Coudenberg Sound Box Fest
The Coudenberg Palace proudly presents: the Coudenberg Sound Box Fest (CSBF)! Curated by Italian flautist and doctor in music performance Matteo Gemolo, this is where music meets history. Artists from Brussels and beyond perform and enchant their audience in the one-of-a-kind archaeological site in the heart of Europe. This year, CSBF invites you to a new edition entitled ‘reConciliations: War & Peace’, featuring four double concerts, a unique co-production with Bozar and additional activities.
Concerts
Sunday 22nd of November 18:30. Rumbling Before Peace
Early Music, Percussions & Acrobatics
- InAlto - Alice Foccroulle, soprano | Lambert Colson, direction
- AkroPercu - Max Charue, Julien Mairesse & Thomas Delplancq, percussions & acrobatics
Tickets - Sunday 22th of November
Sunday 29th of November 18:30. Exiled Voices, Censured Truths
Sephardic Folk & 20th-Century Music
- Ensemble Matica de Flor – first price CSBF Next/Gen 2025
- Trio Satellite - Lia Manchón Martínez, violin | Coline Meulemans, viola | Marc Martín Nogueroles, cello
Tickets - Sunday the 29th of November
Sunday 6th of December 17:30 & 19:00. Sacred and Profane in the Lost Palace
Early Music, a Co-Production with Bozar
- ClubMediéval – Thomas Baeté, direction
- Dionysos Now! – Tore Tom Denys, direction
This concert will take place at 2 different venues: Coudenberg & the Church St. Jacques sur Coudenberg / St. Jacob op Koudenberg. One ticket is valid for both. There will be enough time to move between venues. When booking, please select either concert series 1 (concerts at 17:30 & 19:00) or concert series 2 (concerts at 19:00 & 20:30).
Tickets - Sunday the 6th of December
Sunday 13th of December 18:30. Fault Lines Across East and West
World Music, Electro & Impro
- Elias Bachoura, oud
- BeraadGeslagen – Fulco Ottervanger, keyboards | Lander Gyselinck, drums
Tickets - Sunday the 13th of December
Lezingenreeks
Every Thursday from the 19th of November to the 10th of December. Public conferences in collaboration with ULB and IHEB @ Chapelle des Ursulines / Ursulinenkapel, Rue des Ursulines 6 Ursulinenstraat, Bruxelles 1000 Brussel.
CSBF Next/Gen
Ever since its very first edition, the Coudenberg Sound Box Fest (CSBF) has embraced the idea of bringing together an internationally renowned ensemble and a young, up-and-coming group for a single evening of concert performances. Building on this principle, we launched Next/Gen 2025, a new competition aimed at discovering and supporting the next generation of ensembles specialising in early (and other) music. Following this enthusiastic response, Next/Gen was relaunched in 2026. The winner of this first edition in 2025, Ensemble Matica de Flor, will be performing this year alongside the French Trio Satellite.
Musical Tour
Couldn’t make it to the concerts? Or would you like to relive the experience and atmosphere from one of those evenings? We’ve got you covered!
- During your next visit to the Coudenberg Palace, bring your mobile phone and headphones.
- Connect to the free wifi in the archaeological site
- Scan the QR-code to access the audioguide, or go to audioguide.coudenberg.brussels
- Select ‘Coudenberg Sound Box Fest’ – info available in French, Dutch, English and German.
- Enjoy your musical visit!
