Rembrandt Trio & Hossein Alizadeh
Meet Rembrandt: an artistic energy source without an off-switch.
Curiosity fuels his musical sense of freedom, leading to unusual sound worlds and alternative ways of music-making.
Pianist – composer
Rembrandt’s natural playing ground is all about creating on the spot. Both as a composer and a pianist, he takes a liberal approach to Jazz and classical music by introducing foreign influences.
For collaborations with superstars of Middle Eastern music, Rembrandt has completely reinvented his own sound world.
Western classical musicians and ensembles in search for progression embrace his new compositions, as well as the challenge of improvising.
Artistic initiator
As artistic initiator and curator for festivals, Rembrandt’s freethinking approach and a nose for potential makes for previously unknown connections and collaborations.
Constantly pushing himself and fellow musicians to new strengths in their process, these ingredients in the end serve a most creative dish – or indeed an entire banquet.
Timeline
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Researching musical traditions and sound worlds
1995–1997, Cairo, Egypt
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Debut at North Sea Jazz Festival
2001, The Hague
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European Jazz Youth Orchestra & Hermeto Pascoal
2002. Touring Brazil and Europe
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Scholarship Excelling Young Musicians
2003, New York, USA
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Working with saxophonist Michael Brecker
2003, Netherlands
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Presents new album in jazzclub Birdland
2013, New York, USA
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Fortepiano built for Rembrandt by Chris Maene
2014. Courtesy of Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation
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Opening act Taichung Jazz Festival, Taiwan for an audience of 50,000
2017, Taiwan
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Playing double bill concert with Chick Corea
2018, at Ronnie Scott’s, London (UK)
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Debut at Royal Festival Hall, London
2019, London UK
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Cello concerto for Kian Soltani (cello) & Amsterdam Sinfonietta
2020. Commissioned by Cello Biënnale Amsterdam
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Premiere Piano Concerto Nr. 1 & 2
2021. Commisioned by musicians of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Start of ensemble "De Staalmeesters"
2022. New work commissioned and project organized by Gaudeamus
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Edison awards public prize nomination
for album "A wind invisible sweeps us through the world"
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Premiere Piano Concerto Nr. 3
2023 Commisioned by the Residentie Orkest.
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Premiere Traktatus MMXX, a new work inspired by 17th century music
2023 commisioned by Calefax Reed Quintet
Concerts
10 June 2023
Saturday
De Nieuwe Kerk
Spui 175 2511 BM
Den Haag
Premiere Pianoconcerto #3, commissioned by Residentie Orkest
09 July 2023
Sunday
North Sea Jazz Festival
Rotterdam Ahoy Ahoyweg 10 3084 BA
Rotterdam
Paradox Jazz Orchestra
28 July 2023
Friday
muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1
Amsterdam, Nederland
Efraim Trujillo & Rembrandt Frerichs
News
Parool review
04 January 2022
2022 starts in a good mood with this new review in Dutch national newspaper Het Parool. Thanks Erik Voermans for listening in detail!
– “Rembrandt Trio strings together one pearl after another”
– “sounds the unity of a trio that sense each other down to the smallest details. ”
– “The musical inspirations are without exception beautiful, atmospheric, melancholic, but never sad: always comforting and subservient to what the musical space demands”
Gaudeamus project, Rembrandt composer
26 December 2021
Gaudeamus asked me for a new (fair practice) project for classical musicians. Dutch classical radio NPO Radio 4 engaged as well. Read more and call for signup this link: https://gaudeamus.nl/nieuws/rembrandt-frerichs-zoekt-klassieke-musici/?fbclid=IwAR12aihLtRTzGCxc4a185_Icosa-5kVp0nWvEB5F7_iaofL2u_EvqFt3jvE
