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Nataliya Chepurenko

Nataliya Chepurenko

Piano teacher
Lubov Aroutiounian

Lubov Aroutiounian

Piano teacher
Alexandre Eggericx

Alexandre Eggericx

Piano teacher
Léa Dhaoui

Léa Dhaoui

Piano teacher
Jakub Jirásek

Jakub Jirásek

Piano teacher
Angelique Stepanova

Angelique Stepanova

Piano teacher
Silvia Cernea

Silvia Cernea

Piano teacher
Guillermo Corvalan

Guillermo Corvalan

Piano teacher
Shintaro Ohara

Shintaro Ohara

Piano teacher
Anastasia Andreeva

Anastasia Andreeva

Piano teacher
Myrto Sifaki

Myrto Sifaki

Piano teacher
Yaroslav Kryzhanivskyi

Yaroslav Kryzhanivskyi

Piano teacher
Virginia Corricelli

Virginia Corricelli

Piano teacher
Emilia Jacqmin

Emilia Jacqmin

Piano teacher
Hoharu Suzuki

Hoharu Suzuki

Piano teacher
Krizia Soubrouillard

Krizia Soubrouillard

Piano Teacher
Ksenija Tmusic

Ksenija Tmusic

Piano teacher
Ziang Peng

Ziang Peng

Piano teacher
Aleksandar Bozovic

Aleksandar Bozovic

Piano teacher
Laura Nunes

Laura Nunes

Piano teacher
Maria Tarasewicz

Maria Tarasewicz

Piano teacher

Nataliya Chepurenko

Piano teacher

EDUCATION

Superior diplomas of the National Conservatory Tchaikovsky in Kiev (Ukraine), of the Royal Conservatories of Liege and Brussels, and of the Music College of Glier (Kiev, Ukraine)

EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES

Founding director, piano, chamber music  teacher and tutor professor of piano at Brussels International Music Academy (BRIMA) n Brussels (www.brima.be)

Founding director, piano, chamber music  teacher at the “Music Academy FORTE”  (www.musicacademy.be )

Founder, artistic director, president and jury member of International Competition for young pianists “Merci, Maestro!”  (www.mercimaestro.be).

President of WPTA Belgium (World Piano Teachers association), member of EPTA

Jury member of several Piano International competitions

As leading Ballet pianist: Working for a number of leading companies as a pianist: Pasodos Dance Company (Palma Dance Center, Mallorca); Astana Ballet (Kazakhstan); L’Hivernal de la dance (Liege, Belgium), etc.

For a number of years has performed as a main pianist at the Royal Ballet of Flanders (Antwerp, Belgium); Brussels International Ballet School (Brussels, Belgium); Royal Ballet school in Antwerp; Rosas, P.A.R.T.S. et Yantra in Brussels;  Studio Bejart (Brussels, Belgium); piano accompanist at a High school of music (Kiev, Ukraine).

LANGUAGES:

French, English, Russian, Ukrainian

Lubov Aroutiounian

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • Superior National Conservatory Tchaïkovsky of Moscow: Graduated with the highest distinction in interpretation, pedagogy, chamber music and accompaniment
    • Central Music Academy of Moscow for gifted children (started playing piano from the age of 4)
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Concerts and festivals in numerous countries in Europe and North America: Wiener Konzerthaus in Austria, Salle Cortot in Paris, concert Room of the Tchaïkovsky Conservatory of Moscow and Fine Arts Palace of Brussels
    • Projects with the National Orchestra of Belgium, Moravia (Czech Republic) and Chamber Ochestra of Praha
    • Accompanist for renowned competitions like the International Music Competition Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, and the International Competition Yehudi Menuhin in the UK
    • Accompanist of Master Classes and Concerts for teachers Igor Oïstrakh, Viktor Tretiakov
    • Jury member of several International Competitions
    • Great pedagogical experience, especially teaching at the Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels
LANGUAGES:
    • French, Russian, English

Alexandre Eggericx

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • Graduated from the Conservatory Tchaïkovsky of Moscow
    • Graduated from the Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Piano teacher at the Jan-Niklaasstichting School in Beersel (Belgium)
    • Accompanist at the Movement Theater in Moscow
LANGUAGES:
  • French, Russian, Dutch, English

Léa Dhaoui

Piano teacher

Studies:

Conservatory of Roubaix: full classical cursus in the class of Vladimir Soultanov. Graduated from the Diplôme National d’Orientation Professionnelle.

Conservatory of Brussels in the class of Mikhail Faerman from 2018 to 2020.

Currently studies with the international pianist Vladimir Soultanov.

Professional Experience:

Experience as a piano teacher since 2016 for students of various ages and profiles.

Internships with Vladimir Soultanov in Ardeche (France) and concerts in summer 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Languages :

French, English, Portuguese

Jakub Jirásek

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • Conservatory Jaroslav Ježek in Prague: Graduated in classical piano (in the class of Irina Kondratenko-Parker)
    • Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels: Graduated in classical piano (in the class of Aleksandar Madzar)
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Has teached piano and music theory in the International music and arts school of Prague
    • Laureate of the International Piano competitions Ludwig van Beethoven (Vienna), Wiener Klassik (Vienna), Sergueï Prokofiev (Prague), Les saisons musicales (Prague, 2nd prize), and the International Music Festival of Gyor (Big Prize)
    • In addition to solo piano, he devotes himself to chamber music, especially to collaboration with singers
LANGUAGES
    • French, English, Russian, German, Czech, Slovakian

Angelique Stepanova

Piano teacher

EDUCATION :
    • State University of Rovno (Ukraine): Piano teacher, music master, training in choir direction with High Distinction

    • Music Teacher and vocal training with the Highest Distinction

    • Graduated from the Music Academy of Berditchev (Ukraine)

EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES:

    • Piano, music theory and choir direction teacher, (Musical College of Berditchev)

    • Director of the Music Academy of Irkoutsk (Siberia)

