THE SYMPHONY OF UNITY

At Tomorrowland, everything is about creating unity, a feeling of togetherness through music. Crossing borders between different styles of electronic music has always been key to forming an exquisite lineup of artists, but a couple of years ago, the festival stepped out of even those bounds entirely. Since 2019, Tomorrowland has had its very own classical orchestral suite, which mutated into a version suited to the festival, building the perfect harmony between acoustic, classical music and electronic dance tracks. Together with BMW, Tomorrowland selected seven new talented musicians for the Symphony of Unity this year. They brought a a classical ode to some of dance music’s biggest classics at the Atmosphere stage on Saturday. Ahead of the performance, we sat down with cellist Cécile, viola player Silvia and conductor Kevin Houben to hear what this unusual crossover project is like for them.