Lei Wang and Friends
Beethoven & SchubertExpected end time: 12:00 hour
Theater Kerkrade - Grote Zaal
| Normal rate: | € 20,50 |
| Normal rate: | € 17,50 |
| Normal rate: | € 15,00 |
Four strings, one story - pure chamber music by Beethoven and Schubert
In 2023, Philzuid concertmaster Lei Wang also shone during the Sunday morning Classical series at Theater Kerkrade. "When I drive to PLT, I always feel like I'm going to see friends," she told then." This season, Lei returns with her musical friends: violinists Katelijne Vinkeroye and Armen Nazarian and cellist Jan Baerts. They studied (almost all four of them) together and made their careers as orchestral musicians together. In this concert, you can hear and feel their heart for chamber music in the music of Beethoven and Schubert; possibly the purest musical form for strings.
About the musicians
Lei Wang, from Hangzhou (China), studied at the Shanghai Conservatory, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Musikhochschule in Cologne, where she took the Konzer exam. She won prizes at international competitions and performed worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician. She also collaborated with several renowned conductors. Since 2013, she has been first concertmaster of Philzuid. She is also professor of violin at LUCA School of Arts in Leuven.
Katelijne Vinkeroye
Katelijne Vinkeroye started playing the violin at the age of six with Wolfgang Heiremans. She continued her studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, among others. Katelijne became a laureate of 'Jong Tenuto' and the 'Internationaler Yfrah-Neaman-Wettbewerb'. She was a member of the Brussels Chamber Orchestra. She currently plays as first soloist first violin in the orchestra of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen.
Armen Nazarian
Armen Nazarian (Armenia) started playing the violin at the age of six and switched to viola at 14. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where he completed his studies with highest distinction. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician and won prizes, including third place at the International Yuri Bashmet Viola Competition and first prize at the National Viola Competition in Amsterdam. Since 2016, Armen has been leader of the violas at Philzuid.
Jan Baerts
Jan started his cello studies at the Municipal Conservatory of Hasselt, the Conservatory of Ghent, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Conservatory of Maastricht, among others. He took master classes with Aage Kvalbein and Justus Grimm, among others. Jan was a member of the Brussels Philharmonic for about fifteen years and taught cello at the Stedelijk Conservatorium and secondary arts education Musart in Hasselt.
