Guy van Waas

Guy van Waas (* 1948 in Molenbeek ( Brussels) ) is a Belgian conductor, clarinetist and organist.

Life and work

Guy van Waas studied at the conservatories of Brussels and Mons ( harpsichord with Robert Kohnen ), at Walter Weller at the Salzburg Mozarteum, he studied orchestral conducting. He had first positions as principal clarinetist at the Brussels opera house La Monnaie and 1977-1991 when resolved at this time of the RTBF Symphony Orchestra, the French-speaking Belgian broadcasting.

Since his early awakened interest in historical performance practice, he primarily played the historical clarinet. He worked a long time, with the "Orchestra of the 18th Century" by Frans Brüggen, the "Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik ", the " Orchestre des Champs Elysées " and other well-known ensembles. With wind colleagues he founded in 1992 that " The Reicha'sche Quintet ".

International attention as a conductor learned van Waas, as the Concerto Köln, a symphony, the late young Spanish composer Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga was recorded under his direction. Since then, he has been a guest conductor of several Spanish orchestra.

Since 2001, Guy van Waas chief conductor of the Baroque Orchestra of the French Community of Belgium, Les Agrémens. With this ensemble he has numerous CD recordings made ​​, among others, partly forgotten works Walloon composers such as André Grétry, Dieudonné -Pascal Pieltain, Antoine -Frédéric François -Joseph Gossec or Gresnick. A page dedicated to the Liege Opera composers Grétry recording that was recorded with soprano Sophie Carthusian, received in France, the award " Diapason d'or ".

In addition to the commitment to " Les Agrémens " he has been the guest conductor of numerous well-known European Chamber Orchestra. One of his passions is playing the organ, he is since 2004 organist of the Carmelite church in Brussels. Guy van Waas is a professor of chamber music at the Royal Conservatory of Mons.

Discography (selection)

  • Grétry: cephalic et Procris ou l' amour conjugal Ballet héroique 1773 (label Ricercar, 2010)
  • Rodolphe Kreutzer: La mort d' Abel, 1890, Tragédie - lyrique (label Glossa, 2012)
  • Antoine Dauvergne: La Vénitienne opéra-ballet (label Ricercar, 2012)
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