28 Notable alumni of Royal Conservatory of Liege
Updated: May 27, 2026 EliteDegrees
Royal Conservatory of Liege is ranked #8,555 in the world and #44 in Belgium by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from Royal Conservatory of Liege sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Royal Conservatory of Liege won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Florence Austin
1884-1927 (aged 43)
violinist
Florence Austin was an American violinist.
2. Jean Delvoye
1854-1938 (aged 84)
opera singer
Jean Delvoye was a Belgian baritone, who, after working in the French provinces, enjoyed a long career in Paris, centred on the Opéra-Comique, and left some recordings representative of his repertoire.
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3. Pierre Kolp
1969-. (aged 57)
composer
musicologist
Pierre Kolp is a Belgian composer and music pedagogue born in Cologne, Germany, on 23 March 1969.
4. Frantz Jehin-Prume
1839-1899 (aged 60)
violinist
music educator
composer
Frantz Jehin-Prume was a Canadian violinist, composer, and music educator of Belgian birth. He began his career as a highly successful concert violinist in Europe. From 1865 on he lived and worked mainly in Montreal, Canada; becoming one of the most important 19th century musical figures in Quebec. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1868.
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5. Marc Laho
1965-. (aged 61)
opera singer
performing artist
Marc Laho is a Belgian lyric tenor opera singer.
6. Jean-Théodore Radoux
1835-1911 (aged 76)
composer
university teacher
music educator
opera composer
Jean-Théodore Radoux was a Belgian composer and bassoonist. In 1859 he won the Belgian Prix de Rome for his cantata Le Juif errant which he had composed earlier that year. His other compositions include 2 operas, an oratorio, 2 symphonic poems, an overture, several choral works and vocal art songs, and music for the church.
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7. Gaston Dethier
1875-1958 (aged 83)
music educator
organist
composer
Gaston Marie Dethier was an American organist, pianist, and composer of Belgian birth.
8. Manu Louis
composer
singer
Manu Louis is a Belgian musician, singer-songwriter, and composer, influenced equally by pop, jazz, 8-bit electronica, and 20th-century classical music.
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9. Claude Ledoux
1960-. (aged 66)
composer
Claude Ledoux is a Belgian composer, born in 1960.
10. Adolphe Samuel
1824-1898 (aged 74)
music educator
conductor
composer
university teacher
musicologist
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel was a Belgian music critic, teacher, conductor and composer.
11. Ovide Musin
1854-1929 (aged 75)
violinist
composer
concertmaster
Ovide Musin was a Belgian violinist and composer.
12. Sylvain Dupuis
1856-1931 (aged 75)
music educator
oboist
conductor
composer
university teacher
Joseph Michel Sylvain Dupuis was a Belgian conductor, composer, oboist, and music educator.
13. Auguste Dupont
1827-1890 (aged 63)
pianist
teacher
composer
Auguste Dupont, full name Pierre-Auguste Dupont, was a Belgian pianist and composer.
14. Joseph Jongen
1873-1953 (aged 80)
music educator
conductor
composer
pianist
university teacher
Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator.
15. Hasan Cihat Örter
1958-. (aged 68)
musician
guitarist
pianist
composer
classical guitarist
Hasan Cihat Örter is a Turkish composer, progressive guitarist and arranger.
16. Bernard Foccroulle
1953-. (aged 73)
conductor
university teacher
composer
musician
organist
Bernard Charles M. E. Th. Foccroulle is a Belgian organist, composer, conductor and opera director.
17. Sophie Karthäuser
1974-. (aged 52)
opera singer
performing artist
Sophie Karthäuser is a Belgian operatic soprano. She has performed internationally, especially in roles by Mozart such as Ilia in Idomeneo and Pamina in The Magic Flute. She is also a recitalist, performing and recording for example the complete songs by Mozart and lieder by Hugo Wolf.
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18. Martin Pierre Marsick
1847-1924 (aged 77)
university teacher
music educator
composer
Martin Pierre Marsick, was a Belgian violinist, organist, singer, composer and teacher. Marsick was the owner of the Marsick Stradivarius.
19. Hubert de Blanck
1856-1932 (aged 76)
music educator
composer
classical pianist
Hubertus Christiaan "Hubert" de Blanck was a Dutch-born professor, pianist and composer who spent the better part of his life in Cuba.
20. Théo Ysaÿe
1865-1918 (aged 53)
pianist
conductor
composer
Théophile Ysaÿe was a Belgian composer and pianist, born in Verviers, Belgium. His brother was the violinist and conductor Eugène Ysaÿe.
21. César Thomson
1857-1931 (aged 74)
concertmaster
music educator
composer
César Thomson was a Belgian violinist, teacher, and composer.
22. Camille Everardi
1825-1899 (aged 74)
opera singer
music educator
Camille Everardi was a Belgian operatic baritone who had an active international career during the 1850s through the 1870s. He particularly excelled in the works of Vincenzo Bellini and Gioachino Rossini. Several music critics of his day likened his voice to that of Antonio Tamburini. He later had a highly successful second career as a voice teacher in the Russian...
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23. Jacques Bouhy
1848-1929 (aged 81)
opera singer
Jacques-Joseph-André Bouhy was a Belgian baritone, most famous for being the first to sing the "Toreador Song" in the role of Escamillo in the opera Carmen.
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24. Fabrice Du Welz
1972-. (aged 54)
actor
screenwriter
film director
Fabrice Du Welz is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He has directed several films including Calvaire in 2004, Vinyan in 2008 and Message from the King in 2016.
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25. André Rieu
1949-. (aged 77)
conductor
record producer
music arranger
actor
violinist
André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known as the founder of the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.
26. César Franck
1822-1890 (aged 68)
teacher
pianist
composer
music educator
organist
César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium.
27. Olivier Gourmet
1963-. (aged 63)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Olivier Gourmet is a Belgian actor.
28. Eugène Ysaÿe
1858-1931 (aged 73)
music educator
conductor
composer
university teacher
concertmaster
Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe was a Belgian virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as his former student Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar".
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