CALENDAR
November 4 - 7 - 8 2026 - Bruges & Ghent (BE)
SOV YOUNG
SOV Young’s autumn project brings together music by Tchaikovsky and Bruch with a brand-new one-minute symphony by Ramses Vandewalle, created as part of the SOV Composers’ Academy. Throughout the project, young musicians aged 14 to 20 are coached by musicians from Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen and perform under the direction of Lars Corijn. SOV Young soloist Valentin Feiss joins the orchestra as soloist in Bruch’s Kol Nidrei, before the programme concludes with a selection of the most famous orchestral highlights from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.
November 14th 2026 - Luzern (CH)
LUZERNER SINFONIEORCHESTER
The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra’s Sinfonieball brings together a sparkling programme of overtures, virtuoso showpieces and celebrated waltzes, moving effortlessly between the concert hall and the ballroom. From Glinka and Saint-Saëns to Lehár, Smetana and the Strauss family, the evening celebrates the elegance, colour and theatricality of dance music. The programme also features a performance of Devreese’s Valse Sacrée, Tchaikovsky’s famous Waltz of the Flowers and Dohnányi’s Hochzeitswalzer. Lars Corijn conducts the orchestra, including his own arrangement of Josef Strauss’ Dorfschwalben aus Österreich.
December 3rd 2026 - Luzern (CH)
LUZERNER SINFONIEORCHESTER
This Beethoven evening brings together two works that reveal different facets of the composer’s dramatic and humanistic vision: the Third Piano Concerto, with its tension, energy and moments of profound intimacy, and the Choral Fantasy, which gradually expands from a solo piano opening into a powerful collaboration between piano, orchestra, soloists and choir. Featuring renowned pianist David Fray as soloist, the concert culminates in Beethoven’s early musical vision of peace and joy. Lars Corijn conducts the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Zürcher Sing-Akademie.
PAST PROJECTS
October 17th 2026 - Aschaffenburg (DE)
ANIMA ETERNA BRUGGE
The concert by Anima Eterna Brugge at the Stadttheater Aschaffenburg explores the rich musical landscape of Central Europe, featuring works by Dvořák, Janáček, Vítězslava Kaprálová and Béla Bartók. The programme brings together contrasting musical voices, from Kaprálová’s vibrant Partita to Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Lars Corijn conducts the works by Kaprálová and Bartók.
August 5th 2026 - Dworp (BE)
BELGIAN SAXOPHONE CHOIR
Led by Lars Corijn, the Belgian Saxophone Choir presents a varied and atmospheric concert featuring soloist Jérôme Laran. Enjoy an engaging programme with music by Toshio Mashima, David Salleras, Edvard Grieg and more.
July 4-6 2026 - Ghent (BE)
VLAMO SUMMER PLAY-IN
During the 2026 VLAMO Zomerplay-in in Ghent, Lars Corijn worked with a large group of musicians in an intensive weekend of music-making. Together with Kristof Aerts, he led the participants through a diverse program of wind music, focusing on musical development, ensemble playing and especially the joy of making music together.
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June 26 & 28 2026 - Aachen (DE)
Bläserphilharmonie Aachen
With “Ricordi del sud”, Lars Corijn and the Bläserphilharmonie Aachen take the audience on a musical journey to southern landscapes and summer climates. The programme brings together new symphonic wind repertoire, from Jan Van der Roost’s Ponte Romano and Julie Giroux’s Riften Wed to Martin Ellerby’s Paris Sketches and Bob Margolis’ Terpsichore - one of Lars' favorite pieces for wind orchestra. The programme also features the world premiere of Philipp Lauter’s Orchestronica and concludes with the vibrant Andrés Contrabandista by Oscar Navarro.
April 18th & 19th 2026 - Leuven & Antwerp (BE)
MSFO - Eine Alpensinfonie
The Mahler Student Festival Orchestra, led by Lars Corijn, presents a powerful programme exploring the mountains and the forces of nature. Featuring Richard Strauss’s Eine Alpensinfonie alongside César Franck’s Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne and Grim Ongena’s Ys, the programme takes the audience on a journey from the mysterious to the monumental.
March 28th 2026 - Riva del Garda (IT)
Bläserphilharmonie Aachen
Lars Corijn led the Bläserphilharmonie Aachen at the international Flicorno d’Oro competition in Riva del Garda, Italy. Competing in the highest Excellence category, the orchestra achieved second place with a programme featuring music by Pedro Salinas Robles and Sander van Dorst. After an intensive period of preparation, the result marked a memorable culmination of their work together and a rewarding musical experience for the entire orchestra.
March 19th 2026 - Antwerp (BE)
Royal Band of the Belgian Airforce
In March 2026, Lars Corijn was invited as guest conductor of the Belgian Air Force Band for a programme close to his heart, featuring music by Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and Philip Sparke, with soprano Astrid Stockman as soloist. It was a wonderful evening of music-making, bringing together wind music that holds a special place in his heart.
January 29th, 30th, 31st
February 1st 2026 - Antwerp & Ghent (BE)
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
In De Muziekboom, a KIDconcert by Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Lars Corijn conducts a magical musical journey through the world of the symphony orchestra. Together with narrator Hanne Struyf and director Liesbet Vereertbrugghen, the story of young Séraphine unfolds as she discovers the instruments and sounds of the orchestra through Nicolas Bacri’s L’Arbre à musique. Performed for young audiences in Antwerp and Ghent, the production combines storytelling, music and imagination to introduce children to the world of the symphony orchestra.
January 29th 2026 - Antwerp (BE)
ENSEMBLE XXI
As a guest professor at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Lars Corijn worked with Ensemble XXI on Fausto Romitelli’s Professor Bad Trip. Together with the students, he explored the work’s complex sound world, rhythmic language and unconventional approach to ensemble playing, combining detailed rehearsal work with a broader exploration of Romitelli’s distinctive musical universe.
December 13 & 14 2025 - Aachen (DE)
Bläserphilharmonie Aachen
With the programme “Warm & Cold”, Lars Corijn and the Bläserphilharmonie Aachen take the audience on a journey through contrasting musical worlds, from the fresh spring morning of Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps, arranged by François Branciard, to the ancient battlefields of Jan Van der Roost’s Spartacus and the powerful Concert for Symphonic Band by Pedro Salinas Robles. Sander van Dorst’s Stjärna leads into the warm and festive atmosphere of A Flemish Christmas, before Oscar Navarro’s The Fly brings a playful dose of chaos to the concert, with one particularly persistent visitor causing more than a little trouble for the conductor.
December 9th 2025 - Antwerp (BE)
MSFO Pocket
In December 2025, the MSFO Pocket Orchestra presented an intimate programme in Antwerp, bringing together Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Piano Concerto No. 3, with Jef Kolacny as soloist, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. A compact orchestral setting offered a fresh perspective on this repertoire, combining the energy of Beethoven with the expansive sound world of Mahler.
November 20th 2025 - Luzern (CH)
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
In November 2025, Lars was invited as one of five young conductors to participate in a Conducting Workshop with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Michael Sanderling. Lars conducted César Franck's Symfonie in d, Aaron Copland's Concerto for Clarinet with soloist Stojan Krkuleski and Ludwig Van Beethoven's Fidelio Ouverture. Lars won the appointment of assistant conductor in the 2026-2027 season.
October 31st 2025 - Genève (CH)
Concours de Genève
Lars participated as one of 24 candidates in the 2025 Concours de Genève. In the first round he worked with the Orchestra of the Haute Ecole de Musique Genève on Franz Schubert's Symphony no. 5 and Ludwig Van Beethoven's Symphony no. 2.