Rebekka DE BACKER
Growing up in a family of classical musicians, I've been playing the violin since I was 4 years old and have been intrigued by it ever since. That's why after my secondary studies in Latin-Greek, I decided to start my violin making education at ILSA in Boom, Belgium.
Curious to discover the special craft of bow making as well, I went to England during my summer vacations for a one-week bow making course for beginners (with Jan Kudanowski, in 2017) and advanced (with Chris Halstead, in 2019), which convinced me to pursue the bow making path. After a fascinating two-week internship with Ulf Johansson in Sweden in 2019, we decided to enroll at Hantverkslärling (Higher Vocational Education), which enabled us to prolong this tutoring for another 3 years.
Working with Ulf Johansson, I was able to delve deep into the art of bow making, developing my skills and knowledge by making and repairing several dozen bows. In 2022, I got awarded a scholarship from Vocatio, which supported me in setting up my own workshop in my hometown in Affligem, Belgium.
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3051 Sint-Joris-Weert