Thomas Beijer plays Satie's enchanting piano music

Multitalent Thomas Beijer

In February 2022, he won the prestigious Dutch Music Prize, and in the following season, he had his own Spotlight series in the Kleine Zaal. Thomas Beijer stands out for his versatility. He is not only a pianist and composer, but also a writer and illustrator. 'If I don't stray from the beaten path, I miss the enrichment of those excursions,' Beijer confesses. No wonder this multi-talented artist enjoys performing the satirical music of Satie.

Erik Satie

The nineteenth-century French pianist and composer Erik Satie was known as an eccentric bohemian who loved to provoke. In the Netherlands, his piano music became known in the 1970s thanks to the serene recordings of Reinbert de Leeuw, and nowadays through the entertaining Satie recitals by Thomas Beijer. With well-known as well as lesser-known piano pieces, Beijer reveals the simplicity, humor, and narrative power of Satie's music.