For pianist Alexandra Dariescu, music is more than notes on a page – it’s a way to amplify unheard voices and connect worlds. As she joins Brussels Philharmonic and Kazushi Ono for the season opener on September 26, she brings that mission to the stage with Nadia Boulanger’s deeply moving Fantaisie variée pour piano et orchestre.
We asked her to share some of the women who inspire her. The outcome is a bold mix that crosses genres and borders: from Björk to Clara Schumann, from minimalism to folk.
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Daphnis et Chloé · 26.09.2025 · Flagey
When the visionary choreographer Sergei Diaghilev asked him in 1909 to create a new work for Les Ballets Russes, the young Maurice Ravel chose to present an intense Greek love story with Daphnis et Chloé. Ravel’s approach—emphasizing color and atmosphere—initially met with misunderstanding and resistance. Yet even Stravinsky declared, “It is not only Ravel’s finest work but also one of the most beautiful masterpieces of French music.”
discover moreI’m an artist, a citizen of the world and a storyteller: my story tells audiences just how diverse and inclusive the art form I love can be, despite the shortfalls of the past. It tells society that it is up to each and every one of us to ensure that unlike my younger self, children today can learn from an early age all about the great musicians past and present, regardless of their background and gender; inspiring them to work hard, never give up and continue to break down those unnecessary barriers that we, all too often, still put around ourselves today.
