Noah Vanden Abeele | MAGNOLIA

With his third album MAGNOLIA, Noah returns to the essence. When he played piano alone for himself in Ronse, in complete freedom. In this solo piano album, you can hear the unique bond he has built with his instrument. It sounds fragile, intimate, but also intense. Every song balances between simplicity and complexity, in all honesty. He has been improvising at the piano since he was a child, even before his first piano lessons. Toen Noah later immersed himself in classical music and obtained his master's degree in piano at the Koninklijk Conservatorium van Brussel, the urge for freedom remained very strong. After a long journey, one with side steps where the urge for change and renewal continued to grow, the intimate bond with his piano became ever stronger. MAGNOLIA is the denouement of this long journey. The moment when the flower unfolds, or reaches its bloom, after enduring the seasons and forming sturdy roots. Noah Vanden Abeele is no stranger to the music world; he has played at Gent Jazz, Flagey Piano Days, and Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, among others. “There are few pianists in this genre who can convey such a feeling, who can evoke so many images and who can melt such a heart.” - Knack Focus