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John Borstlap
12+ albums
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John Borstlap (b. 1950) studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory and took a Masters degree at the University of Cambridge (England). His Violin Concerto won prizes at the Prince Pierre Competition in Monaco and the Wieniawski Competition in Poznan (Poland). He received commissions from various institutions including the Johan Wagenaar Foundation, the Dutch Government and the Culture Company. His chamber music is performed regularly in the Netherlands and abroad, and has also been recorded for many radio broadcasts. Several performances of his Sinfonia in 1990 by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra established John Borstlap’s reputation as a distinctive orchestral composer. In 1997 a CD of chamber works was issued in England ('Hyperion's Dream', Albany Records UK), which the composer was asked to introduce on national Dutch TV. In 1998 John Borstlap organised a chamber music festival ‘Tradition and Renewal’ in Haarlem with internationally renowned performers. In 2001 his symphonic poem 'Psyche' was successfully premiered in Manchester (UK) by the New Queen's Hall Orchestra and received its Dutch premičre in Enschede played by the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. John Borstlap is also an author on contemporary music and wider cultural issues, with articles published in various magazines in the Netherlands and abroad. In 2001 his groundbreaking essay 'Recreating the Classical Tradition' was published in the volume 'Reviving the Muse' (Claridge Press, UK). Also he has been
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Minimal Piano Collection
Minimal Piano Collection Vol. IV
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Minimal Piano Collection Vol.IV: John Adams, Arvo Part, Simeon Ten Holt e.a
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Minimal Piano Collection (Vol.4)
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Minimal Piano Collection, Vol. 4
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Minimal Piano Collection, Volume IV
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Minimal Piano Collection Vol. IV (Jeroen Van Veen)
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Minimal Piano Collection Disc 4
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Jeroen Van Veen-Minimal Piano Collection Vol. IV
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Minimal Piano Collection 4
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Minimal Piano Collection Vol. IV
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Minimal Piano Collection vol. 4