Dear visitor,
Also François Servais (Halle, 1807 - Halle, 1866) has his own web site.
This Belgian cellist and composer toured all over Europe. On those trips, he played for the courts of Belgium, The Netherlands, France, England and Denmark, the tsar of Russia and the sultan of Turkey.
As one of the most important nineteenth-century cellist-composers, Servais contributed to the development of cello technique, and to the cello’s ‘emancipation’ as a solo instrument of full value.
Today, his music is alive and kicking: his compositions are being studied, performed or listened, throughout the world.
This website offers you a lot of information about this famous musician and his descendants, based on thorougful research.
The Servais Society
News
Newsletter (May 2010)
The May 2010 Newsletter is on line: click here.
9th Servais concert (May 2009)
On June 5 cellist Didier Poskin and the Ensemble Rosamunde will perform in Halle. They will play works by Boccherini, Schubert and Servais.
More info: click here
Lectures (april 2010)
Peter François will give two lectures about Servais: on April 23 in Teignmouth (Engeland) at the Elias Parish Alvars Festival and on May 3 in Bruges during the international ESTA conference.
More info in our agenda: click here.
Recital Romain Dhainaut (February 2010)
On March 7, 2010, cellist Romain Dhainaut and pianist Pierre Brunello will perform works by Schumann, Servais and Piatti at the Servais Academy in Halle.
More info (in Dutch): www.vondel.be.
Ernest Vanderlinden passed away (January 2010)
Ernest Vanderlinden, great-grandson of François Servais and President of Honour of the Servais Society, passed away on January 10, 2010. He had reached the age of 91.
More news…
You will find more news in our Newsletters or in the News archive.
Recent Publications
Score Servais’ opus 3 (August 2010)
Musedita published Servais’ Caprice sur des motifs de l’opéra Le Comte Ory, opus 3.
More info: www.musedita.it
CD ‘François Servais. Souvenirs’ (February 2010)
Fully dedicated to the work of Servais performed by cellist Didier Poskin and the Ensemble Rosamunde.
First recording of Souvenir de la Suisse and Souvenir d’Anvers!
More info: click here.
CD ‘Duos for Cello and Violin’ (January 2010)
First complete recording of Servais’ duos for cello and violin.
More info: click here.
CD ‘Salut d’Amour’ (June 2009)
First recording of Servais’ opus 1
More info: click here.
New CD and DVD (October 2008)
The Servais Society presents a Souvenir CD and DVD: a retrospection on the Festival Servais 2007.
More info: click here.
Earlier publications…
Last update: August 8, 2010