Robert Groslot believes that art should be positive, intelligent, ethical, and aesthetic.
Composer Biography
Robert Groslot is known worldwide as the long-standing conductor of the 'Night of the Proms'.
Performer Biography
Peter Verhoyen, the flutist on this album, is the principal piccolo of the Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra and a prize-winner in several international competitions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Robert Groslot's compositional philosophy is to give profound joy to performing musicians while striving for the strongest possible impact on the listener.
Composer Biography
Robert Groslot, born in 1951 in Mechelen, Belgium, began his career as a pianist, winning the Alessandro Casagrande Competition in 1974 and the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1978.
Compositional Technique
Robert Groslot's music often balances order and chaos, combining unrestrained virtuosity reminiscent of Stravinsky with strict prosody akin to Bartók.
Composer Biography
Robert Groslot is the founder and conductor of the orchestra 'Il Novecento', with which he has toured extensively in Europe and the United States.
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