Roel Dieltiens

In the words of his own website, cellist Roel Dieltiens "is not a 'star.' He is a discrete artist, open to discovery by his audience, a seeker who combines utmost thoroughness with great integrity and a passion for music." Noted for a breadth of interests that spreads from early music to mainstream repertory to contemporary compositions to ethnic music, Dieltiens has been responsible for choice performances and recordings in northwestern Europe and beyond. Dieltiens was born in 1956 in Antwerp, Belgium. His father, Lode Dieltiens, was a choral composer, educator, and organist...