Belgian clarinetist Annelien Van Wauwe, current- She will also appear in concerts with the Munich ly a BBC New Generation Artist, is renowned for Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Phil- her performances of repertoire on both modern harmonic Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Sym- and period clarinets. She is considered to be one phony Orchestra. She has been invited for return of the most exciting and original clarinetists of her performances with the Ulster Orchestra Belfast generation. and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and she will make her debut at the Wigmore Hall and From an early age, she has won numerous inter- in the BBC Proms at the Cadogan Hall in the sum- national competitions, including Lisbon, Turin, mer of 2017. Brussels and Berlin. Her joint first prize award at the 61st International ARD Music Competition in Annelien is a regular guest at international Munich, in 2012, was a decisive step towards in- festivals such as the Lucerne Festival, the ternational recognition. Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Festspie- le Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Cheltenham Since then, she has performed with leading sym- Music Festival, the West Cork Chamber Music phonic orchestras such as the SWR Radio Sym- Festival, the Kissinger Sommer and the Festival phony Orchestra Stuttgart, the Bavarian Radio de Radio France in Montpellier. Symphony Orchestra, the Nürnberg Philharmo- nic Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, the BBC She has been the recipient of fellowships from Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic Or- the Mozart Society Dortmund and the Banque chestra. She has also appeared with chamber Populaire Paris. Annelien was awarded a ‘Kla- orchestras such as the Geneva Chamber Orches- ra’ prize from Flemish Radio and has released a tra, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the Vienna debut CD with clarinet sonatas by Weinberg and Chamber Orchestra and the Munich Chamber Prokofiev (Genuin 2015). Orchestra. Regular appearances have occurred at prestigious halls including: the Tonhalle Zü- Annelien originally studied -amongst others- rich, Bozar Brussels, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the with the internationally renowned soloist Sa- Konzerthaus Vienna and the Concertgebouw bine Meyer who invited her to play a European Amsterdam. tour with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under Andrew Manze. She also participated in master In 2014, Annelien played a highly acclaimed de- classes with the sought-after teacher, Yehuda Gi- but with the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester lad. She has a strong affinity for period music and Berlin in the Philharmonie Berlin performing Aa- has studied with Eric Hoeprich and Ernst Schla- ron Copland’s clarinet concerto. der.
Highlights of the 2016-17 season will include the Annelien Van Wauwe is the principal teacher at world premiere of ‘Sonata V’ to be performed the Royal Conservatory Antwerp. in Zürich, dedicated to her by Manfred Trojahn.