Un musicien multi-instrumentaliste virtuose, hors du commun, Tcha est un artiste lumineux. Issu d’une grande famille de musiciens manouches, petit fils de Piotto Limberger, grande figure de l’histoire du swing manouche en Hollande et en Belgique, Tcha, aveugle de naissance, baigne dans la musique depuis son plus jeune âge. Sa notoriété sans cesse grandissante dépasse de loin les frontières de la Belgique.
Mais c’est avant tout quelqu’un de très ouvert, qui multiplie les scènes avec des artistes issus de mondes très éloignés, des grands noms de la musique bulgare jusqu’au jazz contemporain de Aka Moon …
Tcha apprend la guitare flamenca à l’âge de 6 ans (il passera ensuite à la guitare manouche) , puis à l’âge de 10 ans, il apprend la clarinette avant de se passionner pour le violon à 17 ans, trouvant un peu triste que les jeunes de son entourage familial se tournent tous vers la guitare.
Lors d’un festival de musique Tzigane à Budapest, il est tellement bouleversé qu’il décide d’apprendre le hongrois et de s’installer à Budapest pour essayer d’apprivoiser cette musique merveilleuse.
Depuis des années, de nombreux musiciens font appel à Tcha pour enrichir leurs projets (Dick Van der Harst, Koen de Cauter, Jordi Savall, Fapy Lafertin, Romani, Rino Van Hooijdonk…) tant sur scène que sur disque. S’il y collabore avec plaisir, Tcha est aussi un musicien à part entière qui porte plusieurs projets musicaux, comme Tcha Limberger’s Kalotaszeg Trio, Les Violons de Bruxelles… ou le Tcha Limberger Trio. Si chaque projet est bien séparé des autres, Tcha ne perd jamais l’âme de la musique dans toutes ses entreprises.
Tcha Limberger a été lauréat du Prix France Musique des Musiques du Monde en 2015.
Since picking up his first instrument the guitar, composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Tcha Limberger is one of a handful of world class musicians to have become accepted and respected in a style of music culturally not their own. His showcasing on the international stage of his Transylvanian Kalotaszeg Trio and Budapest Gypsy Orchestra, and his nurturing approach to teaching almost forgotten traditional musics has made him one of the most prominent and ‘important figures in folk music of the Carpathian Basin’. For this he has received unparalleled praise worldwide from professionals and public alike. Critics remarking on his achievements have claimed he is ’entirely made of music’, ‘The Polymath king of Gypsy music’, whilst musician colleagues refer to him as ‘the fifth element’.
Born into a renowned Belgian family of Manouche musicians, Limberger grew up in a world of the Gypsy swing style of Django Reinhardt, and over the years has collaborated with many of its leading performers, including the celebrated Fapy Lafertin. His eclectic musical tastes, interests and passions were formed from early childhood with his first solo concerts singing Flamenco whilst accompanying himself on guitar were aged just eight. He has an ongoing fascination and love for traditional music from the world over, for a long while leading a band of Belgian musicians playing music from Aimara, and the Quechua Indians of Bolivia. From thirteen he studied modern classical composition alongside the Belgian composer Dick Vanderharst with his composition debut for a dance piece by Les ballets C de la B called ‘Patchagonia’ directed by Lisi Estaras. Two current projects include a free improvisation guitar duo with classical guitarist Herman Schamp, and Limberger’s much celebrated all-string swing band Les Violons de Bruxelles.
Tcha Limberger studied the music of Kalotaszeg with his mentor the legendary Neti Sandor, and the Magyar Nota style of Budapest with celebrated primas Horvat Bela. Both contribute to his recognition as both an exceptional and enthusiastic teacher who frequently holds masterclasses and leads interactive workshops encompassing both jazz and Central European folk music.
Until now though his performances with the Budapest Orchestra have earned him most notoriety, receiving from The Sunday Times the accolade ‘The Polymath virtuoso Tcha Limberger is the king of Gypsy music!’
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