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One Orchestra, a Thousand Colours  : The OPRL’s 2026–27 season is unveiled!
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"One Orchestra, a Thousand Colours" 
Grand repertoire, contemporary creations, participatory concerts, and a festival for young audiences: the 2026–27 season brings Mahler and Mozart into dialogue with today’s aesthetics, culminating in an open residency for Carlos Simon. A season designed to reveal the thousand colors of the Orchestra.

In 2026–27, the OPRL offers a season that more than ever embraces a wide diversity of musical styles and formats. It tours across five European countries and explores four centuries of orchestral music, from Mozart to the American composer Carlos Simon, its composer-in-residence. In total, more than 100 concerts by the OPRL, alongside prestigious guest soloists and ensembles such as Nelson Goerner, Hilary Hahn, Daniel Lozakovich, Ton Koopman, Evelyn Glennie, Anastasia Kobekina, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Behzod Abduraimov, and others.

A rich array of masterpieces and original projects: Lionel Bringuier delves into the heart of the great Russian and German repertoire with Rachmaninov (Symphony No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 2), Brahms (Symphony No. 1), Mahler (Symphony No. 1), as well as Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto No. 1) and Shostakovich (Violin Concerto No. 1). Under the direction of guest conductors, audiences will also hear major works such as Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov, Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony, Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, and Holst’s The Planets.

A profusion of masterpieces and original projects

A rich array of masterpieces and original projects: Lionel Bringuier delves into the heart of the great Russian and German repertoire with Rachmaninov (Symphony No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 2), Brahms (Symphony No. 1), Mahler (Symphony No. 1), as well as Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto No. 1) and Shostakovich (Violin Concerto No. 1). Under the direction of guest conductors, audiences will also hear major works such as Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov, Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony, Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, and Holst’s The Planets.

Within this diversity, a guiding thread emerges: Franco-Belgian music remains at the heart of the OPRL’s programming, with concertos by Saint-Saëns, as well as Berlioz, whose Symphonie fantastique will be performed in Belgium, Poland, and the Czech Republic during the first Central European tour of the Bringuier/OPRL partnership. Some rarer works are also featured, including Métaboles and the Symphony No. 1 by Dutilleux, La Tragédie de Salomé by Florent Schmitt, and Évanescence by Claude Ledoux.

Guest orchestras and “discovery” series

The symphonic season at the Salle Philharmonique is enriched by the presence of four guest orchestras, including two Belgian ensembles (Brussels Philharmonic and the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie) and two international ones (Amsterdam Sinfonietta and the Orchestre Opéra National de Montpellier). The “discovery” series, a hallmark of the OPRL, continue to attract a wide audience: Music Factory (Give me my money back, Enigma, Winter is Coming, Feel the Beat), OPRL+ Jazz (John Coltrane, featuring the renowned saxophonist Joe Lovano), OPRL+ Cinema (Chaplin, Elfman), and now New Classics, exploring the many facets of modern classical music (Philip Glass, Jonny Greenwood, Dustin O’Halloran, Dobrawa Czocher), in both symphonic and more intimate formats.

Family concerts and guest artists

Children and their families are especially well catered for, thanks to the extraordinary creativity of today’s artists collaborating with the Orchestra, from Philharbabies to Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, as well as the Symphokids festival and the show Momo, the Peach Child. Alongside the Orchestra’s concerts, guest ensembles and artists further enrich this musical kaleidoscope: Kirill Gerstein, Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Vincent Dubois (organ), world music ensembles Tengerton (Mongolia) and Tartit (Mali), as well as L’Arpeggiata and Il Pomo d’Oro (early music), will all be in Liège during the 2026–27 season.

Practical information

Visit the “Season 26–27” tab in the menu to explore all series, or go to the dedicated season page, where you can discover all the ways to engage with the program: through video (below), via our guest gallery, the concert calendar, playlists on concert pages, or the online brochure.

Subscriptions are available in stages depending on the number of concerts selected. If you wish to subscribe to 16 concerts or more, you have until May 5 to submit your request and benefit from personalized assistance from our box office team. For fewer than 16 concerts, online booking opens on May 18.
 

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📫Haven’t received your 2026–27 brochure yet?

Due to strikes at Bpost, your brochure (if you requested it by mail!) may unfortunately arrive later than expected in your mailbox. Two options are available to you:

  • Use the electronic (PDF) version of the brochure and the website to explore the season and book subscriptions (before May 5 for subscriptions of 16 concerts or more).
     

  • Visit the OPRL box office, where printed brochures are available.

     

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