Wim Mertens

Classical

The next Wim Mertens concert is scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at Casa del Jazz in Rome, Italy. See all 10 upcoming concerts

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Top Songs By Wim Mertens

Listen to Close Cover by Wim Mertens, see lyrics, music video & more!

Close CoverWim Mertens

Listen to Often a Bird by Wim Mertens, see lyrics, music video & more!

Often a BirdWim Mertens

Listen to Struggle for Pleasure by Wim Mertens, Hans Francois, Luk Schollaert & Pieter Vereertbrugghen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Struggle for PleasureWim Mertens, Hans Francois, Luk Schollaert & Pieter Vereertbrugghen

Listen to Humility by Wim Mertens, see lyrics, music video & more!

HumilityWim Mertens

Often a BirdWim Mertens

Listen to A Tiels Leis by Wim Mertens, see lyrics, music video & more!

A Tiels LeisWim Mertens

Listen to Iris by Wim Mertens, see lyrics, music video & more!

IrisWim Mertens

Listen to Tourtour by Wim Mertens, see lyrics, music video & more!

TourtourWim Mertens

Listen to Birds for the Mind by Wim Mertens, see lyrics, music video & more!

Birds for the MindWim Mertens

Listen to Struggle For Pleasure by Wim Mertens, see lyrics, music video & more!

Struggle For PleasureWim Mertens

Upcoming Concerts for Wim Mertens

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ALBUMRanges of RobustnessWim Mertens

More albums from Wim Mertens

ALBUMVoice of the LivingWim Mertens

ALBUMHeroidesWim Mertens

ALBUMThe Gaze of the WestWim Mertens

ALBUMMinimal WorksAlessandro Viale

Listen to Circle Line by Lautten Compagney

ALBUMCircle LineLautten Compagney

Listen to Certain Nuances Excepted by Wim Mertens

ALBUMCertain Nuances ExceptedWim Mertens

Listen to That Which Is Not by Wim Mertens

ALBUMThat Which Is NotWim Mertens

Listen to Natures' Largess by Wim Mertens

ALBUMNatures' LargessWim Mertens

ALBUMCran Aux OeufsWim Mertens

ALBUMDust of TruthsWim Mertens

Listen to What Are We, Locks, To Do? by Wim Mertens

ALBUMWhat Are We, Locks, To Do?Wim Mertens

Listen to Charaktersketch by Wim Mertens

ALBUMCharaktersketchWim Mertens

Listen to Charaktersketch by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMCharaktersketchWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Double Entendre by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMDouble EntendreWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to A Starry Wisdom by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMA Starry WisdomWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to When Tool Met Wood by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMWhen Tool Met WoodWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Maximo Diego Pujol, Peppino D'Agostino, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi, Daniel Binelli, Jorge Cardoso, Niccolò Paganini, Eduardo Di Capua, Leonhard von Call, Fernando Carlos Tavolaro, Wim Mertens, Raffaele Calace, Ariel Ramirez: Realmenteduo by Realduo Damiani - Libraro

ALBUMMaximo Diego Pujol, Peppino D'Agostino, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi, Daniel Binelli, Jorge Cardoso, Niccolò Paganini, Eduardo Di Capua, Leonhard von Call, Fernando Carlos Tavolaro, Wim Mertens, Raffaele Calace, Ariel Ramirez: RealmenteduoRealduo Damiani - Libraro

Listen to Series of Ands - Immediate Givens by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMSeries of Ands - Immediate GivensWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Minimamachta by Piccola Accademia degli Specchi & Giovanni Rosati

ALBUMMinimamachtaPiccola Accademia degli Specchi & Giovanni Rosati

Listen to Music for Flute and Percussion, Vol. 2 by Marc Grauwels, Sarah Mouradoglou, Sylvia Mouradoglou, Simon Drachman, Laura Quesada & Jacky Coppens

ALBUMMusic for Flute and Percussion, Vol. 2Marc Grauwels, Sarah Mouradoglou, Sylvia Mouradoglou, Simon Drachman, Laura Quesada & Jacky Coppens

Listen to Zee Versus Zed by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMZee Versus ZedWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to The World Tout Court by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMThe World Tout CourtWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to L'heure du loup by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUML'heure du loupWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to The Promise Kept in Advance by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMThe Promise Kept in AdvanceWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Receptacle by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMReceptacleWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Partes Extra Partes by Wim Mertens & Brussels Philharmonic

ALBUMPartes Extra PartesWim Mertens & Brussels Philharmonic

Listen to In the Absence of Hindrance by Wim Mertens

ALBUMIn the Absence of HindranceWim Mertens

ALBUMWhat You See Is What You HearWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMUn respiroWim Mertens

Listen to With No Need for Seeds by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMWith No Need for SeedsWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to For Amusement Only by Wim Mertens

ALBUMFor Amusement OnlyWim Mertens

Listen to Ver-Veranderingen by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMVer-VeranderingenWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Cave Musicam by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMCave MusicamWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Not Yet, No Longer by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMNot Yet, No LongerWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Skopos by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMSkoposWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Moins de mètre, assez de rythme by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Duo

ALBUMMoins de mètre, assez de rythmeWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Duo

Listen to Shot and Echo - A Sense of Place by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMShot and Echo - A Sense of PlaceWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Der heisse Brei by Wim Mertens

ALBUMDer heisse BreiWim Mertens

Listen to If I Can by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMIf I CanWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Father Damien by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMFather DamienWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Integer valor - intégrale by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMInteger valor - intégraleWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMJérémiadesWim Mertens

Listen to Mertens: Stratégie de la rupture by Wim Mertens

ALBUMMertens: Stratégie de la ruptureWim Mertens

ALBUMSin EmbargoWim Mertens

Listen to Jardin clos by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMJardin closWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Epic That Never Was by Wim Mertens

ALBUMEpic That Never WasWim Mertens

Listen to Motives for Writing by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMMotives for WritingWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMAfter VirtueWim Mertens

Listen to Educes Me by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMEduces MeWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Instrumental Songs by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Duo

ALBUMInstrumental SongsWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Duo

Listen to Maximizing the Audience by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMMaximizing the AudienceWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to At Home - Not at Home by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMAt Home - Not at HomeWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

Listen to Vergessen by Wim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

ALBUMVergessenWim Mertens & Wim Mertens Ensemble

About Wim Mertens

Hometown

Neerpelt, Belgium

Born

1953

Genre

Classical

This Belgian composer is not well-known among U.S. audiences, although he has made several highly regarded appearances at the New Music America festivals. In Spain, however, where he was the subject of a major television special, he is a new-music celebrity. Mertens' style employs mesmerizing minimalist techniques with a sense of the romantic that appeals to both serious music aficionados and more mainstream listeners. The keyboardist uses a certain amount of electronics along with some acoustic instruments like violin, flute, and saxophone. ~ Linda Kohanov