Following the death of Georges Octors on 18 June 2020 at the age of 97, a prize has been set up at the initiative of the Ville de Bruxelles to pay tribute to him. Each year, the prize will be awarded to a student from each of Brussels' two major music schools, the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles and the Koninklijke Conservatorium Brussel. The winners are selected by the teachers at the two Royal Conservatoires.

This year, the clarinet is in the spotlight, and Ronald Van Spaendonck, clarinet teacher at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, has selected the Korean clarinettist Yeosong CHANG.

The Conservatoire's clarinet class will accompany her in Weber's ‘Concertino’ and Ciesla's ‘Fantaisie’ for the prize-giving ceremony.

Ronald Van Spaendonck, conductor
Marc Grauwels, coordination

Program

19:15
Presentation by Marc Grauwels
Introduction by Philippe Close, Mayor and Delphine Houba, Deputy Mayor for Culture, Tourism and Major Events of the Ville de Bruxelles

19:30 Concert
The two prize-winners will be accompanied on the piano by Stefaan Poelmans and by the Conservatory's clarinet ensemble conducted by Ronald Van Spaendonck.  

Emanuele Mammarella, laureate clarinettist of the Conservatoire Néerlandophone 
- J. Horovitz, Sonatina 

Yeosong Chang, laureate clarinettist of the Conservatoire francophone
- C.M.vonWeber, Concertino 
- A. Ciesla, Fantasia

20:30
Presentation of the ‘Georges Octors’ prizes by the Mayor of Brussels to the two winners: Yeosong Chang & Emanuele Mammarella

20:45 Drink
 

Salle gothique de l’hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles
8 Grand Place - 1000 Bruxelles

Free - online reservation required