High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Knight Walter Boeykens January 6, 1938 Bornem, Belgium is a Belgian conductor and a world renowned clarinetist. Boeykens has an impressive discography including several critically acclaimed performances that are testimony to his status as one of the most notable clarinetists of the 20th century. Walter Boeykens remains active and can still be heard in concert frequently all around the world.