collaborations

Classical Singers

*Queen Elisabeth Competition Laureate

Barbara Hendricks, soprano (Switserland)
José van Dam, bass-baritone
Stephen Salters*, tenor (USA)
Marie-Noëlle de Calataÿ*, soprano  
Qilian Chen*, soprano (China/Belgium)  
Thomas Blondelle*, bass-baritone
Cyndia Sieden, coloratura soprano (USA)
Guy de Mey, tenor
Alexei Grigorev, tenor (Russia/The Netherlands)
Robbert Muuse, bass-baritone (The Netherlands)
Marie-Terese Letorney, soprano (USA)
Elise Caluwaerts, soprano
Charles De Keyser, bass
Hanne Roos, soprano
Martine Reyners, soprano
Ian Honeyman, tenor (UK)
Anne Cambier, soprano
Kristina Vahrenkamp, soprano (Germany)
Peter Ickx, counter-tenor
Amaryllis Grégoire, soprano
Miranda van Kralingen, soprano (The Netherlands)
Miyaghi Osada, mezzo soprano (Japan)
Dominique Van Sande, soprano
Jan Van der Crabben, baritone
Rolande Van der Paal, soprano
Wilfried Van den Brande, bass
Werner Van Mechelen, Baritone
Patrick van Goethem, tenor
Yollandi Nortjie, soprano (South Africa) 
Jemimah Nasanga, soprano (Uganda)
Michelle Mallinger, mezzo-soprano (The Netherlands)
Tom Sol, bass-baritone (The Netherlands)
Anna Pardo Canedo (Bolivia / Belgium)
Amaryllis Dieltiens

Piano

*Queen Elisabeth Competition Laureate

Young-Choon Park (Korea)
Eliane Rodrigues* (Brazil)
Roberto Giordano* (Italy) 
Vitaly Samoshko* (Ukraine/Belgium)
Hannes Minnaar* (The Netherlands)
Klára Würtz (Hungary) 
Zhang Zuo* (China)  
Hanna Jaszyk (Poland)
Thomas Beijer (The Netherlands)
Martijn van den Hoek (The Netherlands)  
Jan Vermeulen 

Violin

*Queen Elisabeth Competition Laureate

Jaap Van Zweden (The Netherlands) 
Isabelle Faust (Germany)
Janine Jansen (The Netherlands) 
Salvatore Accardo (Italy)
Peter Zazofsky* (USA)
Isabelle van Keulen (The Netherlands)
Lorenzo Gatto*   
Yossif Ivanov*  
Marc Bouchkov*  
Yuzuki Horigome* (Japan/Belgium)  
Marta Abraham (Hungary)
Lei Wang (China/Belgium)
Eugenia Grauer
Vladyslava Luchenko (Ukraine)
Lisa Jacobs (The Netherlands)
Maya Levy
Leonard Schreiber
Max Rabinovitsj (USA)  
Henning Kraggerud (Norway)
Guido de Neve
Laurent Albrecht Breuninger (Germany)
Bart Vandenbogaerde
Sophia Jaffé* (Germany)
Sigrun Edvalsdottir (Iceland)

Cello

Pieter Wispelwey (The Netherlands)
Marie Hallynck
Roel Dieltiens
Viviane Spanoghe
Anne Gastinel (France)
Tamás Varga (Hungary)
Tom Landschoot (USA/Belgium)

Clarinet

Sabine Meyer (Germany)
Walter Boeykens
Eddy Vanoosthuyse
Roeland Hendrikx
Anne Boeykens
Evy Van Dongen

Flute

Peter-Lukas Graf (Switserland)
Gaby Van Riet
Carlos Bruneel  
Marc Grauwels
Peter Verhoyen  
Wouter Van den Eynde  
Noor Kamerbeek (The Netherlands)
Wendy Quinlan (Australia) 

Oboe

Joris van den Hauwe
Bram Nolf
Karel Schoofs

Trumpet

Bernard Soustrot (France)
Manu Mellaerts

Horn

Luc Bergé  

Saxophone

Rhonny Ventat
Frank Debruyne
Hans De Jong (The Netherlands)  

Harp

Anneleen Lenaerts
Letizia Belmondo (Italy)
Sophie Hallynck
Arielle Valibouse (France)

Guitar

Vicente Amigo (Spain)
Carlos Bonell (UK)
Yves Storms
Jan Depreter

Bandoneon & accordion

Alfredo Marcucci (Argentina)
Philippe Thuriot
Christophe Delporte
Ludo Mariën

Harmonica

Toots Thielemans

Jazz / Instrumental & Vocal

Wayne Shorter, saxophone (USA) 
Dianne Reeves, vocalist (USA)  
George Duke, piano (USA)
Philippe Catherine, guitar  
Erik Vermeulen, piano
Marc Matthys, piano 
Jef Neve, piano

