BIOGRAPHY
After having had a junior career as a tennis player, Hugo decided to start playing piano at the age of 20 years old. Together with the help of Bertrand Massei he was admitted in the highest degree cycle at the Strasbourg Conservatory within one year. He improved his piano skills in the class of Michel Gaechter and after 3 years of classes, he obtained his diploma (Diplôme d’études musicales) with honors. After having met Pascal Nemirovski during various masterclasses, he continued working with him the year after. As a source of inspiration, Pascal Nemirovski became like a mentor to him and offered guidance to be admitted at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne in the class of Pierre Goy. He obtained his Bachelor in June 2017 and thereafter went to Rotterdam to do a Master’s degree at the Codarts Conservatory. In September 2019 he commenced his Postgraduate degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Birmingham in the class of Pascal Nemirovski. Hugo finished his studies in July 2020 at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with "honours". Throughout the entire course of his studies, Hugo received masterclasses from many famous pianists like Jean-Claude vanden Eynden, Claudius Tanski and Imogen Cooper. Additionally, he has played many concerts in France, Switzerland and the Netherlands, and was selected to play the 6th sonata of Prokofiev for Boris Berman.
More recently, Hugo was admitted to a distance PhD programme at Stellenbosch University, where he is conducting practice-based research on the evolution of Prokofiev’s 'new simplicity' and the (re-)interpretation of his 9th piano sonata. He has the opportunity to work under the supervision of Dr. Maria Razumovskaya (Guildhall School of Music and Drama / Oxford University) and Nina Schumann (Stellenbosch University).
CONCERTS
ACCOMPANIMENT
CHAMBER MUSIC
DISCUSSIONS
Gouda Museum, Gouda, September 2019
Codarts Conservatory, Rotterdam, June 2019
Jurriaanse zaal - De Doelen, Rotterdam, May 2018
Les salons d’Emilie, Evian-les-Bains, 2015
Recordings
EVENTS
Future events:
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2 september 2023 / Lutherse-Kerk, Maastricht
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14 october 2023 / Jansstraat33, Haarlem
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4 February 2024 / Theater De Bussel, Oosterhout
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Past events:
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29 July 2023, 21h / Centre d'art contemporain, Le Poët-Laval
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8 July 2023, 16h / Sint Jan-Kerk, Gouda
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22 June 2023, 13:15 / St John's College, Cambridge
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13 June 2023, 12:45 / Leidse Volkshuis, Leiden
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15 January 2023 / Culturele Raad, Wateringen
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11 January 2023, 12:45 / Leidse Volkshuis, Leiden
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15 November 2022, 12:45 / Leidse Volkshuis, Leiden
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6 November 2022, 15h / Theater de Bussel, Oosterhout
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29 September 2022, 19h30 / Theaterzaal de Tuyter, Krimpen aan den Ijssel
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31 July 2022 / Les Théophanies, Rieux-Minervois
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8 May 2022, 15h / Santpoort
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13 May 2022, 12h / Watteringen
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22 February 2022, 12h45 / Leiden
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20 February 2022, 15h / Geertruidenberg
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30 November 2021 / Leiden
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27 November 2021, 20h / Janstraat33 Haarlem
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April 6, 12h / Leiden (postponed)
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March 20 / Sint-Janskerk, Gouda (postponed)
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February 20 / Jansstraat 33, Haarlem (postponed)
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December 13, 15h / 't Mosterdzaadje, Sandpoort (postponed)
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October 11, 12h / Hofboerderij, Wateringen
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June 7, 16h / Johannes Kapel, Amstelveen (cancelled due to Covid-19)
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March 31, 12h45 / BplusC-Theaterzaal, Leiden (cancelled due to Covid-19)
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September 15, / Gouda, Museum Gouda
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June 13 / Leiden, Kapelzaal
Haydn and Brahms trios
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May 14 / Voorburg, Theater Ludens
Haydn and Brahms trios
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May 4 / Barendrencht, Hervormde Dorpskerk
Chamber music recital : Quatuor pour la fin du temps from Messiaen
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May 4 / Rotterdam, Laurenskerk, Official commemoration ceremony of the 4th of May
Chamber music recital : Quatuor pour la fin du temps from Messiaen
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March 14 / Leiden, Kapelzaal
Piano recital : Schubert, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Chopin
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November 15 / Leiden, Kapelzaal
Piano recital : Bach, Brahms, Prokofiev
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May 22 / Rotterdam, Jurriaanse Zaal
Chamber music recital : Trios of Beethoven, Fauré, Shchedrin
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May 19 / Rotterdam, Jurriaanse Zaal
Lecture recital around Brahms in Bad Ischl with texts of Huib Ramer and images of Tessa Joosse
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CONTACT
In case you are interested in private piano classes or you would like to discuss possibilities for concert performances, please contact me by sending an e-mail to the address below.
Tel: +31 (6) 25116339