Françoise Vanhecke: 2026

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

March 10th., 2027: A Journey Into the Universe

March 10th., 2027:

A Journey Into the Universe

With Françoise Vanhecke & Pascal Coppé

Kubox

Kattestraat 188, 8520 Kuurne

Join us on a musical journey through the universe. Expect a blend of electronic and symphonic music, featuring vocals and video projections. Film composer Pascal Coppé and Françoise Vanhecke immerse you in a fascinating world. Let yourself be swept away on a musical adventure filled with symphonic soundscapes, vocals, and enchanting images from our solar system.

Tickets and information: Uit In Vlaanderen.

Saturday December 5th., 2026: A Journey Around the World.

Saturday December 5th., 2026:

A Journey Around the World, OC DE Vonke, Lagaeplein 24, 8501 Heule

A Journey around the World is a musical journey around the world, filled with singing and world instruments in combination with film and virtual instruments - current world music. Music by Pascal Coppé and Irma Bilbao

Performers: Pascal Coppé and Françoise Vanhecke.

Tickets and information: Uit In Vlaanderen.

Thursday November 19th., 2026: Solo recital by Françoise Vanhecke at Haus Hofmannsthal Reisnerstraße 37, 1030 Vienna.

Thursday November 19th., 2026:

Haus Hofmannsthal, Reisnerstrasse 37, 1030 Vienna.

Solo recital by Françoise Vanhecke.

Nicht nur eine Stimme. Eine originelle Reise durch die Welt der Musik.

The programme includes works by W.A. Mozart - Frans Schubert - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Carl Maria von Weber - Robert Schumann - Kurt Weill - Mieke Van Haute - Fanny Tran - Boudewijn Buckinx - Erik Satie - Peter Cornelius - Robert Franz - Mira J. Spektor - Robert Stolz and Irma Bilbao. Some of these works were composed based on texts/poetry by, among others, Ingeborg Bachmann - Hugo von Hofmannsthal - Mark Eyskens - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Martinus Nijhoff - Joseph von Eichendorff - Friedrich Rückert.

Dr. Françoise Vanhecke is not only a soprano; she frequently accompanies herself on the piano while singing, and demonstrates her compositional skills through her own works. As a researcher, she has also developed a new vocal technique known as "inhaling singing."

On this musical journey, she interprets works from the First and Second Viennese Schools. She then turns to the contemporary classical repertoire, performing vocal and piano pieces. The programme features works by Belgian composers, including her own compositions, with the "inhaling singing" technique employed in one of the pieces.

More information: Haus Hofmannsthal, Vienna

Thursday, October 15th., 2026: unique solo recital by Françoise Vanhecke

Thursday, October 15th., 2026:

Part of the series "Klankenkrans Kortrijk 2026" / voluntary contribution

Church of Our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk), Deken Zegerplein 1, 8500 Kortrijk

Unique solo recital: Thursday, 15 October at 8:00 PM

Church of Our Lady, Kortrijk

Not just a voice.

An original journey through the world of music.

With Françoise Vanhecke (vocals and piano).

In this recital, Françoise Vanhecke accompanies herself on the piano; the performance serves as a prelude to her recital in Vienna on 19 November 2026, titled "Nicht nur eine Stimme. Eine originelle Reise durch die Welt der Musik".

The programme features works by W.A. Mozart, Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Maria von Weber, Robert Schumann, Kurt Weill, Mieke Van Haute, Fanny Tran, Boudewijn Buckinx, Erik Satie, Peter Cornelius, Robert Franz, Mira J. Spektor, Robert Stolz, and Irma Bilbao. Several of these works are set to texts or poetry by authors including Ingeborg Bachmann, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Mark Eyskens, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Martinus Nijhoff, Joseph von Eichendorff, and Friedrich Rückert.