daan vandewalle: pianistCURRICULUM VITAEIn 1996 american critics described Daan Vandewalle's first solo CD (Charles Ives, Concord Sonata and Studies) as : "Éhe (Daan Vandewalle) puts many american classical musicians to shame..." Daan Vandewalle enjoys an international reputation as new music specialist,with a strong focus on 20th century american piano music. He studied at the Conservatory of Ghent, Belgium with Claude Coppens and at Mills College,California with Alvin Curran. He specialised in contemporary american pianoliterature and gave concerts and lectures devoted to american music throughout the world. He is a fellow of the Belgian-American Educational Foundation and teaches piano at the royal conservatory of Ghent,Belgium. Ever since his debut in 1992 (Ars Musica) his recitals and projects have increasingly become more diverse and challenging. He improvised together with David Moss, Fred Frith, Han Bennink, Chris Cutler, Tom Cora and on the festivals of Moers, Bologna, Nancy, Victoriaville, Le Mans, Musiktriennale Cologne. He performed recitals on many international festivals such as : Academia Chigiana Siena (I), Belluard Fribourg(CH), Akustische Lebenshilfe Kiel(D), Nuovi Spazi musicale,Roma europa Rome(I), Lantaarn Rotterdam(N), Melos Etos Bratislava(SK), New York University(USA), Beijing (China), Bucuresti He played f.i. all the piano works by Charles Ives, the Ligeti-pianoconcerto, the Lutoslawski-pianoconcerto,the seldomly heared Cogluotobusisletmesi by Clarence Barlowe and Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage. His programs are often highly unusual both on a technical or intellectual level, often combining the classical repertoire [mussorgski-integrale,the entire set of Chopin studies]with premieres of new works written especially for him f.e. Frith,Newman,Curran,Rzewski. He collaborated with many music ensembles (The Simpletones, Champ d'Action, Tense Serenity, Vapori del Cuori,Sonic Youth,...). He forms a duo with violin-player Paul Klinck and a pianoduo with the dutchman Reinier Van Houdt. Daan Vandewalle was awarded the Jeanne and Willem Pelemans-prize 2000 by the union of belgian composers. |
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