The winner of both the Sixth Prize and the Audience Award at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort has established a solid reputation as a soloist. His repertoire ranges from Bach to contemporary composers and includes more than forty piano concertos performed with numerous international orchestras under such renowned conductors as Brossé, Herreweghe, Hrusa, Kochanovsky, Mazzola, Varga and Weller. A keen chamber musician, he regularly appears alongside Ning Kam, Timothy Chooi, Severin von Eckardstein, Thomas Blondelle, Roeland Hendrikx and Yibai Chen. Many of these collaborations feature prominently in his internationally acclaimed discography. Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort perfected his skills under renowned teachers such as Jan Michiels, Menahem Pressler, Russell Sherman and Elissó Wirssaladze. He has also benefited from the invaluable advice of outstanding figures like Leif Ove Andsnes, Jacques De Tiège and Hans Leygraf. A Steinway Artist, he teaches piano at the LUCA School of Arts in Leuven and sits on the juries of several piano competitions. He is the artistic director of both the Klassiek Leeft Festival in Knokke-Heist and the international Piano LAB in Alden Biesen.