Pieter Van Maldere is best known for his symphonies, but he also worked for the stage. Discover his operatic projects and contributions in Vienna, Brussels and Paris, including collaborations with fellow theatre musicians.

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No composer builds a career alone. Meet the musicians, instrument makers, publishers and organisers whose connections made eighteenth-century Brussels a thriving centre of music — and supported Van Maldere’s success.

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The Rottenburgh family combined fine instrument making with professional musicianship. This episode explores the collaboration, competition and shared musical life that connected the Rottenburghs and the Van Malderes in Brussels.

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What makes a great musical patron? Explore the relationship between Prince Charles of Lorraine and Pieter Van Maldere, and how princely support gave the violinist room to travel, compose and build an international career.

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Before Van Maldere’s rise, Jean-Joseph Fiocco was a leading figure in Brussels court music. Discover the composer and chapel master whose work helped prepare the way for a new generation.

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Meet Hendrik-Jacob De Croes, the Antwerp-born violinist and composer who taught Pieter Van Maldere. His exacting standards and musical craftsmanship helped shape the young musician who would later achieve international acclaim.

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Discover Brussels as a vibrant eighteenth-century musical capital. From the Théâtre de la Monnaie to court concerts and fashionable gatherings, Pieter Van Maldere helped shape a city where music flourished.

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The symphony became Pieter Van Maldere’s defining musical language. Explore the rise of this new orchestral genre, the influence of Mannheim and the lyrical elegance that carried his compositions far beyond Brussels.

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