Trained as a recorder player and singer, Peter Van Heyghen developed himself into an internationally renowned specialist on the Performance Practice of 16th, 17th and 18th century music. He performs as a soloist and with his chamber music ensembles More Maiorum and Mezzaluna. In addition, he is also very active as a conductor and teacher. He works on a regular basis with the Belgian Baroque Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble Il Gardellino and holds teaching positions at the Royal Flemish conservatoire of Brussels (KCB) and The Hague and at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Furthermore, he is regularly invited worldwide as a guest conductor, to lead masterclasses and workshops, and to present lectures and papers.
For the moment, Peter Van Heyghen is also working on a PhD in the Arts, with the title The Performance of Early Seventeenth-Century Italian Recorder Music.
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