Otto Derolez is concertmaster of the Brussels Philharmonic and is considered one of the most important violinists of Belgium. After studies at the Royal Conservatories of Ghent and Brussels, with Professors including Rudolf Werthen, Katy Sebestyen and Philippe Hirschhorn, he graduated from the Internationale Musikakademie für Solisten (IMAS) in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, under the guidance of Professor Andre Gertler. He also received support and guidance from Professor Yfrah Neaman. Derolez made his debut with the Brussels Philharmonic in 1999, with Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. With this orchestra, he performed the world premiere of Jeroen d’Hoe’s violin concerto. Derolez is also an active chamber musician. Since 1992, he has been a member of the Prometheus Ensemble, with which he recorded Schubert’s Octet and Trout Quintet, Stravinsky’s l’Histoire du Soldat, Schoenberg’s first Chamber Symphony, and Transfigured Night. Derolez is a jury member of the International Verbier Festival Orchestra, as well as the International Violin Competition Henri Vieuxtemps. He is regularly invited to major Belgian and Dutch music conservatories as a string faculty coach for symphony orchestras.