- Roel Dieltiens
Roel Dieltiens (born 1957) is a Belgian cellist. He began his cello studies at the age of 15. [ [http://www.cellist.nl/database/showcellist.asp?id=341 Biography] ]
Biography
In 1979 he started studies with André Messens at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in
Antwerp and at the Music Chapel of Queen Elisabeth nearBrussels . Then he studied withPierre Fournier inGenève , and withAndré Navarra inSiena ,Wolfenbüttel , andDetmold .He has appeared as a soloist with conductors such as F. Brüggen, J. Caeyers and Ph. Herreweghe. In 1992 he was acclaimed Artist of the Year by the
Flanders International Festival . His recordings of cello concerti byVivaldi won the Diapason d'Or Prize of 1998 and the Caecilia Prize of 1999.He has been particularly interested in contemporary music, collaborating with the Belgian composers
Luc van Hove , Victor Legley, Jacqueline Fontyn, and the AmericanWilliam Bolcom . In 1995 he founded the ensemble Explorations.He is currently teaching the cello at the Lemmens Institute in
Leuven and at the Musikhochschule WinterthurZürich .References
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