He completed this education with master classes under the expert guidance of Flor Peeters, Albert De Klerck, Michel Chapuis and André Isoir.

He became the laureate of 6 international contests and in 1998 he won the first price at the "International César Franck-Concours" in Haarlem.

Now Kristiaan Seynhave is much in demand as a sole performer at international music festivals (Brussels, London, Vienna,…). He has performed many times the full organ work of J.S. Bach, C. Franck and F. Liszt.

Kristiaan Seynhave is the artistic leader of the international organ festival "Vox Organi" and organist-titular of the National Basilica in Koekelberg (Brussels).

Reviews

"Successful start of the performance of the full work for organ of J.S. Bach stimulates customer relations.
Kristiaan Seynhave has mastered perfectly the seemingly unconstrained expression. He gave a delicate interpretation of the Triosonata number 4. Seynhave is gifted with a rich sense for melody and expression, a blessed organist. We could hear another masterly example of his talent in the famous Dorian toccata and fugue in d. It all sounds very accurate."...

De Gentenaar
 

"Virtuosity en Romance"
The structure of the "Pièce Héroïque" was just perfect, with its playful moments between two main parts. Also the sometimes introvert "Pastorale" had a nice and polished sound. The "Grande Pièce Symphonique" was outstanding, sober however artistically sound in its registration and the technique showed great professional skill. There was virtuosity in the passionate "Litanies" of Alain, the striking and sonorous "Toccata" of Vierne and the exuberant "Finale" from Widor's eighth symphony. And as if Seynhave did not seem to have the slightest problem to perform so long, concentrated and gripping, he also developed a fascinating symphonic improvisation with a simple theme that through a passionate, sometimes surprising but always captivating structure returned to silence...

Brugsch Handelsblad
 

"New CD Recording"
Kristiaan Seynhave plays with plenty of brio. Everything can be heard very clearly and the organ follows willingly and elegantly what the performer has in mind. Seynhave also presents the slow parts in a sensitive and delicate manner.

Orgel und Kirche
 

"Fifth and sixth symphony of Widor by Kristiaan Seynhave 'Le magasine d'orgue' awards the recording a price" An exceptional quality among the many recordings that I listen to: lively music with panache and emotions.

Jean Ferrard - Magazine d'Orgue
 

"About twelve composers from Ghent on the concert stage"
The "Ricercare" (for orchestra, mezzo-soprano, 2 organs and double choir) composed by Kristiaan Seynhave was the revelation of the evening. The young musician proves his thorough knowledge of the contemporary musical language (somewhere between Strawinsky and Penderecki) and a writing of great originality. The result of this grand work is fantastic!

Le Courrier de Gand
 

"Performance of Bach's full work for organ by Kristiaan Seynhave"
He is not even 25 years old, but Kristiaan Seynhave is already capable of doing what most organ players can only dream of …

Gazet van Antwerpen
 

"Symphonic grandeur and subtle nonsense rhyme poetry.
Kristiaan Seynhave from Brussels has played the first concert in the "Karlsruher Orgelsommer" The sound was one of pure ecstasy in the sparkling "Hymne au Soleil" of Vierne. In Widor's fifth symphony he convinced the audience that all parts of this work are of equal value as the popular "toccata". With the "Trois préludes et fugues" of Dupré, Seynhave offered the listener a cosmos of alternating fine timbres and mature virtuosity

Badische
 

"Kristiaan Seynhave interpretes Franck as a real expert"
Kristiaan Seynhave masters perfectly the French romantic language. He played with full commitment and temperament but always well reasoned and self-controlled so that the long breath and the structure of most of these works were convincingly present. His interpretation and recitation were well balanced. On the basis of always varying modulations and registrations, Seynhave gave an evocation of many different moods and colour combinations. It was an outstanding recital.

De Gentenaar

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