I am very much looking forward to playing Brahms’ second piano concerto with the Symphony Orchestra of Nijmegen on Nov. 5 and Nov. 9, 2022, respectively. Program fall concert: Or via this website: Agenda Unlike concertos of the classical and romantic periods with three movements, Brahms decided to compose four movements: The orchestra begins, quite […]
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Romance for tax inspectors
Romance for tax inspectorsJUNE 15, 2022 Being fined thousands of euros when you haven’t paid a penny short of taxes: that happened to pianist Martin Oei. He is organizing a series of romantic concerts to which he invites tax inspectors. With the income from these, he wants to pay the tax authorities’ sky-high fine. My […]
Donation of Erard grand piano by Maison Erhard
On Sunday, September 26, 2021, a very special grand piano and its restorer Frits Janmaat will be the center of attention during a special concert in the Zuiderkerk in Enkhuizen.Janmaat, whose workshop Maison Erard has been in Enkhuizen for several years, has donated one of his Erard grand pianos to the young piano virtuoso Martin […]
In memoriam: Daniel Wayenberg 1929 – 2019
He is no more: my musical grandfather Daniel Wayenberg. He was 66 years older than me and we performed together for six years, from 2012 – 2018. He stayed with us when we had gigs or had to rehearse. With great humor, he could make fun of my parents and he played computer games late […]