Wouter Hamel, whose first two albums, Hamel and Nobody"s Tune captured hearts in his native Netherlands and spread like wildfire throughout Europe, Japan, and Korea, returns with third album Lohengrin. Dealing with the painful breakup of a 9-year relationship and the sudden departure of a trusted band member provided inspiration for the album"s subject matter, and Hamel produces his own album for the very first time. His new pianist Thierry Castel contributed to several of the songs along with all of his band members (Rory Ronde, Sven Happel, Jasper van Hulten, and Gijs Anders van Straalen). Decca. 2011.