Wouter Lenaerts

Wouter Lenaerts, born in Belgium, 1981, studied at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel where he obtained 5 Master Degrees; for Piano (2004), Music Writing (Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue) (2004), Wind Orchestra Conducting (2006), Composition (2007) and Symphonic Orchestra Conducting (2008), under the tuition of Boyan Vodenitcharov, Rafael D’Haene, Kristin De Smedt, Ann Kuppens, Nobert Nozy, Silveer Van den Broeck and Ronald Zollman.

Since 2004 Wouter is teaching Music Writing and Score Study for conductors at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. Between 2020 and 2022 he was part of the Musica Mundi School staff for Conducting and Music Writing.

Wouter is the founder, artistic leader and conductor of symphoniaASSAI, symphonic orchestra, based in Hasselt.

Today he is considered one of the most all-round musicians of his generation. As a composer, conductor and pianist he is active on numerous musical domains that affect and intensify each other and result in a profound musical experience. In his artistic vision, he seeks an enriching synergy between the creation and performance of music.

Composer

As a composer, Wouter is known for his colorful, natural and expressive style of composing. He has written music for piano, harp, chamber music, symphonic orchestra and symphonic wind orchestra. His works are performed all over Europe, the USA, Latin America and Japan and recorded on CD by leading musicians, orchestras and conductors. Prestigious orchestras have performed his music such as the Lithuanian National Orchestra (Vilnius), Kauno Miesto Sinfoninis Orkestras (Kaunas), Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra (Gdansk), National Philharmonic Orchestra (Lviv), Osaka Municipal Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Osaka), Rundfunk Blasorchester (Leipzig), Royal Symphonic Wind Orchestras of the Belgian Guides and Air Force (Brussels), Royal Symphonic Wind Orchestra of the Netherlands, as well as renowned soloists, such as Anneleen Lenaerts, Joana Daunyte, Marina Piccinini, Daniela Koch, Karel Schoofs, Aldo Baerten, Dionysis Grammenos, Norbert Nozy…