Dominique Bodart
Trumpet soloist

Born in Namur, Belgium, Dominique Bodart received her first musical training at the Namur Conservatoire in Freddy Dubuisson's class, before going on to win several first prizes at the Royal Conservatoires of Brussels and Liège, and a gold medal at the Conservatoire de Région in Châteauroux (France).

Keen to perfect his training, Dominique Bodart attended the classes of Maître Pierre Thibaud in Paris for three years.

Dominique has entered various competitions where he has won numerous awards: the RTBF Young Soloists Competition (Sabam Prize and Audience Prize), the OSE National Competition in Antwerp (2ᵉ Prize), the Maurice André European Competition in Albert, France (3ᵉ Prize), the Raimo Sarmas International Competition in Lieksa, Finland (Special Jury Prize and Finnish Brass Prize)...

From 1989 to 1991, he worked under renowned conductors as first trumpet with the Orchestre Mondial des Jeunesse Musicales. He has taught at the Eghezée and Tamines music academies (since 1991) and has been invited to give master classes in Belgium and abroad.

At the same time, Dominique has developed an intense concert activity, which has led him to perform throughout Europe. He is also frequently asked to stand in as trumpet soloist by various Belgian, Luxembourg, French, Dutch, German, Scandinavian and other European orchestras.

He has also developed an interest in playing period instruments. He studied with Friedmann Immer at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. He is currently trumpet soloist with the Millennium Orchestra conducted by Leonardo Garcia Alarcon.

Dominique Bodart's career

1999

In 1999 Dominique Bodart released his first CD, in collaboration with the Luxembourg organist Carlo Hommel, entitled ‘’Virayana‘’ and featuring pieces from the 20ᵉ century for trumpet and organ.

2002

In 2002, he released his second trumpet and organ CD with French organist Michaël Parisot, featuring baroque and classical works. This was followed by ‘Bouquet de mélodies’ as soloist with the Brass Band de Buizingen and ‘in the groove’ with the Big Band Academy Eghezée (Tribute to Harry James).

2005

Dominique Bodart is Artistic Director of the Théo Charlier International Trumpet Competition (2005, 2015, 2019) and Artistic Director of the Abruzzo International Music Festival in Italy.

2008 - 2011

Dominique Bodart was permanent solo trumpet with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland from 2008 to 2011.

2013

In November 2013, he was invited to perform as a soloist at the Zagreb Theatre (Concert Sold Out).

2014

In May 2014, he was invited as a jury member at the Gdansk International Brass Competition. That same year, he set up the Namur Wallonia Brass Band, the first high-level Brass Band in Wallonia.

2015

In August 2015, he was invited as a member of the Jury at the Jeju International Trumpet Competition in South Korea and played 3 concerts as a soloist for the occasion. Later, in September, he was appointed Professor of Trumpet and Methodology at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

2017

In 2017, he was invited by the Porto Alègre Orchestra (Brazil) to play Arvo Pärt's B.A.C.H concerto. He will also be present at the Slide Asia Festival in Hong Kong, where he will perform as a soloist and give master classes. Dominique Bodart will also be present in South Korea, Taiwan, Poland, Spain, France and Italy, where he will give master classes organised by major festivals.

2018

In November 2018, Dominique went on her first tour of solo concerts and Master classes in the USA (NY, Utah...).

2019

In November 2019, as a soloist with the Royal Band of the Belgian Air Force, Dominique will be premiering the new ‘Warrior’ concerto, written for him by American composer Rossano Galante. This concerto will be recorded on CD by HaFaBra in August 2020.

2020

Since September 2020, Dominique Bodart has been appointed trumpet teacher at the Conservatoire Royal de Mons ARTS.

2022

In May 2022, he will be a guest at the International Trumpet Guild in San Antonio (Texas) (USA) and in April 2022, he will record his new solo CD with the famous Hungarian brass quintet (In Media Brass), as well as being invited as a jury member at the MediaBrass International Competition in Hungary.