Mark Delaere

Mark Delaere is a Full Professor of Musicology at KU Leuven's Faculty of Arts, Department of Musicology, holding this position since 1992 when he became Associate Professor and was promoted to Full Professor in 1995. His academic career includes a 1989 Visiting Researcher position at TU Berlin.

His research spans critical areas of modern music scholarship:

• Historical analysis of 20th and 21st century Western classical music since 1950
• Specialized expertise on Karel Goeyvaerts and the Second Viennese School (Schoenberg, Webern, Berg)
• Theoretical frameworks for music analysis and aesthetics
• Contemporary multimedia integration in musical performance

Professor Delaere's publication portfolio reveals consistent focus on serial music development, temporal structures in composition, and critical analysis of major 20th century composers. His recent work examines multimedia applications in contemporary music while maintaining deep engagement with historical European avant-garde traditions.

His distinguished recognition includes:

• Van Dyck Chair appointment at UCLA (2014)
• Election as Ordinary Member of the Royal Academy for Sciences and Art of Belgium (2005)
• Breughel Chair at the University of Pennsylvania (1998)

As an active faculty member at KU Leuven, Professor Delaere contributes to graduate education and research supervision while maintaining international scholarly collaborations, particularly through his editorial work on composer correspondence and historical musicology projects.