Midday concert in the Merode Salon : Cuban Boleros

Currently doing her masters at the Royal conservatory in Brussels, Lucía started her musical education at the age of eight in Havana, where she’s originally from. Violist since the very beginning, she also studied violin for ten years before deciding to devote to the viola. After arriving in Belgium in 2019, she discovered and has been part of professional orchestras that have taken her to some of Brussels and Europe most important venues, such as Bozar, Flagey, and the Geneve Arena. She is also a founding member of several new ensembles like Etesiane, Koinonia et BruMe, which are gaining recognition in Brussels and abroad. Although mostly active on the classical scene, she has also explored other universes such as folk, contemporary music and musical comedies.

Pascaline is a Franco-Belgian pianist born in Dijon, Burgundy, in a family of musicians. She studied piano since she was very young but always kept on studying different things at the same time, among them English and German literature. Currently studying at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles in piano masters with Valentina Igoshina, Pascaline has participated since her arrival in Brussels in 2019 in a lot of cultural events all throughout the city. Among them, one can mention a collaboration with the composer Jean-Luc Fafchamps for a project at La Vénerie, a solo piano performance at the Musée des Instruments de Musique, and several concerts for the Jongen 150 festival in 2023, especially at the Horta Museum. In 2024 she played solo at the Imuse Enghien festival, at the Cultural Creative Corner in 2025, and in chamber music with her Piola Duo at the Folies d’Automne Dijon Festival. She is also very passionate about pedagogy, and taught at the Brussels International Music Academy for three years before entering the European School Of Brussels teachers team.

Born in Camagüey, Cuba, José is a talented multipercussionist with a solid academic background and a steadily growing artistic career. He began his musical studies at the José White Conservatory in his hometown, where he completed three years of training, and finished his final year of percussion at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory in Havana. He has participated in renowned Cuban music events such as Jazz Plaza, Cubadisco, and has performed on prestigious stages including the Alicia Alonso Theater, among other notable national festivals. Currently, José Carlos is continuing his artistic development at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles (Belgium), where he has taken part in classical and contemporary music concerts at distinguished venues such as the Bozar Theater and the Théâtre du Parc. His versatility, musical sensitivity, and technical mastery distinguish him as a promising young talent within the international percussion scene.

Born into an artist’s family, Dominique Corbiau became involved in music at the age of four, playing piano, flute, and cello. However, it was through singing that he found his preferred form of expression. Drawn to the baroque period early on, the decision to develop his countertenor voice came naturally. After singing in the Children’s Choir of Belgian Radio and Television, he was admitted to the Royal Conservatories of Liège, Mons, and Brussels, where he graduated in Concert Singing, Opera Singing, and Chamber Music. Since then, Dominique Corbiau has performed in renowned venues across Belgium and abroad, accompanied by numerous prestigious ensembles and orchestras. Although his repertoire is primarily composed of works written for castrato voices, he also embraces romantic art songs and contemporary music, and has recorded several albums spanning diverse musical styles. In addition, he has cultivated the creative dimension of his profession by designing visually captivating performances that often forge connections between different forms of artistic expression. In this spirit, he founded his own company, Sferartefact, as well as the early music ensemble La Camerata Sferica, which represents the culmination of several years of musicological research exploring lesser-known masterpieces of the 17th and 18th centuries.