    • Cultural councillor at the city of Liege

LANGUAGES:
    • French, Russian, Ukrainian, English, Polish

Silvia Cernea

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • Conservatory Eduardo Martínez Torner in Oviedo (Spain): Piano studies with Concepción Besteiro
    • Piano studies in Barcelona with Margarita Serrat
    • Superior Conservatory of Liceu: class of Stanislav Pochekin and Bachelor degree with high distinction
    • Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels: Master degree in piano with high distinction, with Éliane Reyes and Gabriel Teclu
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Laureate at the chamber music competition of the Conservatory Eduardo Martínez Torner and a grant in the international competition "Río Órbigo".
    • Participated in various masterclasses, workshops and festivals in Spain, France and Brussels, and had the occasion to play for renowned pianists such as Francisco Jaime Pantín, Miguel Ángel Ortega, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Enrique Bagaría, Marie Jude, Dimitri Alexiev, Jay Gottlieb, and Alan Weiss...
    • Piano teacher since several years for children, teenagers and adults.
LANGUAGES
    • Spanish, French, Romanian

Guillermo Corvalan

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • Full music studies at the Superior Conservatory of Córdoba
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Prize of the best final studies exam of the Argentina Rotary Club, Best musician of the young musician’s competition of Córdoba, Piano studies grant at the Queen Sofia School
    • Piano teacher in the municipal spanish schools of Rivasvaciamadrid, Leganés, Las Tablas; San Fernando de Henares, Colmenar Viejo, Manzanares el Real, Soto del Real et Torremocha de Jarama, music schools Do Mayor and “Progreso musical” in Madrid; University Eotvos Loránd, Budapest (Hungary)
    • Numerous concerts as a soloist and orchestra soloist in Argentina, Hungary, Spain, Germany and Portugal
LANGUAGES
    • Spanish, Hungarian, English, French, Dutch

Shintaro Ohara

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels: Bachelor and Master degrees
    • Université Libre de Bruxelles: Bachelor degree in languages and Slavic literatures (minor in musicology)
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Piano teacher at the la Jeugdmuziekschool « Mierennest » (Dworp), at the « Ateliers de la Chaise Musicale » (Ixelles) and lessons in private
    • Recitals of solo piano, piano singing and chamber music
    • Founding member and director of the asbl Opus 70
LANGUAGES
    • French, English, Dutch, Polish, Russian

Anastasia Andreeva

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels: Bachelor degree in Music, specialised Master degree in piano in the class of Mister Mikhaïl Faerman, and Agrégation d’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (AESS)
    • Gradutated from the Music Academy of Dunkerque (France), vermilion medal
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Has teached piano and musical theory for more than 10 years in several schools as ASBL Ecoculture, organisation and animation of music workshops, various events and concerts
    • Concert pianist solo/chamber music
LANGUAGES
    • French, Russian, English

Myrto Sifaki

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • Myrto studied piano under the guidance of Michail Galinos at the Sychrono Conservatory of Thessaloniki and the Municipality Conservatory of Thessaloniki, where she also completed her music theory education.
    • She was awarded her Diploma in piano performance with full marks in 2008.
    • Soon afterwards she had her first experience with teaching piano while she is also majoring in Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
    • She keeps following masterclasses and performing in chamber music concerts.
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • In 2013 she moved to Brussels and soon acquired her first students.
    • She quickly became a successful teacher thanks to her enthusiasm, patience, and passion for her profession. She has a deep knowledge and understanding of the art and technique of the piano and she places a lot of emphasis on the importance of the body and its mechanics, in order to help unlock the students' potential and help each one find their own expression.
    • She has taught numerous students in private practice, Academies, schools and cultural centers, both in one-to-one and in group settings.
    • She is also an experienced accompanist and has worked with violinists, flutists, cellists, singers and choirs for conservatory exams, auditions, concerts and competitions.
    • She was an accompanist for the Forte one-round competition in July 2023 and 2024.
LANGUAGES
    • She's perfectly fluent in French, English and Greek and she also teaches in Dutch.

Yaroslav Kryzhanivskyi

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
  • Glier Academy of Music (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • Bachelor degree in Peter Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • Bachelor degree in Royal Conservatory of Antwerp (Antwerpen, Belgium)
  • Main teachers: Tatiana Pivovarova, Tetiana Roshchyna, Nikolaas Kende, Victor Makarov
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES:
  • Concerts as soloist or chamber musician in Belgium, Italie, Spain, Poland, Ukraine.
  • Private piano teacher in Brussels (Belgium).
  • Accompanist for singers in La Monnaie (Brussels, Belgium).
  • First prize at KyivSmartPiano 2021 international piano competition
  • Third prize at Ivan Karabits 2020 international piano competition
  • Second prize at Modern Music Workshop 2021
  • First prize at Merci Maestro! international piano competition 2022
  • First prize at Le Concours de Piano Andrée Charlier 2023
  • First prize at EPTA Belgium international piano competition 2023
  • Laureate of Orbetello international piano competition 2024, Liège international piano competition 2024, Alicante international piano competition 2024
  • Had masterclasses with: Elisso Virsaladze, Jean Bernard Pommier, Andrzej Jasinski, Dmitri Alexeev, Roberto Plano and others.
LANGUAGES:
  • English, Ukrainian, Russian

Virginia Corricelli

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
  • MASTER OF MUSIC IN PIANO – Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles
  • MASTER OF MUSIC IN PIANO – Conservatorio "U. Giordano" Foggia, sez. staccata di Rodi Garganico
  • PRIVATE ANNUAL COURSE WITH ANDREW WRIGHT
  • BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN PIANO – Conservatorio "U. Giordano" Foggia, sez staccata di Rodi Garganico.
EXPERIENCE
  • CONCERT PIANIST: playing in solo recitals in various cities
  • PIANIST IN CHAMBER MUSIC FORMATION: part of a trio with violin and cello and of a duo with cello in Brussels
  • MUSIC TEACHER: private teacher both in Italy and Belgium.
 

