Babette performs Static Movement by Belgian composer Alain Craens - one of three pieces for piano that are specially written for her. This was performed live at DeSingel.
Babette performs live Three Preludes of Belgian composer Paul Gilson on the historic Benoit-Pleyel of Muziekmuseum Vleeshuis.
Babette performs Caprice Italien by Francis Poulenc as part of his Suite Napoli, live in the blue hall at DeSingel.
Interviews & more
“So much happens in the space between the notes, otherwise they remain just that: notes.”
A conversation with ArtnD about Babette’s artistic approach, life as a pianist, interpretation, performance, and everything that happens behind the scenes.
Listen Up
Discover Lacunes by Babette Craens and Fleur Strijbos: a debut-album unfolding as a journey through song, shaped by silence, memory, and what remains unsaid.
Centering on Robert Schumann’s cycle Sechs Gedichte von Nikolas Lenau und Requiem, and seamlessly bring it together with songs of Anton Webern, Richard Strauss, Samuel Barber, and contemporary Belgian composers like Piet Swerts, Alain Craens and Noah Senden.
Lacunes was released with the support of SWUK Vlaanderen, and is available on CD and all streaming platforms.
album Reviews
“The album explores the voids that life leaves behind — places where silence, loss, and longing intersect. It is aimed primarily at listeners who are receptive to tranquility and poetry, while also offering a multi-layered musical experience.”
“A beautiful success and a first album not to be missed.”
— Opus HD
“Babette devotes her full attention to the score and, at times, guides and supports Fleur so that together they can achieve their intended goal. A duo out of a dream that transports you, the listener, to the intimacy or drama of each song. Together, they turn every song into a gem that lingers in your mind."
“The album Lacunes deserves to be on our radar for at least two reasons. First of all, it introduces two talented Belgian artists (...) Secondly, there is the carefully chosen programme, featuring romantic and contemporary music, but above all Belgian classical repertoire.”
“Everything sounds intimate, vulnerable and carefully considered, as if the music slowly emerges from silence and returns to it.”