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Address: Academiestraat, 9000 Gent, Belgien

St Stefanus is a Catholic church in Ghent famous for its 1873 Jean Philippe Forrest organ, which is still played today. Rebuilt in 1841 after a fire almost completely destroyed the Augustinian monastery of which it is part, the church contains numerous precious works of art, including statues and paintings by Gaspar de Crayar, and welcomed many of the world’s leading organists to the international organ festival it staged throughout 2017.

Photo: Augustijnenkerk Sint Stefanus

Address: Biezekapelstraat 9, 9000, Gent, Belgien

The Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent (Royal Conservatory of Gent) is a chartered musical institution, founded in 1835 under Leopold I of Belgium and now part of the University College in Ghent, within which it provides musical education with a particular emphasis on chamber music.

The Conservatory’s Hoogpoort campus is home to the MIRY Concertzaal, a performance space that hosts its biggest concerts as well as those of leading professional ensembles such as the Flemish Radio Choir. The hall also has pedigree as a choral competition venue, having been used as a venue for Koor&Stem’s Choir of the Year event.

Photos: MIRY Concert Hall

Address: Jozef Kluyskensstraat 2, 9000 Gent, Belgien

The Bijloke is a concert, conference and debating venue converted from a 13th century hospital in the centre of Ghent which attracts over 100,000 visitors a year. Its Music Centre opened in 2007 and now stages more than 120 concerts each season featuring artists from Belgium and abroad.

The Bijloke’s historic setting, technical quality and excellent catering facilities make it a perfect location for choral events.

Photo: de Biljoke

Address: Graaf van Vlaanderenplein 5, 9000 Gent, Belgien

The Capitole is considered among the most beautiful Art Deco concert halls in Belgium, although many of its features date back as far as 1850. A recent refurbishment has expanded the original concert hall and added a larger stage, orchestra pit, a backstage area and additional rehearsal rooms.

The renovations have retained the building’s historic atmosphere but equipped it with the latest technological innovations, such as a fly tower boasting 48 computerised lines.

Photo: Vistit Flanders

Address: Frankrijklei 1, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgien

Antwerp’s opera house is, along with the opera house in Ghent, home to the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, one of the finest opera and ballet companies in Europe. With a musical history dating back to 1907, this evocative building re-opened for its centenary in 2007 after a two-year renovation project that improved all aspects of the venue.

New seating and heating were added to the auditorium; the stage was levelled, its lighting and mechanical structures updated and a new side stage added; while a new ‘office territory’ brought all its administrative spaces together adjacent to the stage. It is a historic venue equipped with modern technology.

Photo: Vistit Flanders

Address: Kammenstraat 81, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgien

AMUZ is an international music centre housed in the baroque church of St Augustine. Its concert hall, once the worship place of monks, provides a striking contrast of ancient and modern: blending the latest musical technology with awe-inspiring historic surroundings and the powerful acoustics of grand-scale medieval architecture.

Contemporary additions have been made to the auditorium too, including a climate control system that not only guarantees the comfort of musicians and audiences but preserves the venue’s historic artworks and instruments as well

Photo: Lennart Knab

Address: Hendrik Conscienceplein 11, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgien

Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk is a magnificent 17th century Baroque church in central Antwerp known as ‘the marble temple’ in tribute to its dazzling, opulent interior, much of which – along with its equally spectacular tower and façade – was designed by Rubens.

His series of 39 elaborate ceiling paintings was destroyed by a lightning strike in 1718 but the Flemish Master now has a presence here once more with the unveiling in June 2017 of The Return of the Holy Family – the first Rubens artwork to be displayed in the church for more than 250 years.

Located in a pedestrianised square near the city’s cathedral, the church is today also a popular venue for instrumental and choral concerts, often featuring the rich sounds of its recently-restored 18th century Dillens-Delhaye organ.

