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Walter Boeykens, born in 1938 in Bornem, studied clarinet at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels.His career skyrocketed after he left the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Belgian Radio and Television in 1984. Since then, he has worked with the most renowned conductors and ensembles and has been playing an enormously varied repertoire which, since the start of his career, has always included contemporary works as well as masterpieces from the Classical and Romantic periods.
In 1965 Boeykens had already become a prize winner in the Gaudeamus Internationale wedstrijd voor hedendaagse muziek (International Competition for Contemporary Music Performers) in Utrecht and was entrusted with the creation of Pierre Boulez’ Domaines for Clarinet and Orchestra in 1968. He was also invited to some of the most prestigious music festivals in Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Madrid, Salzburg, the Walloon Provinces, and of course, the Festival of Flanders. As a soloist, he performed with various orchestras in Israel, the USA, Venezuela, Mexico, Japan, and Korea…
In addition to his career as a clarinettist, Boeykens is also a well-known pedagogue and conductor.
In 1965 Boeykens had already become a prize winner in the Gaudeamus Internationale wedstrijd voor hedendaagse muziek (International Competition for Contemporary Music Performers) in Utrecht and was entrusted with the creation of Pierre Boulez’ Domaines for Clarinet and Orchestra in 1968. He was also invited to some of the most prestigious music festivals in Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Madrid, Salzburg, the Walloon Provinces, and of course, the Festival of Flanders. As a soloist, he performed with various orchestras in Israel, the USA, Venezuela, Mexico, Japan, and Korea…
In addition to his career as a clarinettist, Boeykens is also a well-known pedagogue and conductor.
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