Joris Van den Hauwe
Biography Joris Van den Hauwe
Joris Van den Hauwe
Known for his musicality, his impeccable technique and his distinctive tone and phrasing, Joris Van den Hauwe has become one of the most important ambassadors of the Flemish oboe school. While a student at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, he won first prizes for oboe, chamber music, harmony and counterpoint. He was further awarded a higher diploma in oboe, granted with the highest distinction, while under the tutelage of Paul Dombrecht. In 1983 he was invited to play in the European Union Youth Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado. That was the beginning of a long line of international solo performances. In 2005, Joris van den Hauwe was appointed solo oboist in the Flemish Radio Orchestra, which was later renamed the Brussels Philharmonic.
Dalia Ouziel
was born in Israel and lives in Belgium. She studied at the prestigious Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv and at the Royal Conservatories of Mons and Brussels and has performed in Europe, the United States, Canada, Israel, Africa and Brazil. In Belgium, she has made music with leading orchestras and chamber music ensembles. She plays in duos both with the violinist Jerrold Rubenstein and with her sister, pianist Orit Ouziel. She has recorded many CD’s as a soloist, with Rubenstein and with her sister Orit. Her recording of the complete Brahms violin sonatas was awarded five stars in the French magazine Diapason. Dalia Ouziel is a lecturer at the Queen Elisabeth College of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Mons.
Etienne Boudreault
is of French-Canadian descent. After he obtained his diploma at the Conservatory of Quebec, he continued his studies in Indiana. There, he was the first bassoonist who participated in and graduated from the Artist Diploma Program. Following his studies in North America, he was invited to study at the Conservatory in Geneva, where he received a diploma with an award for the best academic results of his year (1997). Boudreault has been affiliated with the Southern Jutland Symphony Orchestra and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and has been a member of the MidtVest Ensemble since 2004. He has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras, including the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and at numerous festivals.
