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Festival de Stavelot
International chamber-music festival in the restored Stavelot abbey, spanning ancient to contemporary repertoire over two August weeks.
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Programme
During the first two weeks of August, all of Stavelot lives to the rhythm of morning and evening concerts, mainly taking place in the beautifully restored Old Abbey. Since its creation, the Festival has been entirely dedicated to chamber music, whose history it covers. Each year the Festival hosts master classes organized by I Cambristi for (semi)-professional and enlightened amateur musicians, under the supervision of Masters such as the members of the Zemlinsky Quartet.
Line-up
Trio ImpromptuQuatuor Ardeo – Gaëlle SolalLorenzo Gatto – Jean-Claude Vanden EyndenKaravan EnsembleQuatuor Zemlinsky & Quatuor Benewitz (Prague)Thursday 6 Aug 11:00- Chamber music concerts during the first two weeks of August, primarily in the Réfectoire des Moines of the beautifully restored Ancient Abbey
- 2026 lineup includes Trio Impromptu, Quatuor Ardeo featuring Gaëlle Solal, and performances by Lorenzo Gatto and Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden
- Quatuor Zemlinsky performs Enesco's octet with Quatuor Benewitz of Prague on August 13
- Masterclasses held August 14–16, 2026 with instruction from 9:30–17:15 including breaks and lunch
- Festival uses two exceptional heritage venues—the Abbey and Saint-Sébastien Church—with performances followed by convivial moments in the Abbey's Roman cellars
- Dedicated to chamber music covering ancient, romantic, and contemporary works