Rembrandt Frerichs, Alma Quartet, Dominic Seldis and Vinsent Planjer
Biography Rembrandt Frerichs, Alma Quartet, Dominic Seldis and Vinsent Planjer
Rembrandt Frerichs
(1977) is a pianist with a broad perspective. He focuses his energy on ideas that are meaningful to him and his artistic journey is constantly deepening into new areas. Through his collaboration with Michael Brecker at the age of only 25 and a double concert with Chick Corea in London, Rembrandt is familiar with the American jazz tradition, but he wants to avoid well-trodden paths. Rembrandt's knowledge of the music of different parts of the world pushes his compositions to continually evolve, pushing the boundaries of classical, improvised and world music.
At the age of 22, Rembrandt made his debut at the North Sea Jazz Festival. During this time he was awarded the Outstanding Young Musician Scholarship to study in New York City. Immediately after graduation, he was asked to teach at various music universities. Currently, Rembrandt is a professor at the Utrecht Conservatory.
His debut album, released in 2006, was nominated for the Dutch Grammy (Edison Award). Rembrandt's music has taken him to some of the world's legendary jazz clubs, such as Birdland in New York, Ronnie Scotts in London and festivals and clubs in Europe, America and the Far East. In 2017, his Rembrandt Frerichs Trio was the opening act at the Taiwan Jazz Festival, where he performed in front of 50,000 people.
The summer of 2013 marked the beginning of a new artistic journey: the Contemporary Forte Piano.
Rembrandt's deep interest in exploring different ways of playing the piano is supported by his constant research. His interest in the sound of early music and oriental instruments such as the santur and qanun led him to the fortepiano. Rembrandt now brings elements of Baroque and Middle Eastern music into his improvised sets, collaborating with the masters of Persian music Kayhan Kalhor and Hossein Alizadeh. The Dutch National Instrument Fund is so enthusiastic about this new direction that it had a fortepiano built especially for Rembrandt.
As a composer, his compositions have been performed and recorded by classical as well as world and jazz musicians. Among them: Violinists Liza Ferschtman, Hugo Ticciati (UK), Antoinette Lohmann, Niek Baar and Rosanne Philippens, Holland Baroque, Nederlands Kamer Orkest, Cello 8tet, Remy van Kesteren, Mahan Esfahani (UK), the Osiris Trio, the Storioni Trio, Ties Mellema, Frode Halti (NOR), Izhar Elias, Levan Tskhadadze (GRG), Dominic Seldis (UK), Rick Stotijn, Amstel Quartet, Matangi Quartet, Zapp String Quartet, Hermine Deurloo, Klaartje van Veldhoven, Kayhan Kalhor (Iran), Hossein Alizadeh, Mahsa Vahdat, Paolo Fresu (IT), Trygve Seim (NOR), Norma Winstone (UK), Perico Sambeat (ESP) and Jim Black (US).
His music has also been used for theatre pieces in Japan and by the Tanzkompanie Bielefeld (Germany).
In 2004 he was invited to tour Brazil and Europe with the European Jazz Youth Orchestra, working with Hermeto Pascoal.
