

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Concert and Public defense PhD in the Arts Marco Mantovani
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am – Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Concert and Public defense PhD in the Arts Marco Mantovani

The Poets' garden. Inside the Mind of an Interpreter of Robert Schumann

In his doctoral research, pianist Marco Mantovani explores the resonance between Robert Schumann's music and poetic literature, and reflects on how the immersion into Schumann's poetic world can enrich the interpreter's imagination. By contextualizing his view on the interpreter’s role and on concepts such as intuition and the subconscious, the author underlines the significant influence of extra-musical stimuli, specifically literature and poetry, on his artistic process.

If you want to attend the Public Defense, please register before March 16th by sending an e-mail to Inge.Pieters@vub.be
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PROGRAMME
Taking inspiration from Schumann’s Dichtergarten für Musik, a collection of poetic quotes on music’s transcendental power, Mantovani presents his personal literary anthology. His recordings and the anthology are ultimately integrated into “The Poets’ Garden,” a 3D virtual space that offers a glimpse into the researcher’s internal artistic process. This metaphorical environment visualizes how literary fragments, evoked by music, resurface from the subconscious. Visitors are invited to explore a representation of the interpreter’s mind, strolling through and getting lost in its labyrinthine library.

Academic supervisor: Matthias Heyman
Artistic supervisor: Jan Michiels
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PRACTICAL
-Date, hour &amp; location: 
     Monday 23 March 2026 | 18:30 at Flagey (Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Brussels)
     Tuesday 24 March 2026 | 10:00 to 12:30 at the Small Concert Hall KCB (Kleine Zavel 5, 1000 Brussels)
-Price: Concert: € 23 &gt; € 21 - Public Defense: Free entrance
-Reservation: Reservation required, see website

For more information please visit our website: https://www.kcb.be/en/calendar/poets-garden-inside-mind-interpreter-robert-schumann-concert-and-public-defense-phd-arts

Ook voor de Nederlandstalige versie verwijzen wij u graag naar onze website: https://www.kcb.be/nl/agenda/de-tuin-van-de-dichters-het-hoofd-van-een-vertolker-van-robert-schumann-concert-publieke
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Ixelles
- **state**: BU
- **country**: Belgium
- **location**: Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
- **lat**: 50.83966
- **long**: 4.35706
- **full address**: Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Kleine Zavel 5, 1000 Brussel, België, Ixelles, Belgium

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- **organizer**: Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel (https://allevents.in/org/koninklijk-conservatorium-brussel/19278627)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Kleine Zavel 5, 1000 Brussel, België, Ixelles, Belgium
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Music, Entertainment, Concerts
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