Historical keyboards
Pieter-Jan is frequently asked as a historical keyboard player by renowned orchestras and ensembles like Anima Eterna Brugge, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, B’Rock, Collegium Vocale Ghent, the Terra Nova Collective and the Belgian National Orchestra. He takes part in masterclasses both as a soloist and as an accompanist with early music specialists like Jos Van Immerseel, Marten Root and Catalina Vicens. He is currently studying with Menno van Delft and Kris Verhelst at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Since 2022 he works with Jos Van Immerseel as part of the scholarship for passing on immaterial heritage supported by the Flemish government.
From an early age, Pieter-Jan developed a passion for historical instruments. After taking private harpsichord lessons with Dimos De Beun while studying piano at the Conservatory of Bruges, he had his first encounter with the fortepiano in 2014, at the masterclasses of Anima Eterna Brugge. After studying harpsichord with Bart Naessens and fortepiano with Claire Chevallier at the Royal Conservatories of Brussels, he continued his studies at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Menno van Delft and Kris Verhelst. He received the third prize at the Sigismundus Lauxmin International Harpsichord Contest in 2020.