Principal trombonist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jörgen van Rijen, is also much in demand as a soloist with a special commitment to promoting his instrument, developing new repertoire for the trombone and bringing the existing repertoire to a broader audience. He is a specialist on both the modern and baroque trombone. He has performed as a soloist in most European countries and in the United States, Canada, Japan, China, Korea, Russia, Singapore and Australia, with orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Jörgen was awarded the Netherlands Music Prize in 2004, the highest distinction in the field of music, by the Dutch Ministry of Culture. In 2006 he received the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award. He has won other major prizes, including first prizes at the international trombone competitions of Toulon and Guebwiller. In a review of his first CD, the music magazine 'Luister' wrote:'...there are not that many trombonists who reach the brilliant level of Van Rijen. In sound, dynamic, colour, musical understanding and expressiveness, Van Rijen is unequalled...'. Many new pieces have been written for Jörgen, including a trombone concerto by Theo Verbey, commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In the season 2010 / 2011 he has appeared in concerts with the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam and the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. In 2011 / 2012 Jörgen will premiere a trombone concerto by Kalevi Aho that was written for him as a commission from the Borletti-Buitoni Trust. Starting that same season Jörgen will be teaching at the Amsterdam Conservatory. He is also an active chamber musician and was one of the founders of the New Trombone Collective and the RCO Brass. Jörgen plays exclusively on instruments built by Antoine Courtois and has released 3 CDs on the label Channel Classics

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BBT Project: I was like WOW! CD on Channel Classics

"..fascinating portrait of a master trombonist... his virtuoso technique need fear no comparison with the best in his field."
Guy Richards, Gramophone Magazine October 2009

"It's difficult not to warm to a disc called I Was Like Wow! ... In a glorious antidote to the trend of forcing instruments to do things they aren't meant to do, here van Rijen has simply produced a disc with some cracking music on it in a sexy and appealing way...Van Rijen's sound is rich, rounded and far removed from the laddish image his instrument is sometimes given...[he is] demonstrating that the trombone is capable of extreme expressiveness. Across a variety of standard pieces and specially commissioned works, he proves that the trombone can really make you go, like, wow."
Hazel Davis, MUSO, June/July 2009

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BBT Project: Sackbutt, CD on Channel Classics

"The agility of his playing...is impressive...Fans of the trombone will no doubt find this of interest, but the music turns out to be far more worthwhile and rewarding than just a sackbut showcase"
David Vickers, Gramophone October 2008

• Two CDs for Channel Records
• Commissioning of a Trombone Concerto by Kalevi Aho
• Showcase concert at 22 Mansfield Street

Artist Website

www.jorgenvanrijen.com

General Management

Hermine Sterringa at Artist and Project Management
telephone: +31 20 778 0466
h.sterringa@chello.nl