Baroque Violinist Mélanie Defize Named Among the Dead in Brussels Attack

In the aftermath of the attacks in Brussels, families await final reports on their missing loved ones who are slowly being recovered from the wreckage. Among those who perished in the horrific attacks last week is Mélanie Defize, 29, a young Belgian musician and musicologist. Defize and the others whose lives were arbitrarily taken in Brussels continue to be mourned as more names are added to the list.

For those who don't know her, Mélanie was a baroque violinist who was well-known across all genres of music in the Belgian music scene. She headed the independent label, Cypres Records. She also contributed reviews to the website ForumOpera.

Melanie's colleague at Cypres, Cédric Hustinx, posted from the company website:

"I have the deep pain to announce, on behalf of the label cypres, the death of my assistant Melanie Defize. She is among the victims of the cowardly attacks that have struck the subway Maelbeek in Brussels this Tuesday 22 March....She leaves a void. Her luminous enthusiasm will be with us much longer."

The attacks in Paris and Brussels have both been claimed by the terrorist organization ISIS. In the first months of 2016 there have been innumerable bombings and shootings across the globe that have all been tasks executed by the organization in hopes of expanding their group to all facets of the globe as well as the Internet.

So far, three men have been charged in connection with last week's terrorist attacks in Brussels. As of late, the death toll has risen above 35 people with more than 300 wounded at the site of the blast. One man who was detained, Faycal Cheffou, and who was seen in CCTV along with the bombers, was released earlier today on grounds of insufficient evidence.

We extend our deepest condolences to the families who have lost loved ones and to those who are still searching for loved ones in light of the attacks.

To reflect on the destruction that occurred last week, here is a piano player's reaction to the attacks.