The First Edition of Printemps Numérique in Brussels Welcomed Nearly 5,000 Visitors

Montréal, March 25, 2019. Inspired byMontréal, the first edition of Printemps Numérique in Brussels took place at KANAL-Centre Pompidou and welcomed nearly

5,000 visitors. Free educational activities allowed people of all ages, from beginners to specialists,

combining artificial intelligence and classical music quickly sold out, with more than forty musicians from the Brussels Philharmonic performing

AI-generated compositions inspired by Beethoven, Stravinsky,John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Rudi Vervoort welcomed the success of the event, which created a space for dialogue around high technologyandmade artificial intelligence

and digital advances accessible to a wide audience. Thestrong

public responseconfirmed therelevance of this collaborationbetweenBrussels

and Montréal.