In its short existence symphoniaASSAI already performed in important venues including the Basilica of Tongeren during the Basilica Festival of Flanders, the concert hall of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, the historic C-Mine Cultural Center in Genk, the Casino Beringen, and shared the stage with renowned national and international soloists as:

Anneleen Lenaerts

(Belgium) - Harp - Principal harpist at the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera, prize winner at international competitions and soloist with renowned international orchestras. 

Raymond Curfs

(Netherlands) - Percussion - First timpanist at the Bayerischer Rundfunk Munich, lecturer at Munich College of Music, guest professor at the Paris Conservatoire.

Luk Artois

(Belgium) - Percussion - First timpanist with the Orchestra of La Monnaie in Brussels.

Aldo Baerten

(Belgium) - Flute - Principal flute at deFilharmonie Antwerp, professor at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and University of the Arts Utrecht.

Stéphane Labeyrie

(France) - Tuba - Solo tuba at the Orchestre de Paris, Opéra National de Lyon Orchestra National de Toulouse, professor at the Conservatory of Lausanne.

Francis Orval

(Belgium) - Horn - Professor at the Musikhochschule in Trossingen (Germany), former teacher at the Conservatories of Liège and Luxembourg.

Jonas Bylund

(Sweden) - Trombone - Successful orchestral career in Scandinavia and Germany, lecturer at Academy of Music in Hannover.

orchestra

symphoniaASSAI is a new symphonic collective founded in 2009. With a setting that goes from strings ensemble  or chamber orchestra  to large symphony orchestra, symphoniaASSAI is every time immersed in challenging, innovative and artistic repertoire. In addition to the richness of classical compositions, the impulse of contemporary music finds also a place in our programs.

In its short existence symphoniaASSAI has worked with renowned soloists from the land and abroad, such as Francis Orval (Belgium), Jonas Bylund (Sweden), Stephane Labeyrie (France), Aldo Baerten (Belgium), Raymond Curfs (Netherlands), Luk Artois (Belgium), Anneleen Lenaerts (Belgium) who joined the orchestra on stage in concerts at the Basilica Festival of Flanders, the historical context of the C-Mine Cultural Centrum in Genk or the beautiful concert hall of the Conservatory in Brussels.

symphoniaASSAI is leaded by the Limburg composer, conductor and pianist Wouter Lenaerts, who along with concertmaster Lei Wang is the musical heart of a dynamic and enthusiastic group of talented musicians.

board

Ludo Kelchtermans - voorzitter
Wouter Lenaerts - artistieke leiding
Gert Cuppens - secretariaat
Georges Meurs - financiën
Hubert Coninx - orkestregie
Hilde Verheijen - communicatie
Vital Davids
Rose-Marie Hendrikx
Rik Lenaerts
Patrick Meynen
Ivo Valgaeren 

With the support of

Rafaël D'Haene - componist, ere-directeur Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
Luc Ponet - voorzitter Basilica Festival van Vlaanderen
Mark Janssens - presentator radio Klara
Ronny Ruyters - ACA IT-Solutions
René Jansen - Building Group Jansen