Fabian Coomans
Fabian Coomans is a Belgian pianist and composer. He was a member of the Besides ensemble (2009–2023), with which he focused on new works and contemporary music. He studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp under Pascal Sigrist (piano), Wim Henderickx (analysis and composition) and Bart van Oort (fortepiano), and subsequently specialised in contemporary music with the ensembles Ictus and Spectra at the Royal Conservatoire of Ghent. He performs regularly as a soloist and ensemble musician. He regularly collaborates with various Belgian ensembles such as Blindman, Sturm und Klang, Ictus, Ensemble 21, Champ d’Action, Spectra, Nadar, the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic. He was also co-founder and co-organiser of the WHAT’S NEXT festival, which took place in Brussels for several years and served as a forum for the development of new music in Belgium and elsewhere.
As a composer, his works have been performed by the Goeyvaert String Trio, Nadar, Ensemble 21, the Nahandove Ensemble, the Sarrasine Trio and the Besides Ensemble. He has also written a number of sound pieces for the theatre.
