Philippe Raskin (Belgium)
Piano
COURSE LANGUAGE
Philippe teaches in: - English
- German
- French
- Dutch
- Spanish
- Italian
Born in Brussels, Philippe Raskin devoted himself to music at a very early
age. His performances have been illustrated as a “model of radiant authority
(...), solar, generous, committed and under control (MDM, La Libre Belgique)
and plays “with an impressive confidence” (JK, Mundo Clasico).
Philippe began piano lessons with Aleksandr Friedland, a Russian
conductor, and continued working with Bernadette Malter and Loredana
Clini. He developed his artistry furthermore with Emanuel Krasovksy,
Vincenzo Balzani, Ralf Gothóni, and Leon Fleisher on the piano in addition
with Johannes Meissl and Hatto Beyerle for chamber music.
At the age of 16, he began studying at the Royal Conservatorium of Brussels
in the class of Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden. In the same year, he obtained
his first degree with the highest honours. He then joined the Queen Elisabeth
Music Chapel (still with Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden) and graduated again
with highest honours, receiving the diploma from H.M. the Queen of Belgium.
During the same period he completed his Masters degree at the Royal
Conservatorium of Brussels.
In 2005 he entered the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia in Madrid
where he worked for four years under the tutelage of Dimitri Bashkirov. As
early as the first year, he received from H.M the Queen of Spain the
Sobresaliente Prize at the Pardo Palace. In 2010, Philippe started studying
at the Strasbourg Conservatory with Amy Lin for a “Diplome de
Spécialisation” where he graduated with the highest honours. In 2012 &
2013, he worked with Leonel Morales.
Philippe has won several national and international competitions, amongst others: the J.S.
Bach Competition, the Gretry Rotary Competition, the Paris International Piano Competition,
the Lions Club Competition, and the André Dumortier International Piano Competition. In 2012,
he became a prizewinner at the Lyon International Piano Competition and won first prize at the
“Spanish Composers” International Piano Competition in Madrid.
Philippe has performed many recitals, as part of chamber groups and as a soloist with
orchestras all over the world - in renowned concert halls such as the Grand Hall of
Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Musikverein in
Vienna or at the Philharmonie in Berlin. He was also invited by the Chopin Foundation in
Warsaw to perform in the birthplace of the composer. Philippe regularly performs with
orchestras, notably the Belgian National Orchestra, the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and
the Salzburg Chamber Soloists amongst many others. His chamber music partners include
artists such as Clemens Hagen, Jérôme Pernoo, Miguel Da Silva etc.
Philippe also regularly performs contemporary music and has taken part in several world
premieres. Many composers have dedicated works to him, including "Stringent & Tremulation"
from Belgian composer Jean-Marie Rens, "Piano Sonata" from Turkish composer Serkan
Gürkan and "Sonata Der Hunt" from Austrian composer Christoph Ehrenfellner.
Philippe is invited each year to be a member of the jury in several international piano
competitions including the International “Piano Talents” Competition Milan, the Lyon
International Piano Competition and is the artistic director of the César Franck International
Piano Competition. He was also a jury member at the “MozArte” competition in Cologne,
the “Spanish Composers” competition in Madrid and will be part of the jury in the next
edition of “Cita de Cantu Competition”, the Scriabin Competition and the Chopin
Competition in the United States.
Philippe is invited each year to be a member of the jury in several international piano
competitions including the International “Piano Talents” Competition Milan, the Lyon
International Piano Competition and is the artistic director of the César Franck International
Piano Competition. He was also a jury member at the “MozArte” competition in Cologne,
the “Spanish Composers” competition in Madrid and will be part of the jury in the next
edition of “Cita de Cantu Competition”, the Scriabin Competition and the Chopin
Competition in the United States.
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