AN UNBALANCED PIECE OF WOOD

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Nina Vanhoenacker’s debut album is a bold and intimate portrait of the cello’s expressive possibilities, gathering recent works for solo cello—sometimes expanded with electronics, live processing, or voice—by a range of contemporary composers. While most pieces feature her customary wooden cello, two works were recorded on a powerful flax-fiber instrument crafted in Belgium by luthier Tim Duerinck. The result is a debut that foregrounds adventurous craftsmanship, collaborative creation, and a vivid sense of place.

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Nina Vanhoenacker is a Belgian cellist specializing in contemporary classical music, free improvisation, and experimental performance. She is a member of the Extended Music Collective (Britten Pears Young Artist 2025–26) and Inland Ocean, a cooperative of performance and visual artists across Europe and North America. In 2024, she was selected by radio Klara (VRT) as one of De Twintigers, a cohort of promising emerging Belgian musicians. Her collaborators include Leilehua Lanzilotti, Mark Andre, David Fennessy, Baldwin Giang, Alireza Farhang, and many others. She has appeared at Ruiskamer Festival (BE), Harpa Reykjavik (IS), Klangspuren Festival (AT), Darmstadt Ferienkurse (DE), Casa da Música (PT), Banff Centre (CA), November Music (NL), MAFestival (BE) and numerous venues across Europe and North America. Drawn to interdisciplinary practice, she has created music for film, dance, performance art, and visual arts. Her debut solo album, An unbalanced piece of wood (Protomaterial Records - 2026), features innovative cello works by several contemporary composers and herself.

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As of November 2024, Nina will be represented by Bookman Agency.

Booking Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg & France

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Nina Vanhoenacker is één van ‘De Twintigers’ van radio Klara van 2024.

Vanaf maandag 15 april zal Nina een week lang centraal staan, met op vrijdag 19 april de uitzending van het concert, opgenomen in Studio Toots.

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