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“Hear [the Duo Kalysta] if you can, either in concert or this way.”
— Gorman, American Record Guide
May-June 2020 (about the recording Origins)
“Deutsch, a player who can soften or strengthen her handsome tone according to need, is very much in the first chair.”
— Arthur Kaptainis, La Scena Musicale
February 2020
"Deutsch revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note ... an astonishing artist"
— Scott Tresham, Senior Producer at CBC Music
“Hear [the Duo Kalysta] if you can, either in concert or this way.”
— Gorman, American Record Guide
May-June 2020 (about the recording Origins)
“Deutsch, a player who can soften or strengthen her handsome tone according to need, is very much in the first chair.”
— Arthur Kaptainis, La Scena Musicale
February 2020
"Deutsch revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note ... an astonishing artist"
— Scott Tresham, Senior Producer at CBC Music
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About Jaap Nico Hamburger
Jaap Nico Hamburger writes music that is lyrical, evocative, and strikingly original. The recording of his piano concerto with the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, with pianist Assaff Weisman and conductor Vincent de Kort, was released in August 2020 on Leaf Music, followed by two symphonies in November 2020. His opera Ariella is in development, and will premiere in New York in 2021-22.
Jaap Nico Hamburger is a CMC Associate Composer; President and CEO, Orange Music Inc., a Vancouver music production company; and a Director of City Opera Vancouver. He was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and started his musical education at the age of 3. He studied piano with Ruben Lifschitz, Alexandre Hrisanide and Youri Egorov. He is a graduate from the Royal Sweelinck Conservatorium of Music, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with a soloist degree in piano.
Jaap Nico Hamburger écriture est lyrique, évocative et remarquablement originale. Un enregistrement de son concerto pour piano avec l'Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, le pianiste Assaff Weisman et le chef d'orchestre Vincent de Kort sera publié sur Leaf Music en août 2020. Un enregistrement de deux symphonies suivra en novembre 2020. Son opera, Ariella, est en développement et la première aura lieu à New York en 2021-22. Jaap Nico Hamburger est un compositeur associé au CMC.
Il est également le président et PDG d'Orange Music Inc., une compagnie de production musicale de Vancouver et l’un des administrateurs du City Opera Vancouver. Né à Amsterdam, aux Pays-Bas, il a entrepris sa formation musicale à trois ans. Il a étudié le piano avec Reuben Lifschitz, Alexandre Hrisanide et Youri Egorov. Parmi ses exécutions précoces citons le Concerto en ré mineur de Brahms à 13 ans et le Concerto de Mozart KV 488 avec l’Orchestre philharmonique d’Amsterdam à 18 ans. En 1984, il a terminé ses études au Conservatoire royal de musique Sweelinck d’Amsterdam, aux Pays-Bas, qui lui a décerné un diplôme de soliste en piano.
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"[Hamburger’s writing] is very atmospheric and infiltrates your mind in a rather surreptitious fashion … the music leaves an impression that lingers long after audition."
— Classical Music Sentinel, Jean-Yves Duperron, August 2020
“[His piano concerto] is a powerful, intense work, largely tonal and thoroughly approachable yet unusual in a number of respects.”
— Records International, 2020
“These two Chamber Symphonies add much to the canon of Canadian classical composition and are well worth your time.”
— The Whole Note, Andrew Scott, March 2021
"[Hamburger’s writing] is very atmospheric and infiltrates your mind in a rather surreptitious fashion … the music leaves an impression that lingers long after audition."
— Classical Music Sentinel, Jean-Yves Duperron, Août 2020
“[Son concerto pour piano] une oeuvre puissante, intense, en grande partie tonale et accessible d'approche, mais inhabituelle à plusieurs égards.”
— Records International, 2020
“These two Chamber Symphonies add much to the canon of Canadian classical composition and are well worth your time.”
— The Whole Note, Andrew Scott, Mars 2021
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