Mechelen Hears Voices is a classical music festival organized annually by Flanders Festival-Mechelen.

Mechelen Hears Voices promises to be a feast for all the senses and the ideal way to explore the city between 21 April and 23 May. Breathtakingly beautiful and highly atmospheric locations like the town hall, the Royal Manufacturers De Wit, St Rumbold's Cathedral and St John's Church will provide the settings for this magnificent music.

Intimate or exuberant, gently polished or raw and rumbling from the depths. From a swinging Requiem by the Brussels Jazz Orchestra to the massive sound of Corsican polyphony, from jazzy meditation to sparkling baroque - Mechelen Hears Voices has it all!

Tip! The first sounds of the 3rd spring edition of Flanders Festival-Mechelen will ring out during the festive Opening on Saturday 21 April, when the whole city will be a medley of voices. Expect performances all over the city centre, prestigious concerts for young and old in Mechelen Town Hall, a convivial Festival Café with live jazz music and a finale to remember by Portuguese fadistas in the inner courtyard.

You can find more information on www.mechelenhoortstemmen.be.

Summary of events

• 21/04: Opening celebration with (among others) Thomas Blondelle and Elise Caluwaerts 
• 26/04: Scherzi Musicali led by Nicolas Achten 
• 28/04: L'Arpeggiata led by Christina Pluhar 
• 03/05: Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble 
• 05/05: Liesbeth Devos and Jozef De Beenhouwer 
• 11/05: Tempvs Fvgit 
• 12/05: BL!NDMAN 
• 15/05: Rebecca Ockenden and Sofie Vanden Eynde 
• 19/05: La Hispanoflamenca led by Bart Vandewege 
• 23/05: Swinging finale: Brussels Jazz Orchestra and Vlaams Radio Koor