Walter van Hauwe (born 16 November 1948) is a Dutch recorder player.

Biography and career

After lessons at the music school of

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, where his father was director Pierre van Hauwe, Hauwe studied recorder with

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at the

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. Working with Kees Boeke he developed a controversial education system called the BLOK (block) system. He has been a professor of recorder at the

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since 1971, and also teaches historical performance at the

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in London. In 2002 he received the Dutch Prins Bernard Music Award. Hauwe has performed or worked with Quadro Hotteterre, Little Consort,

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, Maarten Altena Ensemble and marimba player

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. He has recorded for

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, Columbia-Denon,

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and Channel Classics/Moeck. He is the author of ''The Modern Recorder Player'' (3 volumes), published by Schott, translated in several languages.

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