Hanna Devich, Jasper Havelaar, Sarah Oates
Devich Trio
Piano, Violin, Cello
Drei Kulturen,
Drei Sprachen, Drei Temperamente
Die Ungarische Pianistin Hanna Devich, der Holländische Cellist
Jasper Havelaar und die Südafrikanische Geigerin Sarah Oates trafen
sich erstmals im Jahre 2003. Nach ihrer ersten gemeinsamen
Aufführung in Deutschland waren sich die drei einig, das perfekte
Ensemble gefunden zu haben.
Seitdem tritt das Ensemble regelmäßig auf und hat es binnen
kürzester Zeit geschafft, ein beachtliches Repertoire reichend von
Haydn bis Shostakovitch zu erarbeiten. Auf der Suche nach ihrer
individuellen Stimme wurden sie von Meistern wie Sandor Devich,
Istvan Parkanyi und Eberhard Feltz geführt. Die Anzahl an
Konzertauftritten steigt jedes Jahr kontinuierlich mit Konzerten in
Holland, Deutschland, Belgien, Frankreich, Ungarn, Süd Afrika und
den Vereinigten Staaten. Im Jahre 2005 gewann das Ensemble den Preis
beim "Uitmarkt" im Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Three
cultures, three languages, three temperaments.
The Hungarian pianist Hanna Devich, the
Dutch cellist Jasper Havelaar and the South African
violinist Sarah Oates met in 2003. After their first
performance in
Since then they have been performing regularly, and in a short time
have managed to show a very impressive repertoire list, from Haydn
to Shostakovitch. In their quest for their own musical voice they
have been supported by experienced masters including Sandor Devich,
Istvan Parkanyi and
Eberhard Feltz.
The number of concert engagements is increasing every year, with
bookings in
In November 2004 their first CD was released, with works by Dvorak,
Novak and Suk, to an enthusiastic reception by the press, followed
by their second CD in 2006 (the Czech Legacy 2), with works by
Dvorak and Smetana. This CD was voted number one in the top 50 for a
number of weeks in the Dutch TROS classical radio station. In
Feruary 2007 they recorded a CD of tangos, by Piazzola and Bragato,
which was released in September 2007. Future projects include the
final CD of the Czech Legacy series, and a Shostakovitch CD series.
HANNA DEVICH
The pianist Hanna Devich, daughter
of the famous violinist Sandor Devich, was born in Budapest, and was
invited at the tender age of ten to join the young talent class of
the Franz Liszt Academy. Here she received her soloist diploma cum
laude in 1991. She received masterclasses from György Sebök, Sultán
Kocsis and György Kurtág.
Hanna Devich has been living in the Netherlands for a number of
years and is well loved as a concert pianist, having performed and
recorded extensively as soloist and chamber musician. She also is an
experienced chamber music coach.
As a member of the Ensemble Contrasten, Hanna won the third prize in
the International Chamber music competition of Caltanisetta.
In 2005 Hanna made the first recording of the piano concerto by Geza
Frid for Hungaroton.
Sarah Oates was born in Johannesburg,
South Africa. She started the violin at the age of nine with
Louis van der Watt at the Hugo Lambrecht Music centre in Cape
Town.
At the age of fourteen Sarah was the winner of the Naional
Huguenot competition as well as the National High School music
competition.
In 1992 she received a scholarship to study with Yossi Zivoni at
the Purcell school of music in London, and later at the Royal
Northern College of music. Sarah continued her studies with
Pinchas Zukerman at the Manhattan School of music and with
Alexander Kerr in Amsterdam.
Sarah has performed many violin concertos with various
orchestras, including the Royal Flanders Philharmonic, RNCM
Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Youth orchestra, the
Cape Town Philharmonic, and the Natal Philharmonic.
In 1999 Sarah was invited to the Sante Fe chamber music festival
in New Mexico, where she performed with Pinchas Zukerman.
In 2002 she was a prizewinner in the Vriendenkrans competition
of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
From January 2008 Sarah will be the new concertmaster of the
Holland Symfonia Orchestra .
Sarah plays a Gennaro Gagliano violin made in Naples, 1758.
JASPER HAVELAAR
Jasper Havelaar received his first cello
lessons at the age of eight. As a teenager he received lessons from
Ubaldo Arcari. In 1989 he was the first prize winner in the regional
category of the Princess Christina Competition. After finishing
school Jasper chose to study at the Technical University in Delft,
but in 1994 realized that the cello was his first love. He joined
the Rotterdam Conservatory where he studied with Ubaldo Arcari,
Herre-Jan Stegenga en Ad van Dongen. Jasper also received
masterclasses from Colin Carr, Jerome Lowenthal and Marti Roussi.
From 1998 Jasper was a member of the Phoenix string trio, which
performed extensively in Holland and abroad, and won the first prize
in the International Aberdeen Music Festival Chamber Music
Competition.
Jasper is a member of the Residentie Orchestra (The Hague
Philharmonic).