Emilia Jacqmin

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
    • From September 2021 : Piano Bachelor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels
    • 2021 : Bachelor of Music and Musicology, Facultés des Lettres de Paris Sorbonne-Université
    • 2020 : Piano diplom with the teacher Michaël Guido, Conservatoire (CRR) de Versailles Grand Parc
    • 2018 : Baccalauréat général avec mention Bien, Série Littéraire Spécialité Musique, Lycée La Bruyère (Versailles)
EXPERIENCE
    • Concerts in Liège, Bruxelles, Versailles, Montigny le Bretonneux
    • From January 2023 : piano teacher at BRIMA
    • From September 2022 : member of the Student Council at the Royal Conservatory Of Brussels
    • From February 2022 : collaboration with La Ferme du Biéreau (Louvain-La-Neuve)
    • From May to June 2021 : piano and FM teacher at the Conservatoire de Marly-Le-Roi (France)
    • From 2016 : Piano and FM private teacher
LANGUAGES
    • French and English
 

Hoharu Suzuki

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
  • Hoharu is a Japanese pianist.
  • After graduated from the Toho Gakuen School of Music with bachelor’s degree and master's degree, has studied at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels and graduated with the highest distinction.
EXPERIENCE
  • She won several piano competitions. She won the bronze prize and special prize in the Chopin competition in Asia, 1st prize and special prize in "Concours FLAME” in Paris 2023, and 1st prize in Talent summer international competition 2024.
  • She started teaching piano 6 years ago and have experience teaching students of various levels.
LANGUAGES
  • English and Japanese

Krizia Soubrouillard

Piano Teacher

EDUCATION
  • Krizia is a French, Colombian and Luxembourgish pianist.
  • She started to play her instrument by the age of 4 with a private teacher and then succeed in both conservatories of Gap, Rennes(France) and later at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
  • She is now studying a Bachelor degree at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
  • She has already given solo concerts and participations in festivals in France and Belgium.
  • From year 2022 to year 2023 she followed piano accompaniment lessons in both regional Frenchconservatories of Paris and Boulogne-Billancourt. The same time she has studied with Frenchpianist Pascal Rogé while following harmonic lessons.
  • She has already teach piano several times in France, with private lessons, to both children andadults.
  • Since she’s living in Belgium she also gives lessons in music schools.
  • In July 2024 she was given the third price in the highest category of the international pianocontest “Music Academy Forte’’ that took place in Brussels, Belgium.
LANGUAGES
  • French, English, Spanish and German in process

Ksenija Tmusic

Piano teacher

EDUCATION:
  • Master in Piano Accompaniment, Royal Conservatory of Brussels
  • Specialized Master in Piano, Royal Conservatory of Brussels
  • Master with a Specialized Focus in Piano, obtained with distinction, KASK & Conservatorium / School of Arts Gent
  • Bachelor in Music: Piano, obtained with the highest grade, Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini, Trieste, Italy
EXPERIENCES AND PRIZES:
  • Throughout her studies, Tmusic has participated in numerous festivals and masterclasses, including the Ticino Musica Festival, Festival Musiq’3, Verao Classico, Academie Musicale de Morges, and the Stift Musical Encounters.
  • She has collaborated with eminent musicians such as Anna Fedorova, Nino Gvetadze, Aleksandar Madzar, Natacha Kudritskaya, Dirk Mommertz, and Cedric Pescia, and worked with Pascal Moragues, Marianna Shirinyan, Daniel Rowland, Maja Bogdanovic, and Olivier Thiery in the field of chamber music.
  • She has been a piano teacher for several years, and has experience with preschool, elementary and high school students, as well as adults.
LANGUAGES:
  • French, English, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Knowledge of Spanish

Ziang Peng

Piano teacher

EDUCATION:
  • Ziang Peng born in Hunan China, since his chilhood ,he showed an amazing talent in music and piano.he started learning piano at 6 years old.
  • During his piano study, he won several piano competitions awards and held concerts.
  • He began to study piano at the Music middle school Affiliated to Wuhan Conservatory of Music. Successively studied at Shanghai Conservaotry of Music and Koninkjlik conservatorium Brussel.
  • He obtained Bachelor and Master in piano. His professor Yun Sun commented on him like : He displayed great talent for piano, strong enthusiasm, and remarkable music expressive force.
  • His professor Daniel Blumenthal commented on him like :He is an extenses pleasant and eneretic musician with high level of pianism, and concentration.
EXPERIENCE:
  • 2003 years attended the Gulangyu piano competition in Hunan division 8 second children series.
  • 2009 years attended kawai piano competition in Wuhan
  • 2010 years attended Wuhan conservatory of music middle school Liszt memorial competition the affiliated high school of second.
LANGUAGES:
  • Chinese, English , French ,Korean

Aleksandar Bozovic

Piano teacher

EDUCATION:
  • Aleksandar Bozovic is a third year bachelor student at the “Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles" music school in Bruxelles in class of Valentina Igoshina.
  • He has been playing the piano since he was five years old.
EXPERIENCES:
  • participated twice in the "National Music Talent Competition" in Kotor. He participated in this festival for the first time in 2009 and won the Golden Lyre in the junior category. In 2011, he participated in all categories at the Kotor festival and also won the Golden Lyre with the maximum number of points.
  • At the Little Mozart International Competition during the Crescendo International Music Meetings, which took place in New York on April 9 and 10, he won first place and the highest score. Thanks to this, he had the honor of participating in the final gala concert held at Carnegie Hall on May 28, 2011.
  • He gave several performances, the most significant of which took place at the Ministry of Culture during the concert of the International Winners' Meetings in 2011 and at the Festival in honor of World Music Day, which was held at the "Budo Tomovic" cultural center on June 21, 2011.
  • had a successful international debut in 2012. He participated in the 4th International Rosario Marciano Piano Competition in 2012, which took place on August 5 at the Ehrbar Conservatory in Vienna. During the competition, pianists from eighteen countries performed, and Alexander was the only participant from the Balkans. In strong competition, he earns the honorary degree and achieves success once again on the international piano stage. He received remarkable reviews from his nine-member jury, composed of eminent professors from the prestigious global conservatory, for his performance.
  • In 2013, Alexander delivered a notable performance on the international piano stage. He won first place at the PRIMA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION on January 12 in New York. As the first-place winner, he had the opportunity to perform for the second time at the gala concert held at Carnegie Hall on January 12.
  • In 2014, another significant success on the international stage. He won a special prize with a maximum of 100 points at the Anemos Arts competition, held in Rome in May of this year. During this competition, among all the competitors and in all categories, Alexander won the only special prize.
  • That same year, Aleksandar also gave several important performances in Montenegro, notably in Kotor, Niksic, and Podgorica, during the A Tempo festival - "Artists and Pianos."During the national competition in Herceg Novi in 2015, he won the Golden Lyre with the highest number of points.
  • During the International Piano Competition held in Tivat in 2016, he won third prize.
  • During the "Piano Weekend" festival, which took place from January 27 to 29, 2017, at the "Frédéric Chopin" Conservatory in Paris, Alexander performed successfully by interpreting "Nocturne for J," the work of the famous French contemporary music composer, Danijel Penjar.
  • In 2017, during the national competition in Podgorica from April 25 to 28, Aleksandar won the Golden Lyre with the maximum points. During the same competition in the piano trio category, he won a special prize with Luka Perazic and Kosta Popovic.
  • In 2018, he participated in May in two international competitions at the II International Piano Competition in Tivat, where he won the second prize. Then in Shkodra at the 17th international piano competition "Pjeter Gaci," where he won third prize. Please note that the first two places were not awarded in his category; Aleksandar was the highest placed in his category.
LANGUAGES:
  • French, English, Serbian

