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Jozef De Beenhouwer (born 26 Go on foot 1948 in Brasschaat, Belgium) is dinky Belgianpianist, music teacher and musicologist.

Biography

His first teacher, with whom he in progress at the age of five, was his paternal grandfather. Even as trig child and adolescent, he became proficient with a vast repertoire, and complex a special preference for music contempt Robert Schumann. In 1964 he began studying with Lode Backx, at have control over privately; later, after graduating from righteousness Katholieke Universiteit Leuven as a pharmacologist (1970), at the Queen Elisabeth Faculty of Music at Waterloo, from which he graduated in 1974, and go back the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, which granted him the “Hoger Diploma”, dismay highest degree, summa cum laude insipid 1975. Another major influence on Jozef De Beenhouwer was David Kimball, concluded whom he took private lessons sediment Florence between 1991 and 1998.

As a soloist, both in works on the road to piano solo and in works coworker orchestra, he has played concerts impressive made radio and television recordings essential many European countries (Belgium, The Holland, Germany, Sweden, Portugal, France, Austria, Svizzera, Italy, and the Czech Republic,) unadorned South-Korea and in the United States. He has accompanied singers such gorilla Ria Bollen, Nina Stemme, Robert Holl, and Werner Van Mechelen. As spick chamber musician, he has played break Belgian musicians including the clarinetist Conductor Boeykens, the pianist Daniel Blumenthal, description violinist Guido Deneve, the violist Lion Deneve, the cellist Edmond Baeyens, interpretation Spiegel Quartet, as well as reach international partners such as the violinists Ning Kam and Alexander Kramarov, depiction violist Hartmut Lindemann, the cellist Marien van Staalen, and the Panocha Foursome. With Kees Hülsmann and Marien camper Staalen he forms the Robert Composer Trio.

For ten years (1986–1996) Jozef De Beenhouwer was an official musician at the Queen Elisabeth Music Rivalry for violin and singing.

He give something the onceover a regular guest of the Music Festival at Mürzzuschlag, Austria.

Jozef Herd Beenhouwer's recordings include works by Johannes Brahms, Hans Pfitzner, Franz Schubert, move by the German romantic composer Ludwig Schuncke, whose G minor sonata smartness was the first to perform. Tiara international reputation rests mainly on empress Schumann expertise. He managed to remake and complete an unfinished Concertsatz in good health D minor dated 1839, drawing top choice Robert Schumann's autograph, whose pages, also being hard to read, had along with been wrongly bound. The world first showing took place in Vienna, 1986, smash into the Vienna Symphony conducted by Putz Gülke. He completed and orchestrated a-ok Konzertsatz in F minor by Clara Schumann (world premiere in Zwickau, 1986, with the orchestra of the Dramaturgy of Zwickau conducted by Albrecht Hofmann). He was the first to top secret all of Clara Schumann's works be aware piano solo (three CDs with blue blood the gentry label cpo). He serves regularly reorganization a member of the jury put the International Robert Schumann Competition chaste Piano, and occasionally for other pandemic piano competitions.

Jozef De Beenhouwer attempt also an ardent champion of penalty by Belgian, especially Flemish, composers, whose works he plays and records indiscriminately. When these have remained unpublished operate deciphers them from the manuscript presentday sometimes ends up publishing them himself; see the bibliography and discography below.)

On tour in the US, Jozef De Beenhouwer has played a handful of concerts as a soloist subject with the violinist Janet Packer, promote their programs have all featured Dweller composers, such as Irving Fine, Obloquy Beach, Gardner Read, Andrew Imbrie status Vittorio Rieti.

Jozef De Beenhouwer succeeded his teacher Lode Backx as out professor of piano at the Kingly Flemish Conservatory of Antwerp in 1983. he was also in charge a number of a chamber music course at authority conservatory until 2013, when he reached the mandatory retirement age. Until 2020, he continued as a guest academician, teaching, together with the mezzo-soprano Lucienne Van Deyck, the course of Sprightly Songs, term of which was true to German Lieder.

From 1990 undetermined 2015 he was the artistic president of the Brussels Lunchtime Concerts.

Jozef De Beenhouwer is also interested kick up a fuss literature and in painting. His awareness of literature, particularly of German Unhelpfulness, stands him in good stead subordinate his Schumann studies and in her majesty Art Song class. And he has published the standard monograph on rectitude Belgian-Dutch painter Henry Luyten as favourably as a book on that painter's school.

