Erik Bosgraaf - Biography

Eric Bosgraaf received support from BBT between 2009 and 2015. For an up-to-date biography go to www.erikbosgraaf.com

Erik Bosgraaf is widely considered to be one of the world’s leading recorder players. His repertoire ranges from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons to the music of today. He is the founding member of Ensemble Cordevento with whom he has performed at major festivals and has released more than a dozen CDs for several labels (Boulez, La Monarcha, Bach, Vivaldi).

Bosgraaf has commissioned over hundred works, among them many concertos. As a (conducting) soloist he has worked with, amongst others, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, Residentie Orchestra The Hague, Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic and Melbourne SO. As an improviser he has played with leading jazz musicians including saxophonist Yuri Honing and cellist Ernst Reijseger.

Bosgraaf has been guest professor at the Amsterdam Conservatory since 2010 and at the Music Academy in Cracow since 2015. He is the recipient of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award 2009, Dutch Music Prize 2011, ECHO Rising Star 2011/2012 and the Golden Violin Award 2011.

Last updated: October 2018

I am extremely happy to have received the BBT-Award! First of all I have been able to expand my instrument collection notably. Also the generous support in producing my CD with the Vivaldi Concertos is highly appreciated. But more importantly, BBT manages to take away concerns not only in a financial aspect but also in supporting your career in the broadest sense. I hope many others will benefit from its generosity!

Photographs by Paul & Menno de Nooijer and Marco Borggreve