About
Described by The New York Times as agile, compelling and irresistible, Antwerp-based guitarist Nico Couck (b. 1988) started playing the instrument at age 15. In 2013 he obtained his Master’s degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, under the guidance of Professor Roland Broux.
In addition to concerts in Europe, Asia, South America, and the U.S., past events and venues include Acht Brücken Köln, Barbican Centre, Cité de la Musique Paris, Festival Internacional Cervantino, Huddersfield Music Festival, Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt, MaerzMusik Berlin, Nationaltheater Mannheim, NUNC! Chicago, Transit Festival, Vlaamse Opera, Warschau Autumn, Wien Modern, Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik, and others.
He has collaborated with and premiered works by Oscar Bianchi, Chaya Czernowin, Jason Eckardt, Clemens Gadenstätter, Johannes Kreidler, Stefan Prins, Eva Reiter, Simon Steen-Andersen, Steven Takasugi, Serge Verstockt, amongst several others.
Calendar
19 Oct 2019 - Buchanan, Fure, Hoban (premiere), Verlaak
solo/Ensemble Interface - Transit Festival, Leuven (BE)
15 Nov 2019 - Gadenstaetter (premiere), Lou (premiere)
solo - deSingel, Antwerpen (BE)
19 Nov 2019 - Along the Shores of Lorn - Brewaeys, Craens, Henderickx
solo/Antwerp Symphony Orchestra - deSingel, Antwerpen (BE)
13 Dec 2019 - Harriet - Paredes
HERMESensemble/Transparant - Theater Figi, Zeist (NL)
18 Jan 2020 - Klub Katarakt Festival - Maierhof
guitar ensemble - Kampnagel, Hamburg (DE)
