Eliane Reyes
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Eliane Reyes, born in Verviers
on June 7, 1977 is a Belgian pianist who is known both as a soloist and as a chamber musician.
A very precocious talent, whose parents are both musicians - her mother a Belgian piano teacher and founder of the Centre Guillaume Lekeu for music in Verviers
, and her father a Franco-Mexican violinist who is a member of the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra) - Eliane Reyes began piano lessons with her mother at the age of 3 and gave her first recital at the age of 5. That same year she was awarded the Cesar Franck
prize by Jörg Demus
.
At the age of 9 she was invited to perform for the first time on the popular French television program, L’Ecole des fans by the well-known animator, Jacques Martin
. The guest star on the program that day was Cyprien Katsaris
. Eliane played a Chopin waltz and proved to be such a success with the audience that she was invited to play a second piece.
A few months later she also became one of the youngest winners of the Gyorgy Cziffra Foundation prize, in Senlis
, France.
At the age of 10, she represented Belgium
at the Young European Musicians tournament in Amsterdam where she performed the Haydn concerto in D major with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Sergiu Commissiona.
At the age of 11, as part of the festivities to celebrate the 50 years of Jeunesses Musicales
, she played in the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels with the National Orchestra of Belgium
, conducted by Grant Llewellyn
, the double concerto by Mozart with Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden.The same year she also performed as a soloist under the direction of René Defossez and Andre Vandernoot
, and the following year, played the second concerto of Chopin with the National Orchestra of Belgium, conducted by Gilbert Varga
At 13 she won her first piano prize at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Shortly thereafter, Eliane boldly rang the doorbell of Martha Argerich
, in Brussels, and asked to play for her. Since then they have often met and Eliane considers the great Argentine pianist as her musical spiritual model.
Among the teachers who had the most influence on her were Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden (her professor at the Brussels Conservatory), and Alain Weiss (Lemmensinstituut).
Eliane Reyes was also a graduate of the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin and undertook additional training with Hans Leygraf at the Salzburg Mozarteum and attended numerous master classes with Martha Argerich
, Vladimir Ashkenazy
, Paul Badura-Skoda
, Murray Perahia
, Abdel Rahman El Bacha
, G. Sebok, M. Beroff, Brigitee Engerer and Vitaly Margulis
.
is particularly notable).
In 1993 she performs as a concert soloist with the New England Chamber Orchestra in Boston (USA), before embarking on a series of concerts throughout Europe as well as Russia, the Far East and Africa.
2001-2009: In 2001, Vladimir Ashkenazy
invites her to give a recital in Berlin. That same year she also gives a recital in Switzerland at the St. Moritz Festival.
Thereafter, Eliane Reyes performs in major European venues such as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, the Cité de la Musique
in Paris, the Concertgebouw
of Amsterdam and at the Rudolfinum
in Prague.
She also participates in many festivals in Germany, Belgium, France, Estonia, and Switzerland, under the direction of conductors such as Rudolph Barshai, Sergiu Comissiona
, Tibor Varga
, his son Gilbert Varga, Lionel Bringuier, René Defossez, Grant Llewellyn
, Heribert Beissel
, and Andrew Vandernoot.
2010/2011: As part of an initiative entitled, "Rising Stars," Eliane Reyes plays in several European capitals, in partnership with violinist Lorenzo Gatto
.
In 2011, she performs Schumann and Brahms with the Parkanyi Quartet at the Festival of Val-Dieu.
The same year, as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Auvers-sur-Oise festival and as a tribute to Henri Dutilleux
, Eliane Reyes creates the world premiere of "Fall Outline" (“Esquisse d’automne”) by Nicolas Bacri
, with the composer present.
Since 2005, Eliane Reyes has been the official accompanist for the violin session of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
of Belgium.
She also teaches at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris and regularly plays with chamber music ensembles.
, who upon hearing her at a very young age declared: "For many years no one has impressed me as much as this young pianist," as well as Martha Argerich
, “A wonderful talent for music” and Tibor Varga
, who after conducting her in a Joseph Haydn
concerto at the age of 10 had this to say about her performance: "... touching, deeply moving, unforgettable."
, Darius Milhaud
, Claude Debussy
, Nicolas Bacri
, Michel Lysight and Jean-Marie Simonis, which have appeared under the Naxos, Fuga Libera, Pavane, Dux and Kalidisc labels. They include live and studio recordings.