Laura Nunes

Piano teacher

EDUCATION:
  • 2023 – present: Master Didactique, Conservatoire Royal de Liège
  • 2020 – 2023 : Master degree in Piano with distinction, Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
  • 2017 – 2020: Bachelor Degree in Music (Piano), Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (Porto, Portugal)
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES:
  • Laura has participated in several Master Classes with renowned pianists such as Paul Badura-Skoda, Imogen Cooper Cooper, Hortense Cartier-Bresson, Aleksandar Madžar, Paulo Oliveira, Luiz de Moura Castro, Artur Pizarro, Josep Colom and Eldar Nebolsin.
  • She has also participated in several festivals, such as the International Piano Week ofÓbidos - SIPO (2016), Orihuela International Music Forum (2018 and 2019), Festival and Academy Classical Summer (2028 and 2019) and Académie International d'Eté de Nice (2020), where she was invited to play in the Student Concert, which was recorded and broadcasted live.
  • Since 2021, Laura has been part of the Caliope Duo with the pianist Virginia Corricelli, which was awarded first prize in the Fanny Mendelsohn Competition in 2023.
  • Since 2023 she has a duo with flutist Ricardo Carvalho. Together they’ve performed in several concert halls in Portugal, most notably at Casa da Música in Porto, in a concert broadcasted live on the national television channel and radio station, RTP and Antena 3.
PIANO TEACHER EXPERIENCE:
  • April 2024 – June 2024: Académie de Waremme (Substituting Piano Teacher)
  • September 2023 – present: École Kalleïs (Piano Teacher)
  • September 2017 – present: Private Piano Teacher
LANGUAGES:
  • Portuguese (Native), English (C2 – Certificate of Proficiency) and French (C1 – Advanced)

Maria Tarasewicz

Piano teacher

EDUCATION
  • Royal Academy of Music in London (UK)
  • Royal Conservatoire in Brussels (Belgium)
EXPERIENCE:
  • A pianist who is a natural collaborator through chamber music and teaching and who believes in the holistic development of the artistic personality.
    • An international reputation as teacher, chamber musician and accompanist
    • Founder of unique programme of duo coaching at the Royal College of Music, London (2022-2024)
    • Chamber music teacher and accompanist at the Royal College of Music Junior Department (2019-2024)
    • Accompanist at the Royal College of Music and Royal Academy of Music (2017-2024)
    • Official accompanist for competitions and festivals including Triomphe de l’Art (Belgium), North London Festival and Competition (UK), Shenzhen International Violin Competition (China), Lucca Classica (Italy), Three Choirs (UK), Hastings Piano Competition (UK)
    • High-profile international performances in major venues, including Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Albert Hall, Southbank (UK), Palais de Beaux Arts (Belgium)
    • Numerous broadcast appearances including In Tune, BBC Radio 3
    • Prize-winner and laureate at solo and chamber music competitions including YCAT 2017, WCoM 2017, Park Lane Group 2017
    • Founder and Director of The Thinking Musician
LANGUAGES:
  • English, Ukrainian, French, Russian, Polish.

Teachers Violin

Jing Han

Jing Han

Violin teacher
Alycia Gustave

Alycia Gustave

Violin teacher
Chiara Bryant

Chiara Bryant

Violin teacher
Delphine Gros

Delphine Gros

Violin teacher
Kateryna Lastochkina

Kateryna Lastochkina

Violin teacher

Jing Han

Violin teacher

EDUCATION
    • Music Conservatory of Xi’an (China): Bachelor degree in violin with the highest distinction in the class of Y. Zhong
    • Music Conservatory of Liege: Graduated with High Distinction – Didactic Master degree in violin and Specialised Master degree in violin in the class of E. Mélon
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Participated in numerous Masterclasses with internationally renowned teachers
    • Won numerous prizes in national and international competitions
    • Organiser of the “Kreutzer International Music Competition"
    • Organiser of artistic exchange projects between Belgium and China
    • Worked as additional violinist in the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra of Liege, Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra and in the orchestra “Il Novecento”
    • Has more than 10 years of experience in teaching violin in Belgium and China
    • Appears on stage on a regular basis as a soloist and within various formations, in Belgium and abroad
LANGUAGES
    • French, English, Chinese

Alycia Gustave

Violin teacher

EDUCATION
    • Aubagne (France) Conservatory in Stéphanie Bayle Perin's violin class.
    • Entry into a specialized cycle at the CRR Darius Milhaud in Aix en Provence in the class of: Marie Laurence Rocca.
    • Institut Supérieur de Musique et Pédagogie de Namur in Gilles Millet's class, Bachelor.
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Master class with Renaud Capuçon at the Easter festival in Aix en Provence.
    • Received a violin as a reward during the Easter Festival of Aix en Provence.
    • Tour with the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra in France, Croatia and Slovenia.
    • Master Class with Ivry Gitlis at the Easter Festival of Aix en Provence.
    • Master Class of chamber music with Paul Meyer and Eric Lesage.
    • Orfeo and Majnun Opera at the Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence.
    • 2012 Admitted to the orchestre des jeunes du pays d'Aix junior as concertmaster.
    • 2016 Admitted to the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra.
LANGUAGES
    • French, English

