In Brewaeys’ utterly beguiling Fifth Symphony ‘Laphroaig’, electronica and a large orchestra (+ 10 percussionists and an additional orchestra on the balcony!) go hand in hand. Annelies Van Parys follows in her master’s footsteps with her First Symphony, commissioned by Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in 2006. She finds her musical themes in streets and cities. Here she turns the sounds of Ghent’s Belfry inside out. Two works by Debussy are added to these home-grown gems: the groundbreaking ‘Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun’ and the swirling ‘Rhapsody’ featuring Nele Delafonteyne, the orchestra’s solo clarinettist, in a starring role. Get ready for an irresistible orgy of sound!