Flavie Van den Hende

Flavie Van den Hende (February 25, 1865 – July 9, 1925) was a Belgian cellist.

Flavie Van den Hende
Flavie Van den Hende, from a 1908 publication.
BornFebruary 25, 1865
Renaix (Ronse), Belgium
DiedJuly 9, 1925
Yonkers
NationalityBelgian
OccupationCellist

Early life

Van den Hende was born in Renaix, Belgium,[1] and studied music in Brussels at the Royal Conservatory, under Joseph Servais.[2][3]

Career

Van den Hende played professionally in several European cities before she moved to the United States in 1890,[4] and to New York in 1892. By 1896, an American magazine declared that "Madam Flavie Van den Hende has had a singularly successful season. Her charming personality has made her a welcome guest at most of the fashionable musicales of the season."[5]

Van den Hende was a guest soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Opera.[6][7] She was a member of the New York Ladies' Trio with violinist Dora Valesca Becker and various pianists between 1895 and 1900,[8][9] and with Rossi Gisch and Hllda Newman after 1900.[1] In 1901 she joined a quartet.[10]

Van den Hende toured in the central and southern United States in 1900.[11] She toured in the South again in 1908.[12][13] In 1922, she was a member of the Verdi Club Trio with Rosalie Heller Klein and Mozelle Bennett.[1]

Personal life

Van den Hende died in 1925, aged 60 years, at her home in Yonkers.[2]

References
  1. Hoffmann, Freia (2013). "Hende, Flavie van den". Sophie Drinker Institut (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. "Mme. Flavie Van den Hende" The New York Times (October 21, 1925): 21.
  3. Bruxelles, Conservatoire royal de musique de (1884). Annuaire du Convervatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles (in French). Convervatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles. p. 93.
  4. "Untitled news item". The Brooklyn Citizen. June 8, 1890. p. 7. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Professional Notes". The Looker-On: 750. May 1896.
  6. "Mme. Van den Hende's Engagements". Musical Courier. 40: 25. February 7, 1900.
  7. "Concert Soloists for 1901-1902". The Violinist: 14. September 1, 1901.
  8. "Opera and Concert". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 20, 1896. p. 14. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "The New-York Ladies' Trio". The New York Times. October 23, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Organized a Quartette". The Tribune. June 27, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Mme. Van den Hende's Tour". Musical Courier. 40: 14. May 23, 1900.
  12. "Flavie van den Hende's Tour and Notices". Musical Courier: 30. April 1, 1908.
  13. "Flavie Van den Hende's Popularity" Musical Courier (May 27, 1908): 27.
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