Her recordings have received a number of rewards: 4 stars from “Classica 5 Diapasons” (twice) awarded by the French music magazine Diapasons, an Award Recomendado from the Spanish music magazine, CD Compact and a Clef ResMusica by the prestigious online French music magazine ResMusica for her CD of the 24 Intermezzi by Alexandre Tansman
(2011).
Verviers
Verviers is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. The Verviers municipality includes the old communes of Ensival, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Heusy...
on June 7, 1977 is a Belgian pianist who is known both as a soloist and as a chamber musician.
A very precocious talent, whose parents are both musicians - her mother a Belgian piano teacher and founder of the Centre Guillaume Lekeu for music in Verviers
Verviers
Verviers is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. The Verviers municipality includes the old communes of Ensival, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Heusy...
, and her father a Franco-Mexican violinist who is a member of the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra) - Eliane Reyes began piano lessons with her mother at the age of 3 and gave her first recital at the age of 5. That same year she was awarded the Cesar Franck
César Franck
César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck was a composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life....
prize by Jörg Demus
Jörg Demus
Jörg Demus is an Austrian pianist.At the age of six, Demus received his first piano lessons. Five years later, at the age of 11, he entered the Vienna Academy of Music, studying piano and conducting. He graduated in 1945, then 17 years old...
.
At the age of 9 she was invited to perform for the first time on the popular French television program, L’Ecole des fans by the well-known animator, Jacques Martin
Jacques Martin
Jacques Martin may refer to:*Jacques Martin , , hockey coach*Jacques Martin , , French TV host and producer*Jacques Martin , French writer and artist of comics*Jacques-Paul Martin, French curial cardinal...
. The guest star on the program that day was Cyprien Katsaris
Cyprien Katsaris
Cyprien Katsaris is a French-Cypriot pianist, teacher and composer. He was born on 5 May 1951, in Marseilles, France.-Biography:Katsaris first began to play the piano when he was four, in Cameroon where he grew up...
. Eliane played a Chopin waltz and proved to be such a success with the audience that she was invited to play a second piece.
A few months later she also became one of the youngest winners of the Gyorgy Cziffra Foundation prize, in Senlis
Senlis
Senlis is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Senlis, Oise, in the Oise département* Senlis, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais département* Senlis-le-Sec, in the Somme départementOther uses:...
, France.
At the age of 10, she represented Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
at the Young European Musicians tournament in Amsterdam where she performed the Haydn concerto in D major with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Sergiu Commissiona.
At the age of 11, as part of the festivities to celebrate the 50 years of Jeunesses Musicales
Jeunesses Musicales
Jeunesses Musicales International is the largest youth music NGO in the world, created in Brussels, Belgium in 1945 with the mission to "enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries"...
, she played in the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels with the National Orchestra of Belgium
National Orchestra of Belgium
The Nationaal Orkest van België or Orchestre National de Belgique is the oldest of two major orchestras now in Belgium, along with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège....
, conducted by Grant Llewellyn
Grant Llewellyn
Grant Llewellyn is a Welsh conductor.- Biography :Grant Llewellyn began developing his conducting reputation in 1985, when he was awarded a conducting fellow position at the Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts. There his mentors included Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur and André...
, the double concerto by Mozart with Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden.The same year she also performed as a soloist under the direction of René Defossez and Andre Vandernoot
André Vandernoot
André Vandernoot was a Belgian conductor. He studied at the Royal Music Conservatory in Brussels, and later flute and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik, Vienna. In 1951, he was a prize-winner in a conducting competition in Besançon, France.From 1959 to 1973, Vandernoot was conductor and...
, and the following year, played the second concerto of Chopin with the National Orchestra of Belgium, conducted by Gilbert Varga
At 13 she won her first piano prize at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Shortly thereafter, Eliane boldly rang the doorbell of Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich is an Argentine pianist.-Early life:Argerich was born in Buenos Aires and started playing the piano at age three...
, in Brussels, and asked to play for her. Since then they have often met and Eliane considers the great Argentine pianist as her musical spiritual model.
