Guido de Neve
Guido de Neve (* 1963 in Hasselt ) is a Belgian violinist who is characterized by versatility and virtuosity as well as his personal interpretation on violins of the Baroque , Romantic and Modern periods . De Neve also conducts archival research for unknown works from Flemish music history, which he makes accessible to the public again. He is a violin teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp .
Life
Guido de Neve was extraordinarily gifted even as a child. At the age of eleven he was accepted into the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and a few years later was awarded a first prize there. Further prizes were the “Andres Segovia” Prize in Granada, the “Maria Canals” Prize in Barcelona and the “Medaille d´or” at the Festival of Young Soloists in Bordeaux . In Brussels he was the "Tenuto" prize winner, and the jury of the "Cera Prize" described him as the young Flemish musician.
In 1984 de Neve met the Hungarian violinist Sándor Végh in Assisi . This acquaintance influenced his further development significantly, especially in the following years of self-instruction. A time followed when Guido de Neve developed his very personal way of interpreting. This new style was noticed both in Flanders and far beyond the borders.
In 1989, Guido de Neve founded the Eugène Ysaÿe Ensemble, which played chamber music with young musicians . This resulted in the foundation of the Spiegel String Quartet, in which de Neve played the first violin for six years. After performing in concerts, de Neve took two years to study music more intensively. He explored the different types and qualities of sound, started playing the baroque violin and later the romantic violin. These ideas and knowledge led de Neve in a new artistic direction. Today de Neve gives concerts on these instruments as well as on the modern violin, together with the pianist Jan Michiels and the harpsichordist Frank Agsteribbe , but also in solo concerts.
Guido de Neve is not only a violinist, he is also involved in finding and performing unpublished manuscripts. For example , he rediscovered the forgotten masterpieces by Guillaume Lekeu , Eugène Ysaÿe , Joseph Jongen and August de Boeck . It is also a source of inspiration for contemporary composers. In the 2000s, works were composed for and with him. For his success in trying to make Belgian composers better known, he received the "Willem Pelemans Prize" in 1993. He also teaches violin and chamber music at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp.
Guido de Neve plays three violins: a baroque violin by Hendrik Willems from 1692, for concerts on the romantic violin he plays one of the few surviving violins by the Antwerp violin maker Mathys Hofmans (1650), and his modern violin is a Bohemian copy of a violin by Ruggieri.
Web links
- Guido de Neve homepage
- Guido de Neve at artesis.be
Individual evidence
- ↑ Named after Andrés Segovia (1893–1987).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Neve, Guido |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hasselt |