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Walter Hus is a Belgian composer and musician.
Walter Hus studied at the music conservatories in Ghent and Brussels. In 1984, he graduated with excellence for piano with Prof. Dr. Robert Steyaert and soon became involved with new music in many different expressions. He performed improvised piano recitals; occasionally flirted with free jazz and rock; collaborated with painters and video artists.
He wrote film scores for Suite Sixteen and The Pillow Book; toured the world with his ensemble Maximalist! and wrote and performed for theatre and ballet.
From the nineties on, he appeared less on stage and concentrated on composition as his main interest.
He was commissioned by a number of music institutions and festivals, such as the Kaaitheater, deSingel, the Beursschouwburg, Automne en Normandie, Festival van Vlaanderen, Antwerpen '93, Happy New Ears, Vooruit, Felix Meritis, Hebbel Theater and the Rode Pomp.
Recent works include four String Quartets and their symphonic transcriptions; chamber music for various combinations of instruments; music for choir and wind-ensembles; one Violin Concerto; one Piano Concerto; solo pieces; two song cycle; a children's opera; "Orfeo", an opera