Kende De Maeyer Duo
Schedule
Fri Nov 15 2024 at 08:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States | Lincolnwood, IL
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October 15th at 7:30pm
Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago
Recital Hall
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In 2013 Jolente De Maeyer made her debut in the United States (Texas) with the Waco Symphony Orchestra and Stephen Heyde, where she performed Tchaikovsky violin concerto. This was followed by a recital tour with pianist Nikolaas Kende. As soloist, Jolente De Maeyer has performed with Brussels Philharmonic, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonnie, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Kamerorkest Brugge, Nuove Musiche, Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, St-Petersburg State Academic Capella Chamber Orchestra and St-Petersburg State Academic Capella Symphony Orchestra. In Belgium Jolente has performed regularly in halls like Bozar, Flagey, the Elisabeth Hall, de Singel and the Roma and she played concerts in festivals such as the Festival van Vlaanderen, Festival de Montpellier and Menton. Furthermore, she has performed in countries such as Russia, France, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, The Netherlands, Spain, as well as in London's Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall and at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland. In 2016 Jolente was awarded the prize ‘most promising young artist of the year’ by the Belgian radio.
Nikolaas Kende won several competitions at a young age: the Cantabile competition (Antwerp, 1998), the EPTA international competition for piano duos (1999), the Axion Classics competition (Brussels, 1999), the Stefaan de Jonghe competition (Aalst, 2000) and the Tenuto competition (Brussels, 2002).�In 2002 he was a laureate of the Belgian Foundation for Young Soloists, in 2004 he came second in the competition of the Young Pianist Foundation in The Hague, and in 2005 he won the Pianisten Parade �in ’s-Hertogenbosch, in which he also obtained the prizes of the public and of the press. In the next year he was a laureate of the th music competition of the Ghent Rotary Club and he won the 57th competition organized by the Friends of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In this competition he won on top the Prize given by the press and the AVRO Klassiek prize, the latter enabled him to record a CD.
In 2007 he reached the semi-finals of the Queen Elisabeth Competition and became a laureate of the Young Soloists Competition organized by the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. Still young, he began his international career with invitations to France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria and Bulgaria. He made his American debut (California and Texas) in 2009 with lavish press reviews and an invitation for a another touring project in 2013. Also recently he embarked on recital tours, both solo and in duo with Jolente, in Canada, America, South-Africa and China.
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3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States, 3730 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60659-3134, United States,Chicago, Illinois, LincolnwoodEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
