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Benjamin Guillaume Glorieux (Belgium) is one of his country's leading musicians. Since his studies in Brussels, Geneva, Cologne and the Queen Elisabeth Chapel, he has built a unique career encompassing very diverse musical styles, both as a performer and creator. He sees these artistic choices reflected in Brussels' historic cello school, which had great international appeal in the 19th century. This fascinating subject is central to his PhD research in Brussels, which started in October 2024, also the time of his debut at the renowned Amsterdam Cello Biennale. A member of the artistic board of the Queen Elisabeth Competition for cello, laureate of the KLARA'S, Belgian Vocation Foundation and regular guest at media houses in his country, Benjamin manages to combine past and present in a unique way, aware of the giants on whose shoulders he stands in his quest for a language of his own. In 2023, for instance, as part of the integral performance of Bach's Suites for solo cello at Klara Festival, he undertook a walking tour with his cello across Germany, just as the young Bach had done centuries earlier on his way to meet the organist Buxtehude in Lübeck. This form of inspiration, coupled with different types of output, such as concerts, lectures, exhibitions, singer-songwriting or hybrid concert forms, form the core of Benjamin's artistic being.

(pic by Jelmer Vervoort)