Background
After lessons at the music school of Delft, where his father was director Pierre van Hauwe, Hauwe studied recorder with Frans Brüggen at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
After lessons at the music school of Delft, where his father was director Pierre van Hauwe, Hauwe studied recorder with Frans Brüggen at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
Working with Kees Boeke he developed a controversial education system called the BLOK (block) system. He has been a professor of recorder at the Sweelinck Conservatory since 1971, and also teaches historical performance at the Royal College of Music. Hauwe has performed or worked with Quadro Hotteterre, Little Consort, Sour Cream, and Maarten Altena Ensemble.
He has recorded for Telefunken, Vanguard, Columbia-Denon, Radio Corporation of America, Columbia Broadcasting System, Attacca and Channel Classics/Moeck.
He is the author of The Modern Recorder Player, published by Schott.