Concert by Duo Agineko and special guest Wu Di (violin and viola) on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 8pm.

Duo Agineko is an internationally active viola-piano duo, established in Antwerp in 2011 by Belgian violist Sander Geerts and Japanese pianist Yasuko Takahashi. They won several international chamber music prizes and released two albums, "Sonatas" and "A tribute to Ysaÿe".

Program

Bruch — 2 Pieces, Op. 83
Nachtgesang; Andante con moto
Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
Schnittke — Adagio (from the ballet "Sketches")
Gershwin — 3 Preludes
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Andante con moto e poco rubato
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Piazzolla — Invierno porteña (Buenos Aires Winter)
de Falla — 5 canciones populares españolas
El paño moruno / Nana / Jota / Asturiana / Polo
Shostakovich — 5 Pieces
Prelude / Gavotte / Elegy / Waltz / Polka

About the artists

Violist Sander Geerts received his diplomas at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and the Maastricht Academy of Music. He has performed as a soloist with various ensembles and orchestras, such as the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Philharmonie Baden-Baden and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2006, he won a Special Prize at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition. In 2012, he became finalist at the 19th International J.Brahms Competition in Austria. Since 2008, he is principal viola of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. In April 2018, he recorded the Double Concerto for clarinet and viola by Bruch with clarinetist Roeland Hendrikx and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Yasuko Takahashi is an internationally performing pianist, specialized in chamber music. After receiving several national competition prizes in Japan, she finalized her studies at the Royal Music Conservatory in Antwerp. Currently, she is a member of the Danish soloists' association "Solistforeningen" and frequently plays chamber music concerts all over Europe.

Wu Di pursued his initial training in violin and viola at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. He then attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London where he graduated with distinction, earning both his Master's degree and soloist degrees. Moving to Switzerland in 2007, he freelanced with major ensembles. He later joined the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra as a permanent violist and occasionally performs with the Paul Taylor Orchestra.