Geert Callaert

Belgian Composer and piano player Born Asse (Brussel) September 2nd 1968 Geert Callaert had his education at the former Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (Belgium), obtaining the highest degrees for piano, chamber music, piano accompaniment, advanced musical analysis, composition and conducting (the special prize Lemmens-Tinel). In 2002 he graduated at the Orpheus institute (Ghent, Belgium) with a project on the piano music and chamber music with percussion of Stockhausen, Xenakis and Wuorinen. Most recently he has been a music director for the premiere of The Heart of August by Gavin Bryars at the Royal Ballet and Opera House of Ghent and Antwerp, Belgium. Geert Callaert is a member of the artistic board and a co-founder of the HERMESensemble and one of the core performers in the ensemble. He is a regular guest with Brussels Philharmonic (Belgium). At the beginning of 2016 the Union of Belgian Composers has awarded him the Fugue Trophy 2015, an award for the performance and promotion of Belgian art music.