Chiara Bryant

Violin teacher

EDUCATION 
  • Chiara graduated with a Master degree from the Conservatorio “B. Marcello” of Venice with topmarks.
  • She continued her studies with professors Eliot Lawson and Wibert Aerts in Mons RoyalConservatory, Belgium.
  • She is currently finishing a Master degree in Pedagogy at Mons Royal Conservatoire.
  • She followed masterclasses with Dejan Bogdanovič, Amiram Ganz, Ilya Grubert, IgorVolochine, Hagai Shaham, Václav Hudeček, Robert Uchida.
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES 
  • Chiara conducted her violin teaching internships in the Music Academies of Court-St.-Etienne, Louvain-La-Neuve and Ixelles in Brussels.
  • In 2016 and 2018, Chiara won scholarships in the P. G. Finzi violin competition at the VeniceConservatory.
  • As a soloist and chamber musician, she has performed concerts at the Venetian Palazzo Ducale(Sala del Maggior Consiglio), Teatro dell’Arsenale di Venezia (Festival Biennale Musica),Pordenone Cultural Center (Musicainsieme Festival), the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels,PBA Charleroi (Generation Classique Competition), Jeunesses Musicales in Montreal, Canada,and other similar centres.
  • As an orchestral musician she performed in various venues throughout Belgium, Italy, Germanyand Canada, such as Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Accademia Filarmonica in Verona, Arsonic inMons, PBA in Charleroi, the IIC in Brussels, Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, MaisonSymphonique in Montreal, Musical Instruments Museum in Berlin among others.
LANGUAGES 
  • Chiara speaks fluently and can give lessons in four languages: French, English, Spanish and Italian.
  • She is currently studying Flemish, for which she holds a A2 certificate.

Delphine Gros

Violin teacher

EDUCATION
    • Toulouse Regional ConservatoryDiplôme de Fin d'Etudes in violin in the class of Chantal Crenne.
    • Colmar Departmental ConservatoryDiplôme d'Etudes Musicales in violin in the class of Hélène Sanglier.
    • Musikhochschule Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)Delphine studied violin with Ildiko Moog-Ban, Petra Müllejans and Gottfried von der Goltz and obtained the "Künstlerische Ausbildung" and "Musiklehrer" diplomas.
    • Royal Conservatory of BrusselsShe studied baroque violin with Mira Glodeanu, Benoît Douchy and Joanna Huszcza and obtained a Master's degree as well as a Specialised Master's degree.
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Participation in master classes with Marie-Annick Nicolas, Michaël Hentz, Christophe Poiget and Clara Cernat.
    • Violin teacher for many years in music schools in the Alsace region.
    • Concerts with the early music ensemble El Capricho del Duende, of which she is a founding member.
    • Concerts with numerous baroque music ensembles, including Les Agrémens, Ausonia and Le Concert Bourgeois.
LANGUAGES
    • French, Spanish, English and German
 

Kateryna Lastochkina

Violin teacher

EDUCATION:
  • I received a junior specialist diploma at the Volyn Professional College of Culture and Arts named after I. Stravinsky (2017-2021)
  • I received my bachelor's degree from the Royal Conservatory of Mons
  • at the moment I’m a student of the National Music Academy of Ukraine ( NMAU named after Tchaikovsky) and I’m studying for a master's degree in Mons.
EXPERIENCES:
  • I play in the orchestra for over 8 years, participated in the Volyn Chamber Orchestra and played solo with the college orchestra.
  • Experience as a violin teacher at School of Arts no. 5 in Kyiv (4 months of replacing the main teacher.
  • Concertmaster of 2 violins in the student orchestra.
  • For the past 2 years, I have participated in such orchestras as: Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Young Philharmonic, Young Belgium Strings, The European Orchestral Ensemble, repeatedly participate in other ensembles.
  • I was elected an tultist-student of the L’ORCW for 2024-2025
  • Laureate of all-Ukrainian competitions and diploma holder of one international competition while studying at the college. Now I mostly give concerts in quintet, duet, etc
  •  in addition to stage activities, I want to teach violin to children and adults, as I have the goal of growth, development, be able to make them fall in love with music and show it from all sides.
LANGUAGES:
  • English, French, Ukrainian, Russian

Teachers Cello

Anastassia Marounina

Anastassia Marounina

Cello teacher

Anastassia Marounina

Cello teacher

EDUCATION

After completing a Licence de Musicologie at the Université Paris-Sorbonne IV in 2019, as well as a Licence at the Pôle Supérieur Paris-Boulogne-Billancourt, Anastassia continued her studies at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. There she obtained a Master's degree in cello, followed by a Master's degree in didactics and an Agrégation de l'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (AESS).

EXPERIECNE

Since 2014, Anastassia has been building a rich career as a teacher and cellist. She began as a cello teacher at the Saint Martin de France secondary school in Pontoise, before joining the Académie Inter Musicale de Paris. Over the years, she has taught in a number of Belgian academies and ASBL, and is currently cello teacher at the Forest Academy, BRIMA and the Kalleïs School.

At the same time, Anastassia is developing her artistic activity, notably as a cellist at the Chapelle Musicale de Tournai. She performs with prestigious ensembles such as the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris and the Appassionato ensemble, and takes part in various festivals (Classique au Vert, Debussy). She also puts her talent at the service of committed cultural projects, such as the Great European Peace Orchestra to promote peace in Ukraine, or the Arc Musical Historique project, where she works for cultural mediation in remote areas.

