Wim Mertens

Wim Mertens 是比利時著名作曲家，并且是男高音。1975年 Wim Mertens 畢業(yè)于魯汶大學(xué)，在根特和布魯塞爾的皇家溫室學(xué)習(xí)音樂理論和鋼琴。他舉辦過很多次音樂會，比如在：菲利普格拉斯、史蒂夫帝國、特里賴利梅芮迪斯孟克、薩克斯和其他城市。他以其卓絕的音樂才華和作品迅即在歐洲引起轟動，并位列前衛(wèi)音樂的榮譽殿堂。Wim Mertens 是典型的新古典音樂家，其精致淡雅、清新怡人的音樂吸收了20世紀新古典音樂的精華，尤其是對簡約派技巧的運用，更賦予音樂高度凝練的形式美感。
by Linda Kohanov
This Belgian composer is not well known among U.S. audiences, although he has made several highly regarded appearances at the New Music America festivals. In Spain, however, where he was the subject of a major television special, he is a new-music celebrity. Mertens's style employs mesmerizing minimalist techniques with a sense of the romantic that appeals to both serious music aficionados and more mainstream listeners. The keyboardist uses a certain amount of electronics along with some acoustic instruments like violin, flute, and saxophone.