# Musician Bios - EN

## Pieter Jansen

Pieter Jansen studied at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp under Guido De Neve. He was conferred with a Master’s degree summa cum laude. He continued his studies with violinists such as Charles-André Linale, Raphael Oleg and Albrecht Breuninger.

He specialised in chamber music with the Artemis Quartet at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. He was a member of Arsis4, Tana Quartet and Trio Khaldei and is now primarius of Bowmore Quartet. He’s concertmaster of Boho Strings and leader at Le Concert Olympique and Les Métamorphoses Orchestra.

Pieter has a great passion for contemporary music. He has been violin solo of SPECTRA, since 2006 and of Ensemble Multilatérale since 2016. In may 2023, he was appointed co-artistic director of SPECTRA.

Pieter is chamber music professor and coördinator at KASK & CONSERVATORIUM of the School of Arts Ghent.

## Veronique De Raedemaeker

Veronique De Raedemaeker is a Belgian violinist living in Cologne. After having studied with Barnabás Kelemen, Mikhail Ovrutsky, Philipp Graffin and Alissa Margulis, she finished her Konzertexamen Diploma at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln in 2023 with summa cum laude.

A passionate chamber musician, she regularly performs with her own ensembles – Trio Gilu, Oreneta Kammerensemble, ÉRMA Ensemble – and in duo with pianist Alexander Declercq (Duo Altiler). Recent solo performances include works by Beethoven, Bach, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Brahms. In 2025, she performed Bartók's second Rhapsody numerous times as a soloist with the Brussels Philharmonic. Her fascination for new music has led her to work with composers such as Unsuk Chin, Helmut Lachenmann and Heinz Holliger.

Veronique has released following records under the label Etcetera: “Malinconia”, “Garland” and “Bach & Berio - a diptych”. She was featured as part of “De Twintigers” on Radio Klara in 2024.

## Tony Nys

Tony Nys is a Belgian violist and professor who studied both violin and viola at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with C.Quatacker and P. Hirschhorn. He has built a substantial career as an orchestral musician and chamber musician. From 2007 to 2018, he was the first solo- viola with the orchestra of the Theatre Royal de La Monnaie in Brussels, and he is regularly invited as a guest soloist by orchestras in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

His passion for chamber music led to memberships in various renowned ensembles, including the Fétis and Malibran String Quartet and the internationally acclaimed Quatuor Danel, with whom he performed worldwide. Since 2005, he has been a permanent member of the TrioFenix String Trio and has collaborated with ensembles such as Minguet Quartet, Ictus and Ensemble Modern. As a member of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, he performed under conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Gustavo Dudamel and Pierre Boulez.

Tony is also dedicated to music education. He holds the position of Professor of Viola and Chamber Music and Head of Strings at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and teaches the Advanced Chamber Music Course at the Orpheus Institute in Ghent.

## Francis Mourey

Francis Mourey is a versatile musician. Cellist, organist, and conductor, he graduated with a master's degree with first-class honours from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Throughout his studies, Francis has received invaluable guidance from distinguished mentors such as Marie Hallynck, Mark Drobinsky, Edmond Baert and France Springuel. He has also achieved notable awards, including first prize in the international Servais competition.

He currently holds the position of principal cellist of Boho Strings and is core member of Spectra Ensemble and Trio Khaldei. He has made several recordings for Canvas, Klara, Musiq3 and for distinguished labels such as EPR Classics, Etcetera Records, and Paraty.

As an orchestra player, he regularly performs as cello soloist in various formations, from large orchestras like the Belgian National Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic, to specific ensembles such as Les Métamorphoses orchestra. He is teaching assistant in the cello department at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
