It’s a pleasure to give upcoming talent with original ideas and a promising artistic background a helping hand. And that’s exactly what IYAP is for: to boost young ensembles, helping them grow into the stars of tomorrow. With intensive coaching from international early music specialists, the selected ensembles draw a variety of fresh new insights and tonnes of energy from their stay in Antwerp. But first comes this concert day, with short showcases where the dawning stars of tomorrow demonstrate the best of what they can do. Cheer for your favourites after a brilliant performance and discover the festival bills of the future before anyone else.

[H]Éros Ensemble

The [H]Éros Ensemble was founded in 2022 by students from the conservatories of Amsterdam and The Hague. In this programme, the ensemble recreates a musical ‘ballet de cour’ centred around the figure of Cupid. Through 17th-century multi-voiced ‘airs de cour’ by composers such as Etienne Moulinié, Jean Boyer, and Antoine de Boësset, [H]Éros tells the story of two lovers. But does a love between a god and a mortal have a future?

Program

Le Ballet d’Eros

Performers

Sofia Pedro, soprano | Ana Parejo, soprano | Gabriel Belkheiri Garcia del Pozon, tenor | Wessel van der Ham, bass | MengHan Wu, violin | Adriana Mendez Fernandez, viola da gamba | Xander Baker, viola da gamba, cello & violone | Giuseppe Ciraso-Calì, violone | Rafael Arjona Ruz, archlute & baroque guitar | Katerina Orfanoudaki, harpsichord