Wim Van Hasselt

Imaginary Mirror Wim Van Hasselt

Equipped with a variety of trumpets, a ridiculous array of percussion instruments, and far too many electronics, Wim Van Hasselt and Koen Plaetinck combine to create an entirely new musical space. Presenting brand-new commissions as well as arrangements, they stretch the boundaries of classical music into a unique world of sounds and visuals, infused with traditional music, electro-underground, improvisation and - above all - their own vivid personalities.

A rare synergy emerges when the unique lyricism of Channel Classics trumpeter Wim Van Hasselt is combined with the boundless creativity of percussionist Koen Plaetinck. Inspired while recording as joint soloists with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, these former student colleagues and soul-mates resolved to form a musical duo. A

limitless faith in each other's musical ability, an unconditional mutual respect, and a friendship of many years join to form an exceptional symbiosis with a single, unequivocal, shared conviction: authenticity, beauty and creativity must be the sole objective. As a counterweight to the sometimes fleeting and trivial professional daily

tasks, the project has one all-embracing motivation: a search for depth, and the experience of a creative process that fuses uncompromised music-making, authenticity and renewal.