Laura Pok

Laura Pok was born in 1976. In 1994, she won a first prize at the Axion Classics competition and entered the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, where she obtained first prizes in harmony, counterpoint, and music history with distinction, as well as advanced diplomas in recorder (class of Frédéric de Roos), solfège, and chamber music (class of Guy Van Waas, Conservatoire Royal de Mons), all with high distinction. Laura Pok performs and records with various ensembles, including Les Muffatti, La Cetra d’Orfeo, La Chapelle des Minimes, La Lettera Amorosa, La Pastorella, Sferarte, Les Agrémens, Scherzi Musicali, Alba Novella Brussels Consort, and Ensemble 21. She has also performed as a soloist with the Orchestre de Chambre de Wallonie, La Chapelle de Tournai, the Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles, Il Gardellino, among others. She has given numerous concerts across Europe, America, and Asia, as well as recorder masterclasses. Her discography notably includes Incipit, recorded as a duo with organist Cindy Castillo on the Maredsous organ, Exercitium, transcriptions of Bach’s works, and Handel’s operas in chamber arrangements with Ensemble Laterna Magica. Laura Pok teaches recorder at the music academies of Nivelles, Forest, and Ixelles, and teaches sight-reading and transposition as well as recorder consort at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. In her free time, she enjoys playing the viola da gamba and cooking. She also holds a law degree.