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The Belgian pianist and harpsichordist, Toby Sermeus, decided at the age of 20 to completely revise his playing. Five years exclusively devoted to the study of baroque music, harpsichord and basso continuo practice were followed by a comprehensive exploration of classical and romantic repertoire utilising all manner of historical pianos, originals as well as replicas. Through pursuing this path of chronological learning, musical innovations and technical novelties were always perceived as something fresh, a logical next step or a surprise. This radical approach of playing his way forward through music history resulted in a musicianship and pianism profoundly rooted in western performance practice.
Presently, Toby Sermeus lives in Brussels, Belgium. He performs, researches and explores repertoire on harpsichord, historical and modern piano as a soloist and as a chamber musician, often using his own instruments by Pleyel (1854) and Erard (1899). He teaches at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: Associated Faculty of the Arts. |
