Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer
clarinet
The Dutch clarinettist Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer (1977) studied at the Juilliard School for Music in New York with clarinettist Charles Neidich, this study was sponsored by the Fulbright International Scholarship Program. He has won several first prices with international competitions such as "International Competition for Youth" (Lisbon 1994) and RTBF Jeunes Solistes (Brussels 1993).
In 1999 he made his debut in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. In 2001-2002 he performed succesfully during the Rising Star Concertseries on major venues such as Carnegie Hall New York, Wigmore Hall London, Konzerthaus Vienna, Cité de la Musique Paris and Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels. Since then he has appeared regularly on the major venues.
He has been a member of Spectrum Concerts Berlin since 2000. He has performed with musicians such as Charles Neidich, Emmanuel Pahud, Sergio Azzolini, Julian Rachlin, Alexei Lubimov, Vladimir Mendellsohn, Janine Jansen and with string quartets and ensembles such as the Skampa, Ad Libitum, Quartetto di Torino, Ebène, and Altenberg Trio. He has appeared as a soloist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of the Netherlands, Orchestra of Nanjing, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, New Ensemble Amsterdam and Philharmonischer Orchester Hagen. He world premiered the Clarinet Concerto "Yellow Darkness" by Willem Jeths in 2005 and "Euro" by Theo Abazis at the Carnegie Hall New York in 2001. In 2003, he was awarded an "Edison" for his debut cd. In 2009, Challenge records released his debut with works by Max Reger. He performs also on period instruments in The New Philharmonia Orchestra of the Netherlands. Lars has performed frequently on mayor international festivals, such as Dubrovnik, Musikfest Schloss Weinzierl, Delft and the Orlando Festival. Since 2007 he has been the artistic director of his own "Toon Festival Brabant". He teaches at the Brabants Conservatory.
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