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Nikola Meeuwsen

The Netherlands

Piano

About

“Meeuwsen’s supple technique drew out the delicacy and beauty of everything he played, and the evanescence of sound in Ravel’s Tombeau de Couperin was enormously moving.” – The Uk Times (appearance at St. Magnus Festival 2023)

 

Born in 2002, pianist Nikola Meeuwsen already has an impressive career. He made his solo debut at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam in January 2024, he will play with the Residentie Orkest in 2025, and with Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen in 2026. At just 20, he became the youngest winner of the Grachtenfestival Prize and was the festival’s artist in residence in 2023. He also received the Concertgebouw Young Talent Award in 2019, among other prizes. Currently Nikola is being supported by the Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund. Nikola performs internationally and is regularly invited to take part in various festivals. In 2020 Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS released his first CD, which includes works by Schumann, Scriabin, Brahms and Bach. In addition to his solo performances, Nikola enjoys collaborating with other musicians such as Noa Wildschut, SongHa Choi, Alexander Warenberg, and Benjamin Kruithof, as well as with his teacher Enrico Pace. Next to being coached by Pace and Marlies van Gent, he is currently studying at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Brussels with Frank Braley and Avedis Kouyoumdjian.


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