Podcast in Dutch.

It will soon be 75 years ago that Fender launched the Precision Bass. In this new podcast, which you can listen to on Spotify in the lead-up to Museum Night Fever, bassists Louise van den Heuvel and Axl Peleman dive into the history of this instrument. They share their experiences with guitars from this and other brands.

Olivier Latry is the organist at Notre-Dame de Paris and a professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur. Together with him, we explore the museum’s instrument collection, as well as the archives and iconography preserved in the library. It’s a wonderful opportunity to rediscover this extraordinary instrument: the organ. A marvel of technology and grandeur, both powerful and delicate, crafted from wood, metal, and air...

After 12 editions, the Resonances Festival has become an internationally renowned chamber music event. Artistic director and outstanding cellist Amy Norrington visited the MIM in spring 2023 to share her thoughts on the instruments and repertoire that inspire her. It’s no surprise that cellos took center stage… Her repertoire spans from Bach to contemporary composers.

Lutenist and guitarist Floris de Rycker visited the MIM to draw inspiration from the plucked instruments displayed on the recently renovated first floor. With his ensemble Ratas del Viejo Mundo, he is steadily making his mark on Early Music stages in Belgium and abroad. In this podcast, he shares his approach to the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods.

On the occasion of the exhibition Toots 100. The Sound of a Belgian Legend at KBR, the harmonica takes center stage. Olivier Poumay, harmonica player, jazz musician, and musical nomad constantly searching for new sounds, shares insights about his instrument and the journeys it takes him on. A stroll through the vast world of a very small instrument!

For this Christmas season, the MIM is honouring an instrument long associated with church music: the serpent. Serpent player Christophe Morisset speaks passionately about the history, usage, decline, and revival of this strange yet fascinating instrument.

Trombone player Nabou Claerhout shares her love for the instrument… demonstrating that it can be both warm and dark, as well as spicy and punchy!