Initially trained by her mother, she gave her first recital at the age of 5 and was awarded the Prix César Franck the same year.
A Franco-Belgian pianist, she studied at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, then at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth with Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden and at the CNSM in Paris.
Eliane Reyes has been nominated three times for the ‘International Classical Music Awards’ and has been awarded the ‘Octaves’ for music in Belgium for her entire career. A 45-minute documentary on her musical career (‘Jeunes solistes, grands destins’, directed by Thierry Loreau and Pierre Barré) was screened on Belgian national television RTBF.
In 2017, Eliane Reyes had the privilege of performing with the Trio Koch for the Imperial Family of Japan, during the state visit of H.R.H. the Grand Duke of Luxembourg to the Akasaka Palace, having previously performed for Simone Veil at the European Parliament in Luxembourg.
In the 2018/2019 season, she performs in a recital at La Roque d’Anthéron and at the Folle Journée de Nantes, then at the Salle Gaveau in Chopin’s Second Concerto conducted by Debora Waldman. She also performed Mozart’s ‘Jeunhomme’ concerto under the baton of Roberto Benzi, and Malcolm Arnold’s concerto for four hands with Frank Braley and the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie.
In a duo with Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, they won the Gouden Label for their world premiere recording of Brahms-Brüll-Bargiel.
An honorary citizen of her home town of Verviers (Belgium), she became the first Belgian pianist to receive the insignia of ‘Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ in France.
A member of the jury at numerous international competitions, Eliane Reyes currently teaches at the CNSMD in Paris.
