Simon Lenski is a

cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

player from

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

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. His main activity lies within the band

DAAU DAAU (short for Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung) is a classical, jazz, experimental and multi-genre music group from Antwerp, Belgium. The band was founded in 1992 and borrowed its name from the novel '' Der Steppenwolf'' (1927) by Hermann H ...

which he co-founded in 1992. As a cello player, he is a highly sought guest musician for other artists and music groups, often together with his brother Buni Lenski. In 2004 he set up a collaboration with Swiss avant-garde cello player Bo Wiget. Together they released an album ''Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde''. In 2008 Simon Lenski composed the soundtrack for the movie Left Bank Linkeroever by Pieter Van Hees. Simon Lenski composed the music for several theater plays. In 2011 Simon Lenski composed and recorded the soundtrack for the short movie ''Motor'' of Dutch movie maker Simone Bennett. For this musical piece a special electric twelve string violin was built for him by experimental luthier

Yuri Landman Yuri Landman (born 1 February 1973) is a Dutch inventor of musical instruments and musician who has made several experimental electric string instruments for a number of artists including Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Liars (band), Liars, Jad Fair ...

. Since 2017 Simon Lenski is a member of the Needcompany ensemble. 2018-19 he toured Europe with

Selah Sue Sanne Greet A. PutseysWensink, Herien (2009)A Flemish singer with a Jamaican soul, NRC, 21 August 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2010 (; born 3 May 1989), known professionally as Selah Sue, is a Belgian musician and songwriter. Her debut album, ''Se ...

as member of an acoustic trio formation (guitar / vocal, keyboards & cello). In 2019 he created, in collaboration with George van Dam a dance performance based on the Goldberg Variations in which George van Dam played the entire Variations and Simon Lenski danced to them. The piece premièred at the December Dance festival in Bruges on december 6th 2019.

Discography

For Simon Lenski's discography with DAAU, please see ''

''. * Simon Lenski / Bo Wiget - ''Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde'' (2007) * Laïs Lenski - ''Laïs Lenski'' (2009), together with Laïs * Simon Lenski: Oh City (solo EP 2016
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Collaborations

*'' Kiss My Jazz'' *''

Bettie Serveert Bettie Serveert is a Dutch indie rock band. The name translates to "Bettie Serves", which is the title of a book written by Dutch tennis player Betty Stöve, who made it to the Wimbledon Ladies Singles final in 1977. Formation The band is c ...

'' *'' Ez3Kiel'' *'' Think of One'' *'' Flowers for Breakfast'' *'' Mintzkov Luna'' *'' Donkey Diesel'' *'' Mauro'' - ''

Songs from a Bad Hat ''Songs from a Bad Hat'' is the 2001 album by Belgian rock band Mauro. Track listing Chart positions Singles Personnel *Mauro Pawlowski: vocals, guitars *Jan Wygers: bass guitar *Anton Janssens: keyboards, backing vocals *Herman Houbrecht ...

'' *'' Gitbox'' *''

Zita Swoon Zita Swoon is a Belgian indie rock group. They entered the music scene of Antwerp in 1993, still under the name A Beatband with the EP ''Jintro Travels The Word In A Skirt''. The group is typical of the music scene in Antwerp, with members play ...

'' *'' Maxon Blewitt'' *'' Cinérex'' *''

An Pierlé An Pierlé (born An Miel Mia Pierlé on 13 December 1974) is a Belgian pianist and singer-songwriter. Career She studied classical piano and enrolled at the age of 17 at the art school in Antwerp. In her third year there she made a solo progr ...

'' *''

Millionaire A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. Depending on the currency, a certain level of prestige is associated with being a millionaire. Many national currencies have, or ...

'' *'' Soul Sucker'' *'' I Hate Camera'' *'' Paramount Styles'' *'' Ellen Schoenaerts Kwartet'' *''

Magnus Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...

'' *'' Gorki / Luk De Vos'' *Needcompany *Selah Sue

Film and theatre scores

*'' / Venlo'', Theatre Score *'' / The Haunted House of History'', Theatre Score and performer *'' / Meg Stuart'' : Revisited, performer *'' Eisbär / Collateral Damage'', Theatre Score *'' Andcompany & Co / Der (kommende) Aufstand'', performer *'' Andcompany & Co / Orpheus in der Oberwelt'', Theatre Score / performer *" Theater Froefroe /

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

, Theatre Score and performer *'' Left Bank Linkeroever'', soundtrack *'' Waste Land'', soundtrack *'' Needcompany / O, Or The Challenge of This Particular Show Was To Have Words Ending in O'', Performer / Theatre Score *'' Benny Claessens & CAMPO/ Hello Useless, for W and friends'', Theatre Score *'' / The Future of Sex'' , Theatre Score / Performer

Needcompany

O, Or The Challenge Of This Show Was To Have Words Ending In O
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War And Turpentine

All The Good

The House Of Our Fathers / Mothers Of Invention

Probabilities Of Independent Events

References

External links

Simon Lenski
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lenski, Simon Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Belgian musicians People from Antwerp 21st-century Belgian musicians 20th-century Belgian male musicians