Piano Nights with Iris Hond and Jan-Willem Rozenboom
In Piano Nights, the piano is in the spotlight and you can hear the most beautiful piano music of all time. Two pianists each bring a completely different repertoire. Tonight you can hear Iris Hond with work by Einaudi, among others. Jan-Willem Rozenboom plays beautiful works by Bach and Schubert, among others. They play in the Main Hall of the Royal Concertgebouw.
Piano Nights with Iris Hond and Jan-Willem Rozenboom
Iris Hond
In this edition you can hear Iris Hond. She is one of the most loved pianists of the moment. Among other things, she makes television and runs an initiative that brings music to places where it normally does not come. Such as a shelter for the homeless, hospitals or prisons. In recent years she has had great success with her own pieces and with her interpretations of work by Einaudi.
Jan-Willem Rozenboom
The other pianist tonight is Jan-Willem Rozenboom. In daily life he has been pianist, composer and producer of Guus Meeuwis for 25 years. Together with him he wrote many hits. Less known is that Rozenboom is one of the most talented classical pianists in the Netherlands. This became better known when Rozenboom released a very well-received recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations in 2015. After a successful tour of the concert halls with this masterpiece, he devoted himself to Schubert for a year and a half. Which led to a beautiful recording that came out in September 2019. Rozenboom alternates daily between his two disciplines, light and classical music. Two worlds that are apparently far apart, but still have a lot to do with each other in terms of interplay, interpretation, melody and harmony.
An unforgettable musical experience
The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!