Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar received international acclaim after winning prizes at the Queen Elisabeth Competition and the Geneva International Music Competition. He studied with Jan Wijn at the Amsterdam Conservatory, graduating with the highest distinction. He took lessons with Alfred Brendel, Menahem Pressler and Ferenc Rados, among others. Hannes Minnaar has given recitals in European cities such as Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Leipzig (Gewandhaus), Brussels (Palais des Beaux-Arts) and Toulouse (Cloître des Jacobins). In 2010 he was invited to the Bahrain International Music Festival. At the age of 17, he made his debut with the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra with Alessandro de Marchi. Since then he has performed with several Dutch orchestras as well as Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Royal Flemish Philharmonic and National Orchestra of Belgium, with conductors including Nikolai Alexeev, Marin Alsop, Frans Brüggen and Edo de Waart. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has invited him to perform Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto under the baton of Herbert Blomstedt in 2013. Hannes Minnaar is also an active chamber musician. With his Van BaerleTrio he regularly performs in the Netherlands and abroad. The ensemble won the first prize at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition. Janine Jansen invited him to perform with her and Mischa Maisky at the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht. His CD debut with Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No.1 and Ravel Miroirs has been released in October 2011 on Etcetera Records, to critical acclaim. His performances have been broadcast by BBC Radio 3, MDR, Klara and Radio 4.

Photograph taken by Merlijn Doomernik

Rachmaninov/Ravel CD on Etcetera

“For his debut CD he displays further attributes as a convincing tonal colourist and ardent Romantic. I was much taken with the sound world Minnaar creates… He’s a natural talent with a bold streak. I wish him well.”
Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone December 2011

“The sensational young Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar, international prize-winner and recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship…displays his extravagant gifts in this debut disc… Minaar’s virtuosity needs no comment: we expect that. His musical intelligence, sense of line and structure, delicacy, subtlety of texture and discipline set him apart. His Ravel is muscular and sparkling, his Rachmaninov glowing, meticulous and fervent… Watch out for him.”
Fiona Maddocks, The Observer 20 November 2011

Showcase concert at 22 Mansfield Street, London
Recording for Etcetera

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General Management

Theo van den Bogaard and Karlijn Riedijk at Alferink Artists Management Amsterdam
telephone: +31 20 664 3151
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I feel enormously privileged to be part of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust family. Not only does the Trust give financial support, but also it shares its experience and advice on how to use it in the best possible way. Love for music is shared by all people involved in the organisation. Contact with any of them is warm and personal. With their wonderful help and support I was able to release a CD debut reaching a public that goes beyond my dreams. I’m immensely grateful for this!

Hannes Minnaar

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