Duo Leora (voice & guitar)

Duo Leora

Voice & guitar

Sometimes musicians meet at exactly the right moment. Soprano Fleur Strijbos and guitarist Emma Wills crossed paths for years in the halls of the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, but it was only during the Walden Festival 2024, organized by the national radio station Klara, that they realized something extraordinary was happening. Their voices — one vocal, the other instrumental — blended effortlessly. Duo Leora was born.

Gracias a la vida

Duo Leora

With their debut program Gracias a la vida, they immediately captivated a sold-out Citizens’ Garden in Brussels. This was just the beginning. In collaboration with Musica et Poetica, they embarked on a house concert tour across Belgium — from cozy city apartments to hidden gems in the countryside — bringing their music directly to audiences in an atmosphere of intimacy and authenticity.


Under the name “Leora”, derived from the Hebrew and Greek word for “light”, they bring classical music with a fresh touch: expressive, playful, and deeply sensitive. A duo that embraces tradition while daring to explore its boundaries.


Featuring songs by Rodrigo, Obradors, Parra, De Falla, Granados, Weill, and more, including arrangements by Duo Leora.

In the quiet hour

Duo Leora

Sometimes the night feels as if you are floating between two worlds — not fully awake, not fully asleep. In that twilight zone, on that threshold, the sublime occurs: dreams and reality touch each other, desires and memories come alive, fears can suddenly overwhelm you, and moments of wonder arise.


In In the Quiet Hour, Duo Leora guides you through this liminal space. Songs from different eras and cultures whisper about sleep and awakening, fears and nightmares, gentle dreams, and everything in between. Voice and guitar weave a musical dialogue that softly carries you to the place where time seems to stand still.


Featuring music by De Boeck, Debussy, De Jong, Duparc, Fauré, Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn, Pfitzner, and Webern, along with Duo Leora’s own arrangements.