Irish EU Presidency Closing Concert

8 December 2026

Flagey Studio 4

Clio Zois, conductor

In partnership with the Embassy of Ireland to Belgium and with the support of IFPI, the Brussels Chamber Ensemble gives the closing concert of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union — an evening of Irish music from its most beloved melodies to a brand-new voice.

• Bill Whelan — Cloudsong & Reel Around the Sun (from the Riverdance Suite)
• Patrick James Watson — A Walk Through the Fleadh (world premiere · winner of the “Sounds of Ireland” BCE Composition Competition)
• Seán Ó Riada — Mise Éire Suite
• Charles Villiers Stanford — Irish Rhapsody No. 1

————— Interval —————

• Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7