Friday, December 11, 2015

Winner of the Bach Competition


plays Bach, Chopin, Mussorgsky




Daniël van der Hoeven

First Prize and Gold Medal, YPF National Dutch Piano Competition in 2010
Winner, J.S Bach Competition, Würzburg, 2013
Bärenreiter Prize, International Bach Competition, Leipzig, 2014
Second Prize, Seattle International Piano Competition, 2015


Friday, December 11th, 6pm  

All Bach

English Suite no. 6
Prelude and Fugue C sharp minor WTC I
Partita no. 2
Fantasy and Fugue in A minor
French Suite no. 2
Toccata in e minor


Sunday, December 13th, 5pm 

Chopin 24 Preludes op. 28 and 
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition



New: Monday 14th December, 6pm Encore concert
Program: selections from the two scheduled recitals and surprises.

Reservations: 1,200 baht or 500 baht for those who have attended either the 11th or the 13th or both. Children 8 years and above free. Bring your own wine. No catering. No interval. All cash raised will go to Daniel.




Daniël van der Hoeven (1985) was born in Amerongen, the Netherlands. He studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands and at the Conservatoire Superieure in Paris. 

In 2013, he was the winner of the International J.S. Bach Competition in Würzburg, Germany. In October 2015 he won second place at the Seattle International Piano Competition, competing against 88 other pianists. Other prizes include the YPF National Dutch Piano Competition in 2010 (1st prize and Gold Medal), Lagny-sur-Marne International Piano Competition in 2015 (2nd prize), International Bach Competition Leipzig in 2014 (Bärenreiter prize), as well as finalist diploma at the international piano competitions of Gorizia (Italy) and Malta. 

He has performed in Carnegie Hall, New York, the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam and in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Romania and Poland. He has recorded two well-received CDs with works by Prokofiev/Bartók and J.S. Bach. Currently he teaches at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

Reservations: 1,200 baht for one concert. 2,000 baht for both. Email asiachart@hotmail.com or call 038 069681 office hours. Due to limited number of places payment must be received before the day.

Directions to Eelswamp: search for 'Eelswamp' on google maps. Directions can be found at the bottom of this page: http://eelswamp.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-music-room-at-eelswamp.html

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