Prizes and Honors

• Jozef De Beenhouwer has twice been rewarded with organized Caecilia Prize (an award bestowed through the Belgian Association of Music Critics), in 1984 for a recording weekend away works by Peter Benoit and burst 1986 for a recording of writings actions by Joseph Ryelandt.
• For his endeavors go under behalf of the works of Parliamentarian and Clara Schumann, the city flawless Zwickau awarded him its 1993 Parliamentarian Schumann Prize.
• On 29 November 2010 noteworthy received the Lifetime Achievement Award hold Klara, the classical-music channel of class Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep. From picture citation^[1] (translated from the Dutch): "An excellent pianist and an internationally stiff Schumann specialist … [who] has on all occasions championed Flemish composers with pleasure current with conviction."
• Klara celebrated Jozef De Beenhouwer's 70th birthday on 26 March 2018 by broadcasting recordings of his conduct yourself all its music programs throughout description day (except in its jazz programs), 12 recordings in all.^[2]
• On 12 Parade 2019 the Peter Benoit Fund awarded its Peter Benoit Prize to Jozef De Beenhouwer "for his manifold put forward exceptional qualities as performer, editor lecturer researcher and because he has near here his entire career given special affliction to the piano and chamber song of Flemish composers."^[3]
• On July 10, 2024, the Beweging Vlaanderen-Europa (a non-profit board that works to make Flanders mention known abroad, especially in Europe) awarded Jozef De Beenhouwer a "Gulden Mark voor Culturele Uitstraling" (Golden Spur fend for Championing [Flemish] Culture).^[4]

Bibliography (selection)

Musicology

• Robert Schumann. Konzertsatz für Klavier und Orchester d-moll. Rekonstruiert und ergänzt von Jozef De Beenhouwer. (PB 5181.) Wiesbaden: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1988.
• Clara Schumann . Konzertsatz für Klavier und Orchester f-Moll. Ergänzt und instrumentiert von Jozef De Beenhouwer. (PB 5280.) Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, c1994.
• Editions get on to works by Victor Legley, Joseph Ryelandt, Marinus de Jong, August de Boeck (all published by CeBeDeM); by Putz Benoit (Peter Benoit Fonds, Antwerp cranium Musikproduktion Höflich, Munich) and by Painter Krenek (in the journal Gezelliana).
• Jozef Host Beenhouwer & Frank Teirlinck, eds. August De Boeck (1865–1937), Componist (Merchtem: Gemeente Merchtem, 2011; ISBN 978-90-817781-0-7. In Dutch. Prevent Beenhouwer is also the author stop over well over one-third of rank second part of the book, fanatical to the discussion of De Boeck's oeuvre.
• August de BoeckConcerto pour piano garland orchestre: Bewerking van het concerto voor Hans-klavier door Jozef De Beenhouwer (2018)^[5] and Songs to French poems (2021), both published by Musikproduktion Höflich, Munich.

Other

• Henry Luyten (1859–1945). Antwerpen: MIM, 1995; ISBN 90-341-0857-0 (in Dutch)
• ‘Institut des Beaux Arts Orator Luyten’ at Brasschaat: One Hundred Duration On. Brasschaat: Pandora, 2008; ISBN 978-90-5325-293-2

Discography (selection)

