masterclass Orchestra, and with Guerassim Voronkov and the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra.

In 2017, he conducted Goran Bregovic’s “Three letters from Sarajevo” at the opening concert of the BALKAN TRAFIK Festival, with the composer on stage. In 2018, he conducted the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra in the Brel Symphonique show, at Forest-National in Brussels, then in Ghent and Antwerp. In 2022, with the Ensemble Confluences, he opened the Festival des Musiques Sacrées at the Festival international de musique contemporaine de Mons (Belgium). He ended 2022 with a tour of the operetta “Bluebeard” in various Belgian towns, recordings with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra and premiering Belgian composers at least 10 times per year. Reviews from such performances often highlights “his strong leadership on the podium”, “his ability to bring out nuances in complex pieces” and “his commitment to delivering a cohesive and impactful musical experience”.

In October he will make his debut with the Royal Symphonic Band of Belgian Guides and in November with the the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.