Tom De Beuckelaer, 26, began performing in public since age six and appeared with orchestra in Belgium at age 12, playing Mozart Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. He continued performing piano concerti with various orchestras such as USO Leuven, Harbin Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Camera dell’Instituto Italiano, Mozarteum Student Orchestra and recently made his debut with the Royal Belgian Guides playing Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto.
An accomplished pianist, Tom holds the title of several first prizes. They are the 21st “International Fryderyck Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth”. (Poland)2013; the 9th International Chopin Golden-ring Piano Competition (Slovenia) 2013; Prinses Christina Concours south-1 in “S-Hertogenborsch” (The Netherlands) 2014; the 8th International Rosario Marciano Piano Competition (Austria) 2016; the 7th Steinway Piano Competition (Belgium) 2017; and the 21st International Music Competition “Pietro Argento” (Italy) 2018; the 37th Andree Charlier Piano Competition(Belgium),2019; the King’s Peak International Music Competition (online) 2020; Second prize in the VI Odin International Music Online Competition 2021; Second prize in the Franz Liszt Center International Competition (online) 2021.
Other notable awards include second prize in the 47th International Competition Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte (Czech Republic 2014), 3rd prize in the professional category of the 3rd International Piano Competition “Villa de Xabia” (Spain 2015), fourth prize in the 1st International Rachmaninoff Piano Competition (Russia, 2018), 2nd prize in the 3rd Orbetello Master Piano Competition (Italy 2019), 2nd prize in the VI ODIN International Music Online Competition 2021, Second prize in the Frans Liszt Center International Competition (online) 2021, 2nd prize EPTA International Competition (Belgium 2021), 3rd prize Concours Andree Charlier (Belgium 2021) and 2nd prize Concours de Liege (Belgium 2022).
In 2021 Tom was awarded the title of “Young Steinway Artist”.
An active performer, Tom travels extensively and has given recitals in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Lativia, Belgium, and China. He has also performed in master classes by Katarzyna Popowa-zydron, Wojciech Świtała, Elisso Virsaladze, Andras Schiff, Jacques Rouvier, Anna Malikowa, Ewa Poblocka, Cristina Ortiz, Piotr Paleczny and Michel Beroff.
Born in Schiedam, The Netherlands, Tom De Beuckelaer began piano lessons at age 4 under the supervision of his mother. His teachers included Jean-Paul Vanden Driessche, and Heidi Hendrickx. In 2017, he enrolled as a bachelor’s student in the University Mozarteum Salzburg, in the class of Professor Pietro De Maria. Now he graduated both bachelor & masters with Prof. Aleksandar Madžar at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels and perfecting his skills under the mentorship of Prof. Boris Petrushansky at the International Piano Academy in Imola.
