Peter Verhoyen - Biography

Peter Verhoyen is principal piccolo for the Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra (chief conductor : Jaap  Van Zweden, principal conductor Philippe Herreweghe) . Het studied flute with Yves Gazelle, Paul Vanwolleghem, Ida Ribera and Eric Dequeker at the conservatories of Brussels, Meudon/Paris, Ghent and Antwerp. He has also took part in master classes given by Gaby Pas-Van Riet and William Bennett. Peter Verhoyen was a prize-winner in Dexia Classics and the Concours International UFAM in Paris, he was also a semi-finalist in the NFA Orlando Young Artists' Competition in 1995. He is the co-founder of Arco Baleno, a chamber music ensemble consisting of string quartet and flute. Arco Baleno has made nine CDs as well as various radio recordings. With pianist Stefan De Schepper, Peter Verhoyen recorded two piccolo recital cd’s. Peter Verhoyen has given concerts and masterclasses in Germany, France, Slovenia, Czech Republic, the United States and the Netherlands. He currently teaches piccolo at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and in his private flute studio in Bruges.