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Benjamin Glorieux (Belgium) is widely regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation in his home country.

Trained in both modern and baroque cello in Ghent, Brussels, Geneva, Cologne, and at the Queen Elisabeth Chapel, he has developed a singular artistic path that bridges diverse musical worlds, both as a performer and as a creator. This breadth of expression finds resonance in the historic Brussels cello school—an internationally influential tradition of the 19th century—which lies at the heart of his current doctoral research at KCB/VUB in Brussels, initiated in October 2024. That same period marked his debut at the prestigious Amsterdam Cello Biennale, where he is preparing a new project for 2026.

A member of the artistic board of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (cello), and a juror for its 2026 edition, Benjamin Glorieux is also a laureate of the Klara Awards and the Belgian Vocation Foundation. A familiar presence in national media, he cultivates an artistic voice that unites historical awareness with a deeply personal perspective, mindful of the lineage from which it emerges. In 2023, as part of an integral performance of Bach's Suites for solo cello at the Klara Festival, he undertook a symbolic walking journey across Germany with his instrument—echoing Johann Sebastian Bach's own pilgrimage to Lübeck centuries earlier.

This spirit of inquiry and connection informs a wide-ranging artistic practice that extends beyond the concert stage to include lectures, exhibitions, songwriting, and innovative hybrid formats. In the 2025–2026 season, he expands his artistic scope further, taking on an acting role in a theatre production by Elien Haneselaer, and collaborating with film director Felix van Groeningen on the composition and musical direction of a forthcoming motion picture.

He performs on a cello by De Comble (Tournai, 1788, Collection Snoeck, on private loan), a Nicolas François Vuillaume (Brussels, c. 1850, on private loan), and an 18th–19th-century 'frankenstein' instrument.

Benjamin has made one recording, which has received 5 Diapasons (2017).