November 10, 2015
De Bijloke Music Center, Kraakhuis
concert
music and sound
Luigi Nono, Olivier Messiaen
abstract
Olivier Messiaen, Petites esquisses d’oiseaux (1985), Le Rouge-gorge (1), for piano
Olivier Messiaen, Petites esquisses d’oiseaux (1985), Le Merle Noir, for piano
Olivier Messiaen, Petites esquisses d’oiseaux (1985), Le Rouge-gorge (2), for piano
Luigi Nono, …..sofferte onde serene…, for piano and tape
presentation
about the author(s)
Jan Michiels
Jan Michiels (b. 1966) is Professor of Piano at the Royal Conservatoire Brussels, where he also leads the class on contemporary music. He studied with Hans Leygraf at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, where he was awarded an exceptional distinction for his interpretations of Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto and Ligeti’s Etudes. A laureate in several international competitions (including the Queen Elizabeth, Brussels) he conducted piano masterclasses in London, Murcia, Hamburg, Oslo, Montepulciano, and Szombathely. In addition to his activity as a pianist, Jan Michiels has a doctorate in the arts centred on Luigi Nono’s Prometeo. He is a senior research fellow at the Orpheus Institute, Ghent, and an active member of the core team of ME21.
info & contact
affiliation
Royal Conservatoire of Brussels, BE
jan_inge [AT] telenet.be