Jean-Luc Fafchamps

Jean-Luc Fafchamps, a Belgian composer and pianist, was born in Brussels on June 6, 1960. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Mons and became a professor of musical analysis there. He also holds a degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Louvain. Fafchamps co-founded Ensemble Ictus, performing works by composers like Magnus Lindberg and Steve Reich. In 1992, he received the UNESCO Young Composers' Tribune prize. Notable works include Attrition (1993) and Melencholia si... (2002). He collaborated with choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and released works on labels like Unclassical and Sub Rosa. In 2013, he received the Snepvangers Prize within the Caecilia Awards framework.