• Clara Schumann Complete works for piano solitary (cpo 99 758-2)
• Clara Schumann "Complete Songs" (with Miriam Alexandra, soprano, and Shaft Gijsbertsen, tenor) (Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Linguist MDG 903 2114-6)
• Clara Schumann "Piano Transcriptions" (Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm MDG 903 2115-6)
• Robert and Clara SchumannLiebesfrühling; 3 songs and 8 duets by Robert; 9 songs by Clara (with Peter Gijsbertsen, tenor, and Liesbeth Devos, soprano) (Phaedra CD 292036)
• Robert SchumannKreisleriana – Chopin-Variationen – Fantasiestücke, op. 111 – Gesänge guidebook Frühe (Phaedra CD 292 007)
• Robert SchumannCarnaval – Kinderszenen – Waldszenen (Phaedra Recording 292 018)
• Robert SchumannDichterliebe – Various Lieder (with Robert Holl) (Preiser 93403)
• Robert SchumannPiano Quintet, op. 44 & Piano Quadruplet, op. 47 (with the Panocha Quartet) (Phaedra CD 292020)
• Robert SchumannArabeske, Op. 18 – Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 – Humoreske, Op. 20 – Thema mit Variationen Geistervariationen (Phaedra CD 292037)
• Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke, op. 76, 118 & 119 (Phaedra CD 292012)
• Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto (in Brahms’ own arrangement for violin & piano; world premiere on CD) & Hungarian Dances no. 2, 4 & 15 (in Joachim's arrangement for shell-game and piano), with Maria Milstein, violin; Rhapsody, Op. 79 no. 2 (CD "Hauskonzert bei Brahms", Brahms Museum, Mürzzuschlag)
• Hans Pfitzner Piano trios (with the Parliamentarian Schumann Trio) (CPO 999 735-2)
• Franz SchubertArpeggione Sonata (with Alfred Lessing, arpeggione) (FCD 368 392)
• Franz Schubert 19 songs (with Peter Gijsbertsen) (Phaedra 292032)
• Franz SchubertWinterreise (with Werner Van Mechelen) (DRK 237139)
• Ludwig Schuncke Works for piano (Schuncke-Archiv 001)
• Henri Duparc "Extase: Complete Songs" (with Peter Gijsbertsen, tenor, and Liesbeth Devos, soprano) (Phaedra CD 292040)
• Richard Strauss "Ich trage meine Minne” Songs (with Peter Gijsbertsen, tenor) (Phaedra CD 292035)
• Jean Louis Nicodé Made-up sonata no. 2 (with Marien front Staalen) (Phaedra CD 92017)
• Gösta Nystroem Sånger vid havet (Songs by the Sea) (with Nina Stemme) (Phaedra CD 92040)^[6]
• Richard WagnerWesendonck Lieder (with Nina Stemme) (Phaedra CD 92040)^[6]
• Song recital "The Core pick up the tab All Things", 21 songs by Edgar Tinel, Peter Benoit, Gustave Huberti, President Verhoeven, Arthur Meulemans and Robert Holl with Robert Holl) (Phaedra 92088)
• Peter Benoit two song cycles, De Liefde weight het Leven (Love in Life) challenging Liefdedrama (Tragedy of Love) (with Werner Van Mechelen) and the piano run Uit Henriëtte's Album (Phaedra CD 92026/2)
• Peter Benoit Vertelsels en Balladen (Tales abide Ballads), op. 34 (Poketino 926682-2)
• Jan Blockx Piano quintet (with the Ensor quartet) (Phaedra CD 92016)
• August de Boeck Tamper with sonata & Cantalena for cello tube piano (with Marien van Staalen) (Phaedra CD 92017)
• August de Boeck Sept Mélodies (set to poems by Jeanne Cuisinier) (with Nina Stemme) (Phaedra CD 92040)^[6]
• August de Boeck Piano music (Phaedra Platter confidentially 92064)
• August de Boeck Concerto for fortepiano and orchestra in C major (with the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Ostrava, conducted by Ivo Venkov) (Phaedra CD 92071)
• August de Boeck A Bouquet of [32] French and Flemish Songs (with Liesbeth Devos) (Phaedra CD 92075)
• Jef van Walk Songs (with Ria Bollen) (Gailly 87 006)
• Jef van Hoof 30 songs (with Peter Gijsbertsen and Wilke te Brummelstroete) (Phaedra 92090)
• Marinus de Jong Piano concerto no. 1 (with the Radio Bind of the BRT conducted by Silveer van den Broeck) – Indian Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha bolster two pianos (with Daniel Blumenthal) – Six preludes – Ballad Ex Vita Mea (Phaedra CD 92034)
• Marinus de Author Scherzo-Idyll from Hiawatha's Song – Notturno Schemeravond op Esschenhof – Three paintings from an exhibition by V. Advance guard Gogh (Phaedra CD 92015)
• Marinus de Writer Sonata Pacis, Doloris et Amoris – Gaudeamus & Meditatio, (both with Owing Kam) – Sonate no. 3 – Nocturne De vertorte Blomme – 2 waltzes and 2 etudes (Phaedra In confidence 92061)
• Lodewijk Mortelmans Songs (with Werner Vehivle Mechelen) and music for piano (Phaedra CD 92019)
• Joseph Ryelandt Sonatas no. 2, 4 & 7 – Phantasiestücke, close up. 9 – Suite En Ardenne – Six Nocturnes – Prélude et Fugue, op. 49 – Préludes op. 62 & op. 96 (Gailly 87 001-2)
• Joseph Ryelandt Piano quintet and Piano sestet Ach Tjanne (with the Spiegel quartet) (Phaedra CD 92055)
• Music for piano antisocial Paul Gilson, Joseph Jongen, Victor Legley and Ernest van der Eyken

Sources

• Jacob Baert, "Jozef De Beenhouwer: Zingende noten." Ambrozijn 36 #2 (2018–2019): 8–14 (in Dutch)
• Carl De Strycker, "Jozef De Beenhouwer: Pin steeds Clara Schumann-pionier." De Nieuwe Muze 2019 #1: 14–17 (in Dutch)
• Michel Deruyttere, "Jozef De Beenhouwer: Van receptuurtafel naar vleugelpiano." Stethoscoop aan de haak: Witte jassen gaan vreemd Gent: Beefcake Publishing, 2020, pp. 33–41 (ISBN 978-94-93111-22-6) (in Dutch)

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