Lieselot de Wilde
(Belgium, 1984) studied with Dina Grossberger and Katelijne Van Laethem in Leuven, and was coached by Jard van Nes and Catrin Wyn Davies. She prefers contemporary opera and musical theatre but is also very active in Baroque repertoire. Her own Baroque ensemble Bel Ayre, which was named Selected Promising Ensemble at Antwerp's Festival Laus Polyphoniae in 2011, performed at Bozar in Brussels, the Rotterdam Opera Days, and the Flanders Festival in Mechelen. She has worked as a soloist with James Wood, Erik Van Nevel, Marcel Pérès, Titus Engel, Il Gardellino, and the vocal ensembles Encantar and Psallentes, among others. She was selected for the prestigious Lucerne Festival Academy in 2014, where she sang first soprano in Luciano Berio’s Coro under Sir Simon Rattle. She has sung and created works by contemporary composers like Frank Nuyts, Thomas Smetryns, and Alain Craens, and worked on various productions of Het Muziek LOD, Transparant Music Theatre, and the Flemish Opera.
Past events
Saturday Night Wintercafé
Writers and the public meet and mingle in the Wintercafé. Master of ceremonies Francis Broekhuijsen and musician Dick van der Harst create a warm winter atmosphere. Snacks and drinks, the Van Stockum Bookshop, the Cultural News Agency, and the interactive quiz Mind of Moral by Sade Schönhage contribute to the fun. After midnight, DJ Socrates keeps everyone dancing.
Booksigning Sessions - Van Stockum Bookshop
20.45 -21.15 Adriaan van Dis and Rodaan Al Galidi
21.20 -21.50 Geert Mak and Susan Neiman
22.15 -22.45 Connie Palmen and György Dragomán
23.15 -23.45 Daan Heerma van Voss, José Eduardo Agualusa, Neel Mukherjee, Petina Gappah and Stine Jensen
Seven Deadly Sins
Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, anger and sloth: the festival asked seven authors to each choose one and write a fresh text about it. Tonight you’ll hear sinful stories with music by Dick van der Harst.
Friday Night Wintercafé
Writers and the public meet and mingle in the Wintercafé. Master of ceremonies Francis Broekhuijsen and musician Dick van der Harst create a warm winter atmosphere. Snacks and drinks, the Van Stockum Bookshop, the Cultural News Agency, and the interactive quiz Mind of Moral by Sade Schönhage contribute to the fun. After midnight, DJ Socrates keeps everyone dancing.
Book signing sessions at Van Stockum Bookshop
20.45 -21.15 Jamal Ouariachi and Maud Vanhauwaert
21.15 -21.45 Adonis and Alaa al Aswani
21.50 -22.20 Slavenka Drakulić and Frank Westerman
22.00 -22.30 Kristien Hemmerechts and Inge Schilperoord
22.40 -23.10 Herman Koch and P.F. Thomése
23.00 -23.30 Andrej Koerkov and Alaa al Aswani
Hello, Poetry and Music
Let yourself be seduced by poetry from home and abroad. Listen to the recitals of the poets, amongst whom three nominees of the VSB Poetry Prize. As a special commission by the festival, Dick van der Harst sets one of Adonis' poems to music.
