In Cinematic Voices, pianist Daniel Verstappen joins violist Marina Barskaya and the Bulgarian choir Bulgapeya for a concert that moves seamlessly between cinematic film music and ancient vocal traditions.
This is not a traditional classical concert, but a continuous musical narrative in which piano, viola, and voices merge into a single immersive sound world — intense, layered, and emotionally charged.
The programme builds on the acclaimed collaboration during last Christmas season, presented at La Monnaie, featuring music by iconic composers such as Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, and Karl Jenkins, interwoven with traditional Bulgarian vocal music.
Over the past few years, this ensemble has built a strong artistic trajectory together, with performances at AMUZ Antwerp, Handelsbeurs Ghent, La Monnaie and the Brussels Stock Exchange (Bourse de Bruxelles), as well as Brussels City Hall on the occasion of Bulgaria’s National Day in 2024.
This concert reflects that journey: a refined afternoon performance shaped by experience, trust, and a shared musical language between East and West. Rather than separate pieces, the concert unfolds as one flowing story — cinematic, intense, and deeply human.
