Jos van Immerseel

Jos Van Immerseel is a Belgian harpsichordist, pianist and conductor. Van Immerseel studied organ, piano and harpsichord at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp under Flor Peeters, Eugène Traey and harpsichordist and musicologist Kenneth Gilbert. He created the Collegium Musicum there, developing his interest in Renaissance and Baroque music, later expanding his activities to include the Classical and early Romantic eras. He is now in demand as a fortepianist in concert halls across Europe, where he is known for his refined sensitivity to the rhetorical aspects of music and for his skills in improvisation. Over the years, he has acquired a unique collection of period keyboard instruments, which travel with him for concerts and CD recordings. In 1977, he attracted international attention when he conducted Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in the former Royal Flemish Opera House in Antwerp. This series of 18 performances established a new standard which remains to this day. From 1980 to 1985, he was the artistic director of the Sweelinck Conservatory of Amsterdam. In 1987 Van Immerseel established the "period instrument" ensemble Anima Eterna, which he continues to lead.

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