Biography
He attended secondary school at the Heilig-Hartcollege in Heist-op-den-Berg. He took violin lessons from Joseph Luyten and chamber music lessons from Florent Van de Vondel and Marc Tooten at the local Municipal Music Academy. He obtained his final diploma in harmony from Jan Van der Roost.
At the age of eighteen, he continued his studies at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven. He obtained laureate diplomas in violin and chamber music, as well as a higher diploma in violin. His teachers included Joseph Luyten, Patrick Peire and Roel Dieltiens, among others. He won first prize in harmony under Marc Van Cleemput and studied counterpoint with Kurt Bikkembergs.
From 1995 to 2005, he was a violinist with the Marcato Piano Quartet, performing on the most important Flemish stages. He premiered numerous works dedicated to the quartet by Flemish composers, including piano quartets by Frédéric Devreese, Jan Van Landeghem, Kurt Bikkembergs, André Laporte, Frits Celis, Erika Budai, Dirk De Nef and Marcel De Jonghe. He also recorded two CDs with this ensemble: René Gailly CD87177 and Et'cetera KTC1267.
From 2012 to 2021, he was a violinist with the Collegium Instrumentale Brugense conducted by Patrick Peire, which later became the Kamerorkest Brugge conducted by Ning Kam.
He currently teaches violin, group music-making, creation and scoring, music theory and composition at the music academy in Heist-op-den-Berg.
He is also a violinist with Prima La Musica, conducted by Dirk Brossé.
Alongside Dirk Lippens, Dirk Vermeulen and Jan Matthé, he is a member of the QDL string quartet, which primarily performs music by Bach, Mozart and Haydn.
He has performed in China, Germany, France, Hungary, Japan and the Netherlands with renowned musicians such as José Van Dam, Barbara Hendrickx, Ning Kam, Lorenzo Gatto, Pieter Wispelwey, Emanuelle Bertrand, Eliane Rodrigues, Natalia Gutman, Marie Hallynck and Jef Neve, and with conductors such as Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Dirk Vermeulen, Leo Hussain, David Angus, Dirk Brossé and Ivan Meylemans.
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Volgde secundair onderwijs aan het Heilig-Hartcollege in Heist-op-den-Berg.
Aan de plaatselijke Gemeentelijke Muziekacademie kreeg hij vioolles van Joseph Luyten en kamermuziek van Florent Van de Vondel en Marc Tooten. Bij Jan Van der Roost behaalde hij het einddiploma harmonie.
Dirk ging op zijn achttiende verder studeren aan het Lemmensinstituut in Leuven. Hij behaalde de Laureaatsdiploma’s voor viool en kamermuziek, en het Hoger Diploma voor viool. Hij kreeg vioolles van Joseph Luyten, kamermuziek van o.a. Joseph Luyten, Patrick Peire en Roel Dieltiens; bij Marc Van Cleemput behaalde hij een eerste prijs Harmonie, contrapunt volgde hij bij Kurt Bikkembergs.
Van 1995 tot 2005 was Dirk violist van het Pianokwartet Marcato, waarmee hij op de belangrijkste Vlaamse podia concerteerde.
Met dit kwartet creëerde hij talloze werken van Vlaamse componisten die aan het kwartet werden opgedragen: pianokwartetten van Frédéric Devreese, Jan Van Landeghem, Kurt Bikkembergs, André Laporte, Frits Celis, Erika Budai, Dirk De Nef en Marcel De Jonghe.
Met dit ensemble nam hij ook twee CD's op (René Gailly CD87177 en Et'cetera KTC1267).
Van 2012 tot 2021 was hij violist bij het Collegium Instrumentale Brugense o.l.v. Patrick Peire, wat daarna het Kamerorkest Brugge werd o.l.v. Ning Kam.
Momenteel is hij als leerkracht verbonden aan de muziekacademie van Heist-op-den-Berg: hij geeft er viool, groepsmusiceren, creatie en score, muziektheorie en compositie.
Daarnaast is hij violist bij Prima La Musica o.l.v. Dirk Brossé.
Samen met Dirk Lippens, Dirk Vermeulen en Jan Matthé vormt hij het QDL-strijkkwartet, dat zich voornamelijk toelegt op muziek van Bach, Mozart en Haydn.
Hij concerteerde in China, Duitsland, Frankrijk, Hongarije, Japan en Nederland; met grote vertolkers zoals oa José Van Dam, Barbara Hendrickx, Ning Kam, Lorenzo Gatto, Pieter Wispelwey, Emanuelle Bertrand, Eliane Rodrigues, Natalia Gutman, Marie Hallynck en Jef Neve; en met dirigenten als Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Dirk Vermeulen, Leo Hussain, David Angus, Dirk Brossé en Ivan Meylemans.
Collection
Fugue - BWV 733
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Fugue BWV 733 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Allabreve - BWV 589
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Allabreve BWV 589 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Canzona - BWV 588
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Canzona BWV 588 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Passacaglia - BWV 582
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Passacaglia BWV 582 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Fugue - BWV 579
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Fugue BWV 579 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Fugue - BWV 578
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Fugue BWV 578 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Fugue - BWV 575
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Fugue BWV 575 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Fugue - BWV 574
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Fugue BWV 574 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Phantasy - BWV 571
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Phantasy BWV 571 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Adagio and Fugue - BWV 564
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Adagio and Fugue BWV 564 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Phantasy with Imitations - BWV 563
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Phantasy with Imitations BWV 563 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Phantasy and Fugue - BWV 561
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Phantasy and Fugue BWV 561 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Phantasy - BWV 570
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Phantasy BWV 570 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude - BWV 569
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Fugue BWV 569 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 560
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 560 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 559
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 559 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 558
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 558 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 557
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 557 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 556
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 556 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 555
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 555 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 554
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 554 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 553
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 553 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 552
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 552 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 551
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 551 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 550
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 550 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 549
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 549 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 548
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 548 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 547
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 547 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 546
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 546 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 545
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 545 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 544
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 544 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 543
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 543 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 542
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 542 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 541
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 541 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
A Little Piece Of Mine
Dirk Gabriels
Short, simple piece for (youth) string orchestra.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 540
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 540 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 539
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 539 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 538
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 538 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 537
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 537 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 536
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 536 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 535
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 535 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 534
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 534 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 533
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 533 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 232
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 532 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.
Prelude and Fugue - BWV 531
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dirk Gabriels
Transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 531 (originally written for the organ) for string quartet.