Studies
Eliane Reyes began her formal musical studies at the Brussels Conservatory. She then continued at the Royal Lemmens Conservatory in Leuven Lemensinstituut, and later at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel where she received the honorable mention, "with great distinction and virtuosity." Finally, she completed her studies at the Conservatoire national Supérieur de Paris where she was the first Belgian to be accepted into this institution’s post graduate (third cycle) program. .Among the teachers who had the most influence on her were Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden (her professor at the Brussels Conservatory), and Alain Weiss (Lemmensinstituut).
Eliane Reyes was also a graduate of the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin and undertook additional training with Hans Leygraf at the Salzburg Mozarteum and attended numerous master classes with Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich is an Argentine pianist.-Early life:Argerich was born in Buenos Aires and started playing the piano at age three...
, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Since 1972 he has been a citizen of Iceland, his wife Þórunn's country of birth. Since 1978, because of his many obligations in Europe, he and his family have resided in Meggen, near Lucerne in Switzerland...
, Paul Badura-Skoda
Paul Badura-Skoda
Paul Badura-Skoda is an Austrian pianist.He won first prize in the Austrian Music Competition in 1947. In 1949, he performed with distinguished conductors like Wilhelm Furtwängler and Herbert von Karajan...
, Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia KBE is an American concert pianist and conductor.-Early life:Murray Perahia was born in the Bronx borough of New York City to a family of Sephardi Jewish origin. According to the biography on his Mozart piano sonatas CD, his first language was Judaeo-Spanish or, Ladino. The family...
, Abdel Rahman El Bacha
Abdel Rahman El Bacha
Abdel Rahman El Bacha is a Lebanese pianist and composer.His repertory includes over fifty concertos and is largely based on the works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Prokofiev .-Biography:...
, G. Sebok, M. Beroff, Brigitee Engerer and Vitaly Margulis
Vitaly Margulis
Vitaly Margulis was a Ukrainian classical pianist.-Biography:Vitaly Margulis was born in the city of Kharkiv in the Ukraine. He took his first piano lessons from his father, whose teacher studied with the composer Alexander Scriabin...
.
Career
1988-2000: Eliane Reyes appears as soloist at the International Tibor Varga Music Festival and gives a series of concerts in Bonn, Berlin, Stuttgart and Hamburg (her interpretation of the Schumann concerto in Bonn, under the direction of Heribert BeisselHeribert Beissel
Heribert Beissel is a German orchestral conductor. He is perhaps best known for conducting works by 19th century Romantic composers, such as Chopin. His discography covers composers from Bach to Debussy. He is an alumnus of the Hochschule für Musik Köln where he studied conducting with Günther...
is particularly notable).
In 1993 she performs as a concert soloist with the New England Chamber Orchestra in Boston (USA), before embarking on a series of concerts throughout Europe as well as Russia, the Far East and Africa.
2001-2009: In 2001, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Since 1972 he has been a citizen of Iceland, his wife Þórunn's country of birth. Since 1978, because of his many obligations in Europe, he and his family have resided in Meggen, near Lucerne in Switzerland...
invites her to give a recital in Berlin. That same year she also gives a recital in Switzerland at the St. Moritz Festival.
Thereafter, Eliane Reyes performs in major European venues such as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, the Cité de la Musique
Cité de la Musique
The Cité de la Musique is a group of institutions dedicated to music and situated in the La Villette quarter, 19th arrondissement, Paris, France. It was designed by the architect Christian de Portzamparc and opened in 1995...
in Paris, the Concertgebouw
Concertgebouw
The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" literally translates into English as "concert building"...
of Amsterdam and at the Rudolfinum
Rudolfinum
The Rudolfinum is a music auditorium in Prague, Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river Vltava.-Overview:...
in Prague.
She also participates in many festivals in Germany, Belgium, France, Estonia, and Switzerland, under the direction of conductors such as Rudolph Barshai, Sergiu Comissiona
Sergiu Comissiona
Sergiu Comissiona was a Romanian conductor and violinist.-Early life:...
, Tibor Varga
Tibor Varga
Tibor Varga was a Hungarian violinist and conductor....
, his son Gilbert Varga, Lionel Bringuier, René Defossez, Grant Llewellyn
Grant Llewellyn
Grant Llewellyn is a Welsh conductor.- Biography :Grant Llewellyn began developing his conducting reputation in 1985, when he was awarded a conducting fellow position at the Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts. There his mentors included Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur and André...
