Luc Brewaeys (25/08/1959 - 18/12/2015), a Belgian composer from Mortsel. He studied composition with André Laporte in Brussels, with Franco Donatoni in Siena (Italy) and with Brian Ferneyhough in Darmstadt (Germany). From 1980 to 84 he had regular contacts with Iannis Xenakis in Paris.
He is also conductor, pianist and works since 1985 as recording producer at the VRT (Flemish Radio & Television).
He was awarded several prizes and distinctions.
His music can best be described as "spectral symphonic" with (especially in more recent works) lyrical accents.
From 1998 to 2000 Luc Brewaeys was professor of composition at the Conservatory in Ghent.