Brussels Philharmonic will be surprising public transport travellers with a live summer symphony later this month.
It's no secret that Brussels public transport operator STIB is a big fan of music, having showcased Belgian artist Stromae's comeback album on vehicles last year. Coldplay's latest songs were also played in both metros and stations while the band was performing in the Belgian capital.
On Wednesday 21 June, commuters will be treated to a very different musical experience, as a number of musicians from the renowned Brussels Philharmonic will be boarding trams and metros to Rogier with their instruments at hand to play their fellow travellers a tune.
All musicians will then gather in the station's ticket office hall to perform a free concert at 16:00. The musical group's aim is to open up the symphonic world to the general public as much as possible.
This is not the first time the Rogier station has provided a stage for a classical concert. In 2015, the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie performed there.
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Interested parties can meet the musicians on Tram 3 from 15:06 at Esplanade towards Churchill, tram 4 from 15:07 at Heros towards Bruxelles-Nord Station, tram 25 from 15:03 at Montgomery towards Rogier and tram 55 departing from Bordet Station towards Rogier at 15:04.
Music will also be played on metro lines 2 and 6 towards Elisabeth between 15:00 and 15:30. All the music forms part of the Brussels 'Fête de la Musique', which invites music lovers to attend free concerts in the capital from 21 to 25 June.
