RIAN DE WAAL - PIANO
studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory with Edith Grosz
Lateiner and took masterclasses with a.o. Leon Fleischer
en Rudolf Serkin. In this period contacts were established
with important pianists of this era such as Jorge Bolet
and Earl Wild.
In 1983 Rian de Waal was prize winner at the Queen Elisabeth
Concours in Brussel, with brought him international acknowledgement.
Since then he performs in major concert halls in the US,
Europe and Far East. Furthermore he gives recitals, performs
as soloist with orchestra or plays with colleagues in
chamber music.
Rian de Waal worked with a.o. the Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dutch
Philharmonic Orchestra, the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker,
the City of London Sinfonia and the Polish Chamber Orchestra
with conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Hans Vonk and
Hartmut Haenchen.
With violinist Moshe Hammer, cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
and clarinettist James Campbell he formes the international
ensemble Da Camera. With this ensemble he made many succesfull
tours through Europe, the US and Asia.
Rian de Waal is artistic leader and founder of the Rhijnauwen
Chamber Music Festival in Bunnik (Utrecht) and of chamber
music festivals in Zwolle and Sittard. Rian de Waal is
piano professor at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague
and listed guest professor at the North Netherlands Conservatoire. |
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