Inge Spinette, pianist

Since 1992, Inge Spinette has been active as a collaborative pianist of renowned singers. She is also Docent Lied in the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. She accompanied recitals with José van Dam, Jennifer Larmore, Sophie Koch, Franz-Josef Selig, Katarina Gubanova,Nathan Berg, Ilse Eerens, Yves Saelens, Thomas Blondelle, Lore Binon, Hendrickje Van Kerkhove, Iwona Sobotka, Samuel Hasselhorn, Eva Zaïcik in La Monnaie-De Munt, Bozar, Flagey, De Singel, Concertgebouw Brugge, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Musikverein Wien, O.M.M.A-Athene, Châtelet-Parijs, Opéra de Lille, Opéra de Dyon. She accompanies singers at world renown competition such as The Queen Elisabeth Competition, Belvédère-Wien, Voix Nouvelles, Honda Competition. She has been asked to accompany masterclasses by Vera Rosza, Lucienne Van Dijck, Grace Bumprey, José van Dam, Sarah Walker, Raina Kabaivanska, Sir Donald MacIntyre, Udo Reinemann, Stuart Burrows, Andreas Scholl and Tom Krause.

She led masterclasses about Schumann, Scandinavian Songs and French Mélodies. Former theaters include: La Monnaie-De Munt, Le Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre de Lyon, Le Festival Aix-en-Provence, Théâtre de Lille, Tokyo theatre, collaborating with conductors such as Antonio Pappano, Kazushi Ono, Alain Antinoglu, Adam Fisher, René Jacobs, Philippe Herreweghe, Paul Daniels, Hartmut Haënchen, Peter Eötvös, Lothar Zagrosek, Reinbert de Leeuw, David Robertson. She worked as an opera coach at La Monnaie–De Munt for 32 years.

Her numerous recordings contain as well CDs with vocal work as CDs with four hands and two piano’s with pianist Jan Michiels. The CD with French Mélodies ‘Le promenoir des deux amants’ obtained the Grand Prix du disque lyrique-Parijs. She has been praised by several critics such as Diapason for her subtle, very sensitive and intelligent playing in which her colourfull pallet pures out the right emotions. Inge Spinette obtained two Post Graduate diplomas at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, one for Lied and one for Opera. Among her teachers were Graham Johnson, Helmut Deutsch and Irwin Gage. She obtained her Master with Greta Distinction from Brussels Conservatory.