LANGUAGES

French, Russian, English, Spanish

Teachers Guitar

Ana Santisteban

Ana Santisteban

Guitar teacher
Iban Roca

Iban Roca

Guitar teacher
Ronan Vinet

Ronan Vinet

Guitar teacher
Cristina Mura

Cristina Mura

Guitar teacher
Antoine Miralles

Antoine Miralles

Guitar teacher
Roland Jreige

Roland Jreige

Guitar teacher

Ana Santisteban

Guitar teacher

EDUCATION
    • Guitar Master, Conservatorium Maastricht
    • Guitar Master, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
    • “Conservatorio Superior de Música of Murcia”, Higher Conservatory of Music in Murcia, Spain.
    • Guitar Master Class with: Timo Korhonen, Rafaella Smith, Jose Luis Rodrigo
 EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • Chosen To Adopt The Scholarships For Galindo Foundation. (Murcia, Spain In June 2013)
    • Chosen To Participate At The Seventh Edition Of Volterra Project, Guitar Summer Institute, International Guitar Festival, Italy, 2013
    • Prize "Andres Segovia". Contest Winner Of Lxvii Curso Música In Compostela, Spain, 2014
    • Exchange Studies For The Course Lxvii Curso De Música In Compostela, Spain, 2014
    • Chosen To Participate In The Guitar Symposium At The Royal Conservatory Of Brussels, 2015
    • 3rd Prize At The Internaional Guitar Competition “Ángel Piñero”
    • Scholarship Given By “Le Bureau International Jeunesse De Bruxelles”
    • Soloist Of The GUITAR ORCHESTRA OF THE REGION OF MURCIA, SPAIN
    • Guitar Soloist Of The Youth Orchestra Of Cuenca
    • CONCERT AS A SOLOIST WITH ORQUESTRA IN PARIS. (September 2015)
    • Guitar Soloist Of The Silpakorn And Chulalongkorn University Orchestra Of Bankok, Thailand
    • Tour of concerts and Masterclasses in Mexico
    • Invited to participate as soloist at the Guitar Festival of “Guitare en Cévennes” France
    • Invited to participate at the opening concert of the 11th edition of Volterra Project. Italy
    • Invited to participate at the VIII Andes Guitar Festival. Argentina
    • Invited to participate at the I International Guitar Festival of Haría. Spain
    • Invited to participate at the International Guitar Festival of Guitare en Cévennes, France
    • Invited for a tour of concerts and masterclasses in Brazil.
    • Guitar teacher at the Artists School of Murcia,m Spain.
    • Co-director and guitar teacher in "Sante Cecilia Music Academy of Murcia".
    • Guitar private teacher in Bruxelles
    • Guitar teacher at the music school NOX, in Bruxelles.
    • Guitar teacher at the music school Madame Butterfly, Bruxelles.

Iban Roca

Guitar teacher

EDUCATION:

Master en enseignement secondaire (Spécialité : Musique).Université Pontificia de Salamanque (Espagne).Diplôme d ́études musicales de guitare classique. ConservatoireSupérieur de Musique de Salamanque (Espagne).Cours magistraux de guitare classique avec Ricardo Gallén, CarlesTrepat, Margarita Escarpa, Hugo Geller, David Russell et WilliamKanengiser.Formations d’improvisation et analyse avec Pedro Cañada et JoséRamón García.Formation de jazz, rock, blues, funk et d’autres styles avec ChemaVilchez, Albert Vila, Nono Garcia, Ignazio Di Salvo, etc.

EXPERIENCE

Professeur de guitare classique, guitare électrique et ukulélé dansplusieurs écoles de musique en Espagne et Belgique.Professeur d’éveil musical et formation musicale basique dansplusieurs écoles de musique en Espagne et Belgique.Professeur des cours privés de guitare classique, guitare électriqueet ukulélé.Participation en concerts et récitals.

LANGUES

Espagnol, Anglais, Français

Ronan Vinet

Guitar teacher

EDUCATION
  • Graduated with a bachelor's degree in guitar in the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 2023 and currently in master's degree in the same institution.
  • Previously I get a bachelor's degree in musicology in the University of Poitiers, France.
  • Also graduated from several french conservatory in guitar, analysis and composition in the class of great name such as Olivier Pelmoine, Philippe Villa or Eugène de Montalembert.
  • Followed masterclass of famous guitarist such as Thibault Cauvin, Marco Tamayo,Michel Grizard, Andrea Vettoretti or Maximo Diego Pujol.
  • I started teaching in 2017 with private lessons, then in several music schools in France and since 2023 in Waterloo.
EXPERIENCES AND PRIZES
  • 3rd prize in 2014 at the Ile de Ré international guitar festival. I performed since in various occasion all around France and recently Belgium also.
  • I did private concerts in solo and in quartet for wedding, association or events but also some public one in Belgium including during festival.
LANGUAGES
  • French, English

Cristina Mura

Guitar teacher

EDUCATION

Guitar Master, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel in 2022: she obtained the Master of Arts in Music Performance from the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel (Royal Conservatory of Brussels) with Antigoni Goni.

At the same time, she began to study historical performance practice on plucked string instruments, attending the HIPP (Historical Informed Performance Practices) department at the same conservatory in the class of Xavier Diaz-Latorre.

Guitar Degree at “Conservatorio di Musica “Luigi Canepa” di Sassari” (Italy) in 2018 with Roberto Masala

Guitar Masterclass with Filomena Moretti, Frédéric Zigante, Luciano Contini, Roberto Masala, Enea Leone, Carlo Marchione, Alvaro Pierri, Antigoni Goni and Dusan Bogdanovic.

EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES

Concerts as soloist and with chamber music groups in Italy, France, and Belgium.

Concerts with the baroque ensemble “Chordis” in France, 2023

Performer of the "10 Reflective Studies" by Italian composer and guitarist Stefano Vivaldini, a CD recorded and released in Brussels, 2022

Performer in the student concert for “The Creative Process” in Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, 2021

“International Polyphonic Music Festival Voci d'Europa” in Italy, 2021

“The Volterra Project” online edition in 2020

In 2019, she was selected to participate at the thirteenth edition of "The Volterra Project," attending classes with Antigoni Goni and Dusan Bogdanovic and workshops around the guitar performance

"I Mercoledì del Conservatorio” in Italy, 2018

"P. Nardini" Festival in Italy, 2018

"Melos Festival” in Italy, 2018

"Isola delle Storie" in Italy, 2017 and 2018

LANGUAGES

Italian, French, English

Antoine Miralles

Guitar teacher

EDUCATION
  • Guitar Master, Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with “Great distinction”
  • Guitar Bachelor, Superior Center of Music of Basque Country, San Sebastian .1st conservatory prize in Classical guitar, Chamber music, Analysis at CRR-Boulonge Billancourt
  • Musicology license, Paris Sorbonne
  • Master classes with: Marco Tamayo, Maximo Diego Pujol, Rafael Aguirre, Carles Trepat, Pablo Marquez, Rémy Jousselme
EXPERIENCE
  • Guitar teacher in music schools of Waterloo (Belgium), Bergara (Spain) and substitute teacher at the CRR Boulogne-Billancourt.
  • Concerts and recitals given across France, Spain and Belgium in solo, duet, chamber music: Jazz in Marciac in duo, La Seine Musicale in guitar quartet, Béguinage de Bruges in duo, project of women composers at Tarbes (Ida Presti duo), museums, churches and abbeys, castles, weddings (France, Occitanie), palaces in Spain (Miramar, Maria Cristina) and at the Conservatories of Tarbes, Paris, San Sébastien, Brussels
  • 3rd Prize at the International Competition Leopold Bellan (Paris)
  • Prize winner at the International Competition Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso (Bruxelles) 2022, 2023
LANGUAGES
  • French, Spanish, English

Roland Jreige

Guitar teacher

EDUCATION
  • I began my studies at the Higher Conservatory of Music in Beirut and am currently continuing my education at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, studying under the guidance of Hugues Navez.
EXPERIENCE
  • I have over six years of professional experience in teaching classical guitar techniques, with a strong background in both performance and pedagogy.
LANGUAGES
  • French, English, Lebanese, and Arabic.

