Luc Brewaeys

Luc Brewaeys (Mortsel, August 25, 1959 – Antwerp, December 18, 2015) studied composition with André LAPORTE in Brussels, Franco DONATONI in Siena (Italy) and Brian FERNEYHOUGH in Darmstadt (Germany). From 1980 to 84 he had regular contacts with Iannis XENAKIS in Paris. He was also conductor, pianist and recording producer at the VRT (Flemish Radio & Television).
Luc Brewaeys was awarded several prizes and distinctions : 3rd Prize of the European Competition for Young Composers for “.., e poi c’era…” Symphony n° 1 (Amsterdam, 1985); 1st Prize in the category of young composers of the International Rostrum of Composers of the UNESCO for the same work (Paris, 1986); the “Prix de Musique Contemporaine du Québec” for his entire work (Montréal, 1988); 1st Prize of the Competition for European Composers of the International Encounters of Contemporary Music in Metz (F) for “Komm! Hebe dich…” Symphony n° 2 (1988); the Prize for Music of the Flemish Community (1989); the SABAM-Prize (1990); 1st Prize “Premio Musicale Città di Trieste” for symphonic composition for “Symphony n° 3 : Hommage” (1991).