Autumn in the Woods

Pour ce premier rendez-vous de la saison, laissez-vous guider dans l’épaisseur de forêts giboyeuses, où se relaient le rêve et les frissons : Haydn ouvre le bal avec clairons et galop de cavalerie, Onslow évoque un accident de chasse, tandis que le 4ᵉ quatuor de Grazina Bacewicz, jadis primé au Concours de Composition de Liège, nous plonge dans le mystère et la mélancolie de l’automne, muse des cœurs sensibles. Comme un clin d’œil à Maurice Carême : Novembre au coin du bois joue du quatuor (ou du quintette).

Joseph Haydn (Quartet Opus 64/3)

Grażyna Bacewicz (4th Quartet)

George Onslow (Quintet Opus 38)

Karski Quartet (Belgium)

Kaja Nowak (violin) · Natalia Kotarba (violin) · Diede Verpoest (viola) · Julia Kotarba (cello)

Renowned for its energetic and emotionally rich performances, the Karski Quartet creates a powerful connection with its audience, captivating both classical music connoisseurs and a new generation of listeners. The quartet's warm sound and expressive intensity have earned it international recognition. Since their founding in 2018, the Karski Quartet has performed across Europe and Canada in a wide array of venues and festivals. A pivotal figure in their artistic journey has been Philippe Graffin, whose inspiring musical vision led to a shared artistic direction of the Traces Festival. They have also collaborated with Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, David Waterman, Raphael Wallfisch, Chen Halevi, Simon Rowland-Jones, Gaëlle Solal, and Katherine Broderick. The courage, compassion, and integrity of Jan Karski, the legendary Polish resistance fighter of World War II, are the values that guide the quartet's artistic approach and influence its ethical choices.

Camille Seghers is Belgian-French and comes from a family of musicians. She performs in recitals, as a soloist, and in chamber music (Europe, Turkey, Russia) at numerous festivals. She teaches sight-reading, as well as cello and chamber music, at Mons (Arts²) and in various academies. As a soloist, she performs notably with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Nuove Musiche, and the Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles. She co-edited Henri Duparc's sonata (world premiere) and participated in two recordings: French Music for Cello and Piano (Chant de Linos – 2015) and the complete works for cello and piano by Louis Vierne (Label Paraty – 2022) with Alexis Thibaut. Holding a Master's degree with high distinction from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (with Didier Poskin and Edmond Baert), a Master's in solo and chamber music from the Musikhochschule Köln obtained with the highest distinction (with Claus Kanngiesser), and a Master's in pedagogy from Arts2, she received the Brussels City Heritage Prize and further honed her skills in Paris and Freiburg (with Eric Le Sage and Francois Salque). Camille is regularly invited to participate in international masterclasses.