Ethnic

Osama Abdulrasol, Qanun (Iraq) 
Jagdeep singh Bedi, sitar (India)
Kailash Chand Sharma, Indian flutes (India)
Gandharva Bal Vrinda, Children’s Choir New Dehli (India)
Pandit Sudhir Gautam, santoor (India)
African Children’s Choir (Uganda)
Jan Marmenout, multi-instrumentalist 

Actors

Bert André (The Netherlands)
Warre Borgmans
Michaël Pas
Kurt Van Eeghem
Pascale Platel
Luk De Bruyker 
Dirk Van Vaerenbergh 
Annelore Stubbe 
Herwig Deweerdt
Dirk Van Esbroeck
Nolle Versyp
Bart Van Lierde
Yves De Pauw

Choreographer

Hanne Schillemans

Film director

Spin Echo

Popular singers

Fernando Lameirinhas (Portugal)
The Lau (The Netherlands)
Ibernice MacBean (The Netherlands)
Ozark Henry
Jasper Steverlinck 
Gabriel Rios
Paul Michiels
Jo Lemaire
Jan De Wilde
Eva De Roovere
Free Souffriau
Koen De Cauter
Sioen
Wim Claeys
Melike Tarhan 
Gloria Boateng       
Miriam Venema  (The Netherlands)
Pien Van Gerven (The Netherlands)
Rafaël van der Maarel (The Netherlands)
John ter Riet (The Netherlands)
Rafaël van der Maarel (The Netherlands)
Jonathan Demoor (The Netherlands)
Lauri Brons (The Netherlands)

Collaborations with living Composers (in alphabetic order)

*World premieres

**Premiere for Belgium

Dirk Brossé*
Fritz Celis
Armand Coeck
Roland Coryn
Dirk D'Ase*  
Jeroen D'hoe*  
Frederic Devreese
Johan Duyck
Wim Henderickx  
André Laporte
Jacques Leduc
Erik Lotichius (The Netherlands)
Bob Loy* (USA)
Marc Matthys
Jef Neve*
Frank Nuyts* 
Lucien Posman
Piet Swerts
Shigeru Umebayashi (Japan)
Martin Valcke*
Jan Van der Roost* 
Jan Van Landeghem*
Frederik Van Rossum 
August Verbesselt
Peter Vermeersch*
Joris Verdin
Peter Welffens
Gabriel Yared (France) 

Concerthalls

Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
De Doelen Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Muziekgebouw aan ’t ij Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Utrecht Vredenburg (The Netherlands)
Bozar Brussels
Concert Noble Brussels
Flagey Studio 4 Brussels 
Royal Opera House La Monnaie Brussels
Queen Elizabethhall Antwerp
Concertgebouw Brugge
Royal Flemish Opera House Gent
De Bijloke Concerthall Gent
Kursaal Oostende
Casino Knokke
Memorial Museum Passchendaele
Palais des Beaux Arts Charleroi
Museum Kunstpalast, Robert Schumann Saal, Düsseldorf (Germany)
Palais Moulay Hafid, Tanger (Morocco)
Aula Magma Fribourg (Switserland)
Schloss Esterházy Eisenstadt (Austria)

Collaboration with festivals

Flanders Festival
Festival de Wallonie
Festival de Tanger (Morocco)
Robeco Summer concerts Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Haydn Festspiele Eisenstadt (Austria)
Saas-Fee Music festival (Switserland)
North Sea Jazz Festival (The Netherlands)
World Expo Shanghai (China)
Northsea Classics

Collaboration with organisations

Belgian Federal Government
Flemish Government
Province of East Flanders
University of Gent
City of Gent
Film Fest Gent
Nationale Loterij (Belgian National Lottery)
Cultural Center Aalst (Orchestra in residence 1995-2006)
Johnson & Johnson
VIB (Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - a life sciences research institute in Flanders)
VITO (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek)
BABC (Beautiful After Breast Cancer Foundation)
ABB (Asea Brown Boveri)
PMV (Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen)
Centre de Hemptinne Brussels
Atlas Copco
Fost Plus
Rotary 
Kiwanis
Rock for Specials
Hopeville
Cocom
Davidsfonds
Marnixring
Jaycee-Foundation

Special Events / Highlights

Farewell concert for King Albert II 
Celebration concert ‘200 Years University Gent’
Gala concert for ‘World Mental Health Day’  
Celebration concert ‘175 year Gentse Feesten’
World premiere ‘Distortion, a Hymn to Liberty’