Erik Bosgraaf

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Erik Bosgraaf
musicologist

Erik Bosgraaf (born 9 May 1980) is a Dutch recorder player and

musicologist.[1]

Early life

Bosgraaf was born in Drachten, Netherlands. He received his Master of Arts in musicology from Utrecht University in 2006. In 2007 Bosgraaf, under the supervision of musicologist Thiemo Wind, released a 3-CD-box with compositions of the Dutch composer Jacob van Eyck (1589–1657), a collection which attained unexpected commercial success and sold more than 25,000 copies. In the 2011–12 season he was nominated by Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, on behalf of the German ECHO music award organisation, to take part in the Rising Stars series for a tour of the most important concert halls in Europe.

Career as musician

Ensemble Cordevento

In 2005 Bosgraaf, guitarist Izhar Elias and Italian harpsichord player Alessandro Pianu founded the ensemble Cordevento.[2] The trio at first focused mainly on 17th-century music, then, under the same name Cordevento, the ensemble from 2008 also works as a small baroque orchestra in single strength. In this broad formation the ensemble mainly aims at 18th-century repertoire. The first CD, featuring recorder concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, was released in 2009. A CD featuring recorder transcriptions of concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach was released in 2011,[2] and an album title La Monarcha was released in 2012.

As a soloist with orchestras

Beside his activities in chamber music Bosgraaf frequents the orchestral stage with symphony and chamber orchestras. He has worked with the

Holland Symfonia (Otto Tausk), The North-Netherlands Orchestra (Johannes Leertouwer), Dutch Radio Chamber Philharmonic,[5] (Thierry Fischer Andreas Delfs) and Sinfonia Rotterdam (Alessandro Crudele). He often plays a mixture of early and more recent music with these orchestras. He has also performed with The Royal Wind Music. Bosgraaf made a transcription of Pierre Boulez' Dialogue de l'ombre double
which was authorized by the composer. It was released in 2015. From 2024 Erik Bosgraaf is Artistic Director of the London International Festival of Early Music, most influential festival of its sort in Great Britain.

Musical awards

In 2009 Bosgraaf received a

Dutch Music Prize, the highest national prize for music.[8][9] He was also awarded the 'Golden Violin' Prize,[10]
a prize given triennially to a classical artist who has made outstanding contributions to the classical music scene of the northern Netherlands.

Discography

References

  1. ^ "ERIK BOSGRAAF". Thsh.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Erik Bosgraaf & Cordevento: Een Spaense Voys". Orda 2012.com. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. ^ "The Dallas Symphony Orchestra | MahlersMightySixth". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Holland Festival". Hollandfestival.nl. November 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  5. ^ "NPS Podium Erik Bosgraaf". YouTube. April 2, 2010. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  6. ^ Borletti-Buitoni Trust. "Award Winners". Bbtrust.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  7. ^ "Professionals in the news" (PDF). Americanrecorder.org. January 2010. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Muziekprijs (Dutch Music Prize)". Muziek Centrum Nederland.nl. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  9. ^ "News and events". Oxford Journals.org. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  10. ^ Golden Violin Award. "Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.

External links

Appearance in film music by Ernst Reijseger:

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