Viviane Spanoghe; Jan Michiels - Ustvolskaya & Schnittke: Works For Cello & Piano

Viviane Spanoghe�s career started in 1975, when she won a prize at the Dexia Bank�s �Axion Classics� competition. Since 1980, after a prize in the Belgian Radio�s �Tenuto� competition, she performed at home and abroad with such renowned conductors as Georges Octors, Lawrence Foster, Janos F�rst, Michael Laus, Marco Guidarini and Martyn Brabbins and in 1999 she was a guest at the Kronberg International Cello Festival.Since being a laureate in the Brussels Queen Elizabeth competition 1991 Jan Michiels has been known for his very personal and multi-layered approach to the piano repertoire, combining old and new in always changing perspectives. Jan Michiels worked indeed closely with composers such as a.o. G.Kurt�g, H.Holliger, H.Lachenmann, K.Goeyvaerts, K.Huber, R. Groslot and K.Defoort. One of his main inspiration sources is Luigi Nono, who stood at the centre of his doctorate in the Arts �Teatro dell�Ascolto� (2011).