Teachers Vocal

Adelaida Hakobyan

Adelaida Hakobyan

Vocal teacher
Olga Artemenko

Olga Artemenko

Vocal teacher
Virginie L’Herbette

Virginie L’Herbette

Vocal teacher

Adelaida Hakobyan

Vocal teacher

Singing teacher and choirmaster originally from ArmeniaEDUCATION

Graduated from the conservatory of UzbekistanGraduated from the royal conservatory of Mons

EXPERIENCE

Singing teacher/ choirmaster at the music academy of EtchmiadzinChoirmaster in our lady's cathedral in etchmiadzinSinging teacher at the Get your voice music academy

LANGUAGES:

French, Russian, Armenian

Olga Artemenko

Vocal teacher

EDUCATION

Graduated from the National Musical Academy of P.I.Chaikovsky (Kyiv, Ukraine)

EXPERIENCE

Singing teacher and Soloist of MM Academy of the La Monnaie de Munt (Brussels, Belgium)

Laureate of international competitions

Worked as a soloist at the Kyiv Opera on the Podil (Ukraine)

LANGUAGES

French, English, Ukrainian, Italian

Virginie L’Herbette

Vocal teacher

Singing teacher: current songs, French and world songs, blues, gospel and pop-rock,

Originally from France, Virginie L'Herbette studied in Belgium. Passionate about the arts in all its forms, she teaches singing, songwriting and visual arts.

 

Education:

Classical singing with Paule Daloze - Transition sector certificate.

Musical and song writing course - Claude Semal and Daria De Martynof, Ateliers de la Chanson.

Master in Visual Arts – Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels.

Certificate of teaching aptitude for secondary education and artistic education.

Accompaniment guitar lessons: Gérard Jaffrès and Thomas Richard.

Pop-rock singing lessons, French songs and world songs at the Parallaxes Institute.

Voice and Song Workshops: individual, group lessons and courses with Marcelle De Cooman.

 

Experience:

Vocals and choirs: Paul Severs, Gérard Jaffrès, Mister Chicks, Machaka Choir and personal projects.

Professor of pop song at Jeunesses Musicales de Bruxelles, ULB, Parallaxes Institute.

Coordination of creative workshops and world song facilitator at ULB children's activities.

Transgenerational activities Songs and Tales in libraries.

French song and visual arts workshops in schools, libraries and nursing homes.

 

Language: French

Teachers Flute

Barbara Ferraz Balboa

Barbara Ferraz Balboa

Flute teacher
Simona Cominelli

Simona Cominelli

Flute teacher
Nil Tena Puyo

Nil Tena Puyo

Flute teacher

Barbara Ferraz Balboa

Flute teacher

EDUCATION
    • Bachelor's degree (2010) from Salamanca Music Conservatory (Spain)
    • Master's degree in Flute with cum laude (2015) with profs. Frank Heindrickx, Carlos Bruneel and Peter Verhoyen (piccolo)
    • Bachelor’s degree in Art History (2015)
    • Master in Baroque Flute (2019) summa cum laude with prof. Frank Theuns in Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels
    • Master’s degree in Music Pedagogy from the International University of La Rioja (Spain)
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
    • She was member of youth orchestras such as Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie (Germany) and Youth Orchestra of Castilla y León (Spain).
    • She has collaborated with Antwerpen Symphony Orchestra and Brussels Philarmonic Orchestra.
    • She has been member of academies such as Collegium Vocale Gent Academy, Ton Koopman Academy and Freiburg Akademie.
    • She collaborates with Early Music ensembles such as La Petite Bande, L’Arpeggiata, B’Rock Orchestra, The New Baroque Times and Bach Academie Alden Biesen, among others.
    • With the ensemble Die Kölner Akademie, she has recorded CDs such as G.P. Telemann Christmas Cantatas III, J. W. Wilms Piano Concertos with pianist Ronald Brautigam, Emilie Mayer Ouvertures & Piano Concerto with pianist Tobias Koch and J. Offenbach Operetas in I act.
LANGUAGES
    • French, English, Spanish and a little Dutch.

Simona Cominelli

Flute teacher

EDUCATION
  • I have a high level education and long years of study with some of the great professors across Europe (Italy, France, Belgium). I'm very passionate about music and the musical instrument that allow me to express my inner soul.
  • I have a Master degree in flute obtained at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and now I’m pursuing my studies in order to obtain a specialisation in contemporary music.
EXPERIENCE
  • I take care of my students. I like to think that professors are caregivers in some way.
  • My experience in giving flute lessons taught me that often problems are created by our own minds, and it's easy to trick our brain to restart ourselves.
  • So, if you want :
    • more self-control,
    • to get to know yourself better,
    • rapidly understand and resolve your problems
  • in order to progress, we are the right person for each other.
LANGUAGES
  • I speak Italian, French and English.

Nil Tena Puyo

Flute teacher

EDUCATION
  • Bachelor's degree in flute (2015) at the Conservatori de Música del Liceu (Barcelona, Spain), with Christian Farroni and Isabel Souto
  • Master's degree in flute (2017) at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, with Frank Hendrickx and Carlos Bruneel
  • Master's degree in piccolo (2018) at the KCB, with Katlijn Sergeant
  • Bachelor's degree in traverso (2020) at the KCB, with Frank Theuns
  • Master's degree in traverso (2023) at the KCB, with Anna Besson
EXPERIENCE AND PRIZES
  • He collaborated with the professional orchestra OSV (Orchester Symphonique du Vallès) and in a project of the OCG (Chamber Orchestra of Granollers), both in Catalonia, and he also played with the OBC (National Orchestra of Catalonia and Barcelona).
  • In Belgium, he has played with the Lumen Symphonicum Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, as well as with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vlaamse Opera Orchestra and Le Concert Olympique
  • During the 2018-2019 season he was an academician of the Belgian National Orchestra.
  • He won third prize in the Dutch International Flute Competition 2017
  • He was a finalist at the International Flute Competition "Severino Gazzelloni" 2019, in the piccolo category.
  • Last April he won the second prize at the Concurs Internacional Cambra Romànica, in Canillo (Andorra), with the flute duo Duo Puya&Grona, together with Mariona Baulies
LANGUAGES
  • French, English, Spanish and Catalan

