Bio Kent Moussault

The Dutch-Japanese conductor Kent Moussault (1993) is a Conductor and composer. He received his Bachelor's degree in orchestral conducting from the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, studying under Jac van Steen, René Gulikers, and Kenneth Montgomery. He completed his Master's in conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with mentors Garry Walker and Martyn Brabbins. Additional guidance came from conductors such as Otto Tausk, Mark Wigglesworth, Johannes Schlaefli, Nicolás Pasquet, Junichi Hirokami, Jan Stulen, and Ulrich Windfuhr. Kent also studied composition at the Conservatory of Amsterdam under Willem Jeths, Joël Bons, and Wim Henderickx.

 

In 2023, Kent won the first prize at the Call for Conductors Budapest Competition and the Young Conductors Award in Hilversum in 2016. He has also served as an assistant conductor to Otto Tausk, Jac van Steen, and Martyn Brabbins across various European orchestras and to Junichi Hirokami in Japan. 

 

Kent has worked with contemporary composers, having conducted several world premieres with ensembles such as Catchpenny Ensemble, Red Note Ensemble, and Hebrides Ensemble. Also he served as recording session conductor for videogames with Music Engine in Tokyo with which he will tour with the music of “Hollow Knight” in June 2025.

His opera work includes engagements with the Dutch National Opera Academy(assistant conductor), Music Theatre Hollands Diep Dordrecht(assistant with conducting performances), JKTyl Theatre in Pilsen(takeover performance), and the Dutch Touring Opera where he conducted 9 performances of “the pirate queen”. In 2023, he jumped in to conduct the Canary Islands premiere of Handel's oratorio "Theodora" at the International Bach Festival Gran Canaria. 

 

In 2022, he founded MoussaultArt-Music to further his work as a media composer, creating music for film, TV, and games. He also lectures on orchestration for media composers, and soundtracks and SFX in games at the ArtEZ Conservatoire and Utrecht School of Arts. He is actively exploring the integration of multimedia in classical concerts.

 

Kent has received scholarships and stipends, including a generous stipend from the Mengelberg Stiftung in 2022, a scholarship for the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth from the International Association of Richard Wagner Societies in 2016, and financial support from the Kersjesfonds and Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds during his studies. He was also awarded a full scholarship by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for his Master's degree.