Isaak Duerinck

Isaak Duerinck (°1994) is a pianist, accordionist and music theatre maker. After studying piano with Eliane Rodrigues at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and Jorge Moyano at the Escola Superior de Música in Lisbon, he travelled regularly to Paris to study with Gabriel Tacchino at the Schola Cantorum. His graduation project, Les Âmes Perdues, gave rise in 2017 to a collective of the same name that was in residence at Muziektheater Transparant. This led to the creation of works including Het Bezoek, Quartett and Fledermaus Forever, a radical reworking of the operetta classic with Tom Goossens and Mitch Van Landeghem. The collective’s own creations include Eurovisionary and How Do You Sleep at Night. 

Isaak has also collaborated with Dries Van Noten, Liesa Van der Aa, NTGent and Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. He coaches graduation projects at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and coordinates the interdisciplinary festival NextDoors. In 2023, Isaak founded the Antwerp Queer Choir together with Danny de Jong and Katrien Eerdekens, a choir in which people from the queer community explore their voices and find each other in harmony. As the choir’s musical director, Isaak has already worked on a wide range of projects, from a queer reworking of Bach’s St John Passion to performances at Pukkelpop and at the AB with Dressed Like Boys.

In 2026-2027, Isaak will be involved as a creator and performer in the musical murder mystery Killer Thriller (Les Âmes Perdues / Muziektheater Transparant / Tom Goossens / Mitch Van Landeghem), Napels zien (en sterven) (Loro) and Radio Poupoule (I Solisti / VRK / Les Âmes Perdues).

Photo: Wout Vloeberghs