Teachers First Steps in Music

Svitlana Fir

Svitlana Fir

Teacher of First Steps in Music

Svitlana Fir

Teacher of First Steps in Music

EDUCATION:
  • Master degree, specialization musicology, Conservatory of Rostov-on-Don, Russia  (1989-1995)
  • Bachelor's degree, specialization music theory and music literature, Chernihiv Music School, Ukraine (1986-1989)
  • Additional training in Music Pedagogy
    • Several Master Classes – Orff-Courses in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia since 2010
    • Various summer courses at the Orff-Institute of Salzburg, Austria (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
EXPERIENCES:
  • More than 25 years of experience in music education for all age groups
  • Specialist in Orff-Pedagogy
  • Volunteer at the "Welcome Ukraine" project, Contemporary Art Centre "WIELS", Brussels 2022-2023
  • Founder, director, and teacher of private music studio "A-Sol", Chernihiv, Ukraine, specialized in implementing the Orff-Approach in music education for children and adults 2008-2022
  • Teacher of Music history, Ukrainian folklore, and Pedagogical practice, Music School of Chernihiv, Ukraine  (1995-2011)
  • President of the Orff-Association of Ukraine since 2018
  • Training music teachers of all levels in Ukraine since 2014
  • Organized the international summer Orff-Course. 2019
  • Co-author of the book Fundamentals of Orff-Pedagogy   2010, published by Katerina Zavalko (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • Author of numerous articles in Ukrainian and international journals
LANGUAGES:
  • Ukrainian (mother tongue)
  • Russian (fluent)
  • Polish (fluent)
  • English (intermediate)
  • French (basic user)

Teachers Jazz

Edoardo Cimino

Edoardo Cimino

Jazz Guitar teacher
Frédéric Chaine

Frédéric Chaine

Jazz Violin Improvisation teacher
Lorenzo Simoncelli

Lorenzo Simoncelli

Electric Bass teacher

Edoardo Cimino

Jazz Guitar teacher

EDUCATION :
  • Liceo Musicale e Artistico Cardarelli (Italy), High school Diploma in Jazz Guitar.
  • Conservatorio Giacomo Puccini (Italy), Bachelor in Jazz Guitar
  • Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Master in Jazz Guitar
EXPERIENCES AND PRIZES:
  • Finalist “Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani”
  • Winner “Eddie Lang Awards”
  • Finalist “Maastricht Jazz Award”
  • Finalist “Dinant Jazz Jeune Talent”
  • Concerts as soloist and band leader in International Jazz Festivals and Jazz Clubs.
LANGUAGES:
  • French, English, Italian

Frédéric Chaine

Jazz Violin Improvisation teacher

EDUCATION
  • Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels (Bachelor’s degree in violin, with distinction) prof Y.Horigome
  • Haute école de Musique de Lausanne (Master's degree in orchestra conducting) prof A.Azan Zielinski and P.Béran
  • Master classes of jazz violin with Florin Niculescu
EXPERIENCE
  • Jazz album released “De Bruxelles à Lausanne, Ballade Improvisée”
  • Recent jazz concerts : Opera of Avignon, Jazz club of Brussels “The Music Village”, Cultural center “Le Senghor” and music festival “Les Rendez-vous Musicaux”
  • Founder and artistic director of the Ensemble Orchestral Européen
  • Workshop on initiation of jazz improvisation with the students of the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne.
LANGUAGES
  • French, English, Italian

Lorenzo Simoncelli

Electric Bass teacher

EDUCATION:
  • High school diploma at “Liceo A. Manzoni” of Varese.
  • Private studying with Maestro Marco Conti in Milan.
  • Currently attending the last year of Bachelor in Arts and Music with specialisation in jazz electric bass at Koninnklijk Conservatorium of Brussels with Maestro Bart De Nolf.
EXPERIENCE:
  • Experience as private bass and harmony teacher in Brussels.
  • Currently very active in the Brussels jazz scene, helding numerous performances in important venues such as Sounds Jazz Club, The Music Village, Dolle Mol, Le Chapot, l’Ascenseur, Cheval Marin, Jazz Station.
  • Recording of the soul Italian album “Breejo” with Marco Simoncelli and performed it live also on the national italian radio RaiRadio 3.
LANGUAGES:
  • Italian
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish

Teachers Composition

HueyChing Chong

HueyChing Chong

Composition teacher

HueyChing Chong

Composition teacher

EDUCATIONTokyo College of Music (Doctor of Musical Arts, composition major) Prof. Keiko Harada’s and Prof. Akira Nishimura's class. Obtained the doctor title in 2017.Tokyo College of Music (Master's Degree, composition major) Prof. Keiko Harada’s classToho Gakuen School of Music (Non-degree Student Course for Foreign Student, composition major) Prof. Keiko Harada’s classAll the above studies are supported by the Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship Award.EXPERIENCEIn 2014, her composition RAW for 13 instrumentalists was awarded the 12th President Award of Tokyo College of Music.In 2017, introspection-intro for solo accordion was awarded the best solo composition at Composers+ Summer Academy.Her music has been performed in many countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Spain, Germany, Netherland, Switzerland, Turkey, Malta, and Lithuania.Regularly invited to participate in new music related conferences and festivals throughout the world including Indonesia Composers Week 2022, Malditas e Inéditas Música se escribe con M de Mujer: Invited as guest for Round Table with musicologist, Elsa Calero-Carramolino, Universidad de Granada (2021, Spain), Festival Mujeres en la Música Nueva (2020, Colombia), Mostra Sonora (2019, Music Festival in Sueca, Valencia, Spain), Tokyo College of Music Symposium - Creative Possibilities of East Asian Traditional Musical Instruments (2014, Japan), Geijutsu Dangi Vol. 1 - Special participation as international student (2011, Japan), Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival (2009 & 2010, Indonesia).Co-founder of the New Music Room (International based online composers platform)LANGUAGESEnglish, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Japanese