Ysaye International Music Competition
I am very honored to join the jury for this year’s junior edition of the Ysaye International Music Competition from February 28th until March 5th! Toi toi to all of the participants!
Be A He(a)ro interview in HRMagazine
A few weeks ago I was interviewed for HRMagazine with some of my fellow “He(a)ros”. The topic was Be A He(a)ro. With this initiative we bring suicide prevention and mental awareness to companies, (social) organizations and schools. Be A He(a)ro enables executives to detect alarm bells and cries of distress in the…
Season calendar available online
David Ramael’s season calendar for 2019 – 2020 is now up to date and available online. In addition, more updates will follow in the upcoming weeks. Highlights this season include concerts with Boho Strings, with soloists Roeland Hendrikx and Tamar Halperin. Furthermore David will be returning to the Belgian National…
VPRO Vrije Geluiden
VPRO Vrije Geluiden, the Dutch television program about all things classical music (and jazz). Recently the program hosted clarinetist Roeland Hendrikx to talk about his CD Dedications. Boho Strings accompanied him in the third movement of the exquisite Finzi clarinet concerto. Watch the performance below.
Spotify artist page
David Ramael now has an Artist Page on Spotify. You can listen already to the highly regarded “Nostalgia” album he recorded with Boho Strings. This CD has been garnering excellent reviews. Furthermore, there are a few new recording projects in the pipeline, all of which will eventually appear on Spotify…
Nostalgia CD recording
In February 2018 David Ramael recorded a new CD ‘Nostalgia’ with Boho Strings. This CD groups all of the works for string orchestra by Belgian composer Wim Henderickx. Antarctica Records released the CD worldwide in January 2019. Since then the CD has received unanimously positive reviews in the international music…
Debut with Orquestra Clássica da Madeira
David Ramael will be making his debut with the Orquestra Clássica da Madeira, with world famous violinist Roby Lakatos as soloist. This concert will take place on On 21 April 2018. A wonderful opportunity to get to know a great orchestra in a beautiful location. Shortly thereafter he will join Boho Strings in rehearsal…
Busy weeks ahead
The next two weeks will be a very busy period with Boho Strings: on Thursday February 8th I’ll be conducting the ensemble at BOZAR in works by contemporary Moroccan composer Nabil Benabdeljalil. This concert is part of the festival Moussem Cities: Casablanca. I’ve conducted Nabil’s music in the past, but…
Debut with Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
This week I’ll be making my debut with the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège with “Musique et Emotions”, an eclectic children’s program geared especially toward autistic children. With amongst others Beethoven, Grieg, Sibelius, Saint-Saëns, John Williams and a new work by Harold Noben on the program. Concerts on February 22, 23 and 24…
New Management
I’m very happy to announce that I am now being represented by Aulos Music Management for general management. Aulos has already been representing BOHO Players for a little over a year, but now they will also look after all of my conducting engagements. First up, my debut with the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal…