Professor Dr. Berten D'Hollander, Flute
- As an international concert flutist and professor /doctor of flute Berten D'Hollander has garnered critical acclaim for his recordings and performances of the flute repertoire as well as his international masterclasses. Professor D'Hollander's students take the most prestigious positions in first class orchestras world-wide.
- His riveting performances of traditional and modern repertoire both technically, expressively and with an unusually gorgeous and hypnotic flute sound have made him popular as a virtuoso performer worldwide.
Dr. Berten D'Hollander, a laureate of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, is a concert flutist and Professor of Flute from Belgium who is known for his popular performances and masterclasses internationally. He holds a PhD in Music with First Prize awards in solfege, flute and chamber music, a pedagogical degree from the Conservatory of Antwerp and a Diplome Superieur in flute. His career spans 30 years of performing in orchestras, chamber groups and as a soloist and professor of the flute. He presently has eight cds to his credit.
Dr. D'Hollander has performed in the Flemish Opera, the Flander's Royal Ballet, the National Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Muntschouwburg and Arts Musica in Belgium. He has been the principal flutist of the Musique Nouvelles since 2000. In addition to performing the classical flute repertoire, he also enjoys performing contemporary music at Warsaw Autumn, Clef du Soleil in Lille and Acanthes in Metz.
Currently Dr. D’Hollander teaches at SZE University in Hungary and is visiting professor of flute at the University of Arkdeniz in Antalya, Turkey in addition to private flute instruction. Beginning Fall semester 2025 Prof.essor D'Hollander will also be on faculty of New Bulgarian University in Sofia, Bulgaria where he will be teaching PhD studies in music and/or flute.
Berten performs as a concert flutist accompanied on piano by wonderful pianist Ana Granik and with the uber talented guitarist Nicolas Lestoquoy of France as the D'Hollander/Lestoquoy Flute and Guitar Duo, both of whom have cds with him. He has also to his credit concertos performed throughout Europe.
Reviews
I am truly happy with the collaboration I just had with the incredible Berten D'Hollander and his wonderfully talented students from one of his flute masterclasses . It was two days of great depth and joy to be working with such sensitive and capable musicians. It's not the first time I've worked with Berten, and this time the inspiration for the composition came from an old text that beautifully describes how we all have difficulty listening to our most sublime inner voice, our intuition...
.... for complete review go here! - Victor Somma, Composer/Flutist
Berten D'Hollander, Flute - Nicolas Lestoquoy, Guitar
"Dr. Berten D'Hollander, globetrotter concert flutist and professor of flute from Belgium and Nicolas Lestoquoy, French guitarist extraordinairre unite their amazing talent as a stellar duo while remaining humble, approachable, generous and grateful."
-Helene Fontaine, Arts Administrator, Jeumont, France
Berten D'Hollander, Flute - Anna Granik, Piano
"Serious concerts in Szentbékkálla XVII : Last night's carefully compiled concert season opener featured Berten D’Hollander, flute and Anna Granik, piano which brought great joy to our audience, both young and old." - Budapest, Hungary