Biography

Santa Claus brings him his first guitar at the age of eight.

After graduating Summa Cum Laude from the Lemmens Institute in Leuven and the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, he studied with Zoran Dukic at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, The Netherlands.

During his time of study he actively participated in masterclasses with David Russell, Roberto Aussel, Oscar Ghiglia, Pavel Steidl, Manuel Barrueco and Costas Cotsiolis amongst others.

Jan Depreter has won an incredible amount of international prizes.
Among the most important international guitar competitions we quote:
-2001, Alhambra, The Netherlands
-2001, Zwolle, The Netherlands
-2002, Mottola, Italy
-2002, Forum Gitarre, Austria
-2003, Francisco Tarrega, Spain
-2004, Andres Segovia, Spain
-2005, Tokyo, Japan.
-2005, Antony, France
-2005, Michele Pittaluga, Italy
-2006, Printemps de la Guitare, Belgium

Jan Depreter has been a featured soloist in recitals throughout Europe, North and Middle America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. In 2006 he topped the bill at Guitar Festivals in China, Mexico, Italy and Japan, covering four continents in one year.

He has played most major guitar concertos with international orchestras like the Royal Philharmonic of Flanders, La Chapelle de Lorraine, the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, the Orchestra del Ciutat de Torrent, the Municipal Orchestra of Benicasim and the Flanders Radio Orchestra.

Titles of CD          

Antonio Jose (1902 - 1936)
Sonata

1.      Allegro moderato                                                  
2.      Minuetto
3.      Pavana triste                                               
4.      Final                                               

Johann-Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Sonata n°1 BWV 1001

5.      Adagio                 
6.      Fuga                                                                      
7.      Siciliana                                                       
8.      Presto                                                                 
                                                         

Leo Brouwer (1939)
Sonata

9.      Fandangos y Boleros
10.    Sarabanda de Scriabin                  
11.    Toccata de Pasquini                                                                      
                                                             

Manuel Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Sonata III

12.     Allegro Moderato                                                              
13.    Andante                                           
14.    Allegro non troppo