WOUTER LENAERTS (°1981) is considered one of the most versatile musicians of his generation. As a composer, conductor and pianist, he distinguishes himself in numerous musical domains that extend each other from different angles and result in a far-reaching musical experience. In his artistic vision, he strives for an enriching cross-pollination between creating and creating music.
As a composer, Wouter is best known for his colourful, natural and expressive composition style. His works are meanwhile performed in all countries of Europe, the United States, Latin America and Japan by orchestras such as the National Orchestra of Lithuania (Vilnius), Kauno Miesto Sinfoninis Orkestras (Kaunas), Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra (Gdansk), National Philharmonic Orchestra (Lviv), Osaka Municipal Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Osaka), Rundfunk Blasorchester (Leipzig), the Koninklijke Muziekkapel van de Gidsen and Air Force (Brussels), the Royal Military Band Johan Willem Friso (Assen), as well as by well-known soloists such as Anneleen Lenaerts, Joana Daunyte, Marina Piccinini, Daniela Koch, Aldo Baerten, Karel Schoofs, Dionysis Grammenos, Norbert Nozy,...
Wouter is the inspirer and artistic director of symphoniaASSAI, a professional symphonic orchestra in Limburg with residence in Hasselt.
As a conductor, he has also worked with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bosnia-Herzegovina (Sarajevo), Norwegian Youth Chamber Music Festival (Stavanger), Kauno Miesto Sinfoninis Orkestras (Kaunas), the Koninklijke Muziekkapel van de Gidsen and Air Force (Brussels), Koninklijke Harmonie (Thorn), as well as with well-known soloists such as Anneleen Lenaerts, Stephan Koncz, Torleif Thedéen, Liza Ferschtman, Lars Anders Tomter, Raymond Curfs, Nandor Szederkenyi, Jonas Bylund, Francis Orval, Stéphane Labeyrie, Karel Schoofs, Roeland Hendrikx,...
Wouter studied at our Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel and obtained 5 Master degrees; for Piano (2004), Music Writing (2004), HaFaBra conducting (2006), Composition (2007) and Symphonic Conducting (2008), in the classes of Boyan Vodenitcharov, Rafael D'Haene, Ann Kuppens, Kristin De Smedt, Nobert Nozy, Silveer Van den Broeck and Ronald Zollman.
Since 2004, Wouter has taught Writing and score reading for conductors at our conservatoire.
Between 2020 and 2022, he also worked as a teacher of conducting and scripture at the Musica Mundi School in Waterloo.
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