, Heribert Beissel
Heribert Beissel
Heribert Beissel is a German orchestral conductor. He is perhaps best known for conducting works by 19th century Romantic composers, such as Chopin. His discography covers composers from Bach to Debussy. He is an alumnus of the Hochschule für Musik Köln where he studied conducting with Günther...
, and Andrew Vandernoot.
2010/2011: As part of an initiative entitled, "Rising Stars," Eliane Reyes plays in several European capitals, in partnership with violinist Lorenzo Gatto
Lorenzo Gatto
Lorenzo Gatto is a Belgian violinist and recording artist.In May 2009, he came in second in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels, winning 17,500 euros.-External links:* *...
.
In 2011, she performs Schumann and Brahms with the Parkanyi Quartet at the Festival of Val-Dieu.
The same year, as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Auvers-sur-Oise festival and as a tribute to Henri Dutilleux
Henri Dutilleux
Henri Dutilleux is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own...
, Eliane Reyes creates the world premiere of "Fall Outline" (“Esquisse d’automne”) by Nicolas Bacri
Nicolas Bacri
Nicolas Bacri is a French composer. He has written works that include 6 symphonies, 8 string quartets, and 27 concertos.-Career:...
, with the composer present.
Since 2005, Eliane Reyes has been the official accompanist for the violin session of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
The Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, a founding member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions has been, since its foundation, considered the world over to be one of the most prestigious and most difficult. It is devoted to violin , piano , to composition and to singing...
of Belgium.
She also teaches at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris and regularly plays with chamber music ensembles.
Tributes
A number of very prominent figures of the music world think highly of her. These include Vladimir AshkenazyVladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Since 1972 he has been a citizen of Iceland, his wife Þórunn's country of birth. Since 1978, because of his many obligations in Europe, he and his family have resided in Meggen, near Lucerne in Switzerland...
, who upon hearing her at a very young age declared: "For many years no one has impressed me as much as this young pianist," as well as Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich is an Argentine pianist.-Early life:Argerich was born in Buenos Aires and started playing the piano at age three...
, “A wonderful talent for music” and Tibor Varga
Tibor Varga
Tibor Varga was a Hungarian violinist and conductor....
, who after conducting her in a Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
concerto at the age of 10 had this to say about her performance: "... touching, deeply moving, unforgettable."
Awards and other distinctions
- 1995: Together with Marie Hallynck wins a medal at the Maria Canals chamber music Competition.
- 1996: Unanimously awarded a first prize and a special prize for the best artistic interpretation at the Ettlingen International Competition.
- 1997: Finalist of the Clara SchumannClara SchumannClara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...
Competition in Düsseldorf. - 2002: Receives an award from the Georg SoltiGeorg SoltiSir Georg Solti, KBE, was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor. He was a major classical recording artist, holding the record for having received the most Grammy Awards, having personally won 31 as a conductor, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to his...
Foundation. - 2003: Winner of the Fondation belge de la vocation.
- 2004: Finalist of the oncours International Musical de MontrealI (Canada).
- 2005: Bluthner Foundation laureate .
- 2005: Wins the Julio Cervantes International Competition in Cuba (Havana).
- 2010: Receives an Octave de la Musique, a distinction awarded by a jury of one hundred people from the press, media, and the Belgian world of music for her entire career.
Recordings
Eliane Reyes recordings include works by Alexandre TansmanAlexandre Tansman
Alexandre Tansman was a Polish-born composer and virtuoso pianist. He spent his early years in his native Poland, but lived in France for most of his life...
, Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and make use of polytonality...
, Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
, Nicolas Bacri
Nicolas Bacri
Nicolas Bacri is a French composer. He has written works that include 6 symphonies, 8 string quartets, and 27 concertos.-Career:...
, Michel Lysight and Jean-Marie Simonis, which have appeared under the Naxos, Fuga Libera, Pavane, Dux and Kalidisc labels. They include live and studio recordings.
Her recordings have received a number of rewards: 4 stars from “Classica 5 Diapasons” (twice) awarded by the French music magazine Diapasons, an Award Recomendado from the Spanish music magazine, CD Compact and a Clef ResMusica by the prestigious online French music magazine ResMusica for her CD of the 24 Intermezzi by Alexandre Tansman
Alexandre Tansman
Alexandre Tansman was a Polish-born composer and virtuoso pianist. He spent his early years in his native Poland, but lived in France for most of his life...
(2011).