Donax (oboist Bram Nolf, bassoonist Luc Loubry and pianist Hans Ryckelynck) brings the most sparkling and virtuoso music ever written for the special combination of oboe, bassoon and piano. During their concerts the gentlemen elaborately talk about their instruments (e.g. about Luc Loubry’s special French bassoon), about the presented music and about their life as musicians (they have a combined career of more than 100 years). The CD they made around this concert programme (a Tale of Reeds) went around the world and was received with extremely favorable reviews in the press!
BIO
Bassoonist Luc Loubry studied at the conservatories of Antwerp and Paris. He is a laureate of the international competitions in Prague, Colmar and Geneva. He was the solo bassoonist of the National Orchestra of Belgium for almost four decades. As a bassoon teacher, he was affiliated with the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where he also coordinated the chamber music department. Luc Loubry made more than 80 CD recordings with almost the entire bassoon repertoire and travelled the world as a concert musician.
Oboist Bram Nolf was trained at the conservatories of Ghent, Rotterdam and Paris. He has been part of the National Orchestra of Belgium for 20 years, where he takes care of the Cor Anglais solos. Bram Nolf is a teacher at l'Ecole Supérieure des Arts in Mons and at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven. He is involved in a number of crossover projects with, among others, Dirk Draulans, Kristien Hemmerechts, Maaike Cafmeyer and Dirk De Wachter.
Hans Ryckelynck is one of the most celebrated pianists in our country. He graduated summa cum laude from the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and soon later became a teacher at both the Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium Brussel and l'Ecole Supérieure des Arts in Mons. His discography contains about 15 recordings and has hailed him praise from both belgian and international press.
CD A TALE OF REEDS
Clémence de Grandval: Trio de Salon op. 8 (for oboe, bassoon and piano)
Brod: Trio op. 5 (for oboe, bassoon and piano)
Absil: Sicilienne (for oboe and piano) - Berceuse (for bassoon and piano)
Dubois: Deux pièces en forme canonique (for oboe, bassoon and piano)
Poulenc: Trio (for piano, oboe and bassoon)
(Van) Hoof: Concertino voor baspijp (bassoon)Poot: Capriccio (for oboe and piano)
Françaix: Trio (for oboe, bassoon and piano)
Bram Nolf (oboe), Luc Loubry (bassoon), Hans Ryckelynck (piano)
Phaedra PH 92102 • 74' •
Recorded: july 2019, Miry Concertzaal, Royal Conservatory Gent
PHOTOS PAUL DECLOEDT 24.01.2019
Photos Fotopia 12.03.2025
