Four days after the sudden death of its artistic director, the Aix-en-Provence Festival has called in its former chief.
Bernard Foccroulle has been appointed advisor for the 2025 edition of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
Foccroulle, 71, directed the Festival from 2007 to 2018. A Belgian concert organist and composer, he was previously director of the Monnaie in Brussels.
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