Matthijs Verschoor
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Matthijs Verschoor is a Dutch
classical pianist
.
He studied at the conservatoires of Rotterdam and Amsterdam and continued his studies in Rome
and London
. Among his teachers are Bart Berman
, Willem Brons and John Bingham
.
Verschoor gave recitals in many European countries. As a soloist he performed with multiple orchestras, among others with works by Mozart
, Franck
, Ravel
(both piano concerto
s) and Gershwin
. He recorded many radio programs. Since 2005, he also performs in a chamber music duo with the Dutch cellist Mayke Rademakers.
Verschoor's first album contained works by Bach
, Händel
and Scarlatti
. Albums with works by Chopin
, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Korngold and Skrjabin followed.
Matthijs Verschoor is a professor of piano and chairperson of the piano department at the Conservatoire of Amsterdam and visiting professor at Trinity College of Music
in London. He also teaches masterclasses throughout Europe.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
classical pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
.
He studied at the conservatoires of Rotterdam and Amsterdam and continued his studies in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and London
London
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. Among his teachers are Bart Berman
Bart Berman
Bart Berman is a Dutch-Israeli pianist and composer, best known as an interpreter of Franz Schubert and 20th century music....
, Willem Brons and John Bingham
John Bingham (pianist)
John Bingham was a British classical pianist. Bingham born and died in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.- Discography :...
.
Verschoor gave recitals in many European countries. As a soloist he performed with multiple orchestras, among others with works by Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
, Franck
César Franck
César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck was a composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life....
, Ravel
Maurice Ravel
Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
(both piano concerto
Piano concerto
A piano concerto is a concerto written for piano and orchestra.See also harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano...
s) and Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
. He recorded many radio programs. Since 2005, he also performs in a chamber music duo with the Dutch cellist Mayke Rademakers.
Verschoor's first album contained works by Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
, Händel
HANDEL
HANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed....
and Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. He is classified as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the development of the Classical style...
. Albums with works by Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Korngold and Skrjabin followed.
Matthijs Verschoor is a professor of piano and chairperson of the piano department at the Conservatoire of Amsterdam and visiting professor at Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
in London. He also teaches masterclasses throughout Europe.