Photo: Milo Profi, Vistit Flanders

Address: Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgien

deSingel is an international arts campus that stages around 300 music, theatre and dance performances a year across its eight auditoriums, including the 940-seat Blue Hall whose excellent acoustics have made it a renowned venue for unaccompanied performances. Opened in 1980, the centre underwent a major redevelopment in 2007 to add new facilities including theatre workshops and rehearsal rooms. deSingel has close connections to the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp.

Because of its furnishings and acoustics, the Blue Hall is an auditorium uniquely suited for not amplified concerts. The stage of the Blue Hall can accommodate an orchestra of up to 120 musicians and a choir of 100.

Photo: Visit Flanders

Address: Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgien

deSingel is an international arts campus that stages around 300 music, theatre and dance performances a year across its eight auditoriums, including the 940-seat Blue Hall whose excellent acoustics have made it a renowned venue for unaccompanied performances. Opened in 1980, the centre underwent a major redevelopment in 2007 to add new facilities including theatre workshops and rehearsal rooms. deSingel has close connections to the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp.

The Red Hall has an expansive stage - the essential prerequisite for the presentation of large-scale international theatre and dance productions.The auditorium seats eight hundred spectators.

The acoustics of the hall are optimal for theatre productions and the performances can have a live accompaniment from the orchestra pit.

Photo: Visit Flanders

Address: Koningin Astridplein 26, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgien

The Queen Elisabeth Hall is a newly renovated concert venue located within the FMCCA complex that will be home to our World Choir Games Centre and is one of the best-appointed auditoriums in the world. Reopened in 2016 and shortlisted for the best completed cultural building award at the World Architecture Festival of 2017, the new hall was designed specifically to produce an exceptional sensory experience for performers and audiences alike.

Renowned acoustician Larry Kirkegaard was hired to shape the sound of the hall and helped produce a building whose unique shape and lack of a permanent proscenium arch (which ordinarily prevents loss of sound) allows every note to resonate perfectly through the auditorium.

The 2,000-capacity hall is home to the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, one of Europe’s finest orchestras, and has also hosted many of the continent’s top classical performers. It is the perfect venue in which to stage the highest-profile competitions and concerts of the World Choir Games.

Photo: Flanders Meeting And Convention CenterAntwerp, Jonas Verhulst

Address: Schijnpoortweg 119, 2170 Antwerpen, Belgien

Antwerp’s Sportpaleis and Lotto Arena are major indoor event venues located in the Merksem district to the north east of the city centre.

The Sportpaleis will stage the World Choir Games 2020 Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and is Flanders’ principal indoor sport and entertainment complex. The facility takes its name from its origins as an indoor velodrome but is today primarily a music rather than sporting destination.

Built in 1933, the Sportpaleis has undergone major redevelopment work in recent years, with a complete new exterior and distinctive blue solar cell-clad roof added in 2010 to complement a series of interior refurbishments that have transformed the safety, comfort and acoustics of the venue while increasing its capacity to 23,000. The venue hosts many major annual music and sporting events, and is also a tour venue for some of the world’s biggest music acts, such as Adele, Beyoncé and Paul McCartney

Photo: Visit Flanders

Address: Schijnpoortweg 119, 2170 Antwerpen, Belgien

Antwerp’s Sportpaleis and Lotto Arena are major indoor event venues located in the Merksem district to the north east of the city centre. The Lotto Arena is a more intimate, 8,000-capacity sister venue to the Sportpaleis. It is run by the same organisation as and situated next door to the Sportpaleis, and will host our Awards Ceremonies.

It opened in 2007 as Belgium’s only mid-sized indoor arena and has quickly become a fixture on the international event circuit, hosting many of the world’s leading artists and performers in touring concerts and shows every year. The Lotto Arena is home to the Antwerp Giants basketball club, hosts an ATP World Tour tennis event each year and features acts including Cirque du Soleil, Elbow and Maroon 5.

Photo: Visit Flanders