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Welcome to the official website of Jan-Peter de Graaff, composer and conductor in the field of modern classical music and specialized in orchestral and chamber music and opera.

“He sees solo concertos as instrumental musical theatre, where the soloist stands as an individual opposite of the collective of the orchestra musicians — an outsider, but also a participant — creating a sense of dramatic tension.”

DIMITRI VAN DER WERF, NEW MUSIC NOW
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“We stand on the shoulders of giants, anchored in tradition, but I always try to make something that sounds fresh and adventurous.”

EMILE HOLLMAN, ZOUT MAGAZINE
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Upcoming concerts

10

may

Portetconcert jan-peter de graaff

La besta (premiere) and more

In May, Jan-Peter de Graaff’s new composition “La bestia” for solo organ, written for Orgelpark, will premiere. During this portret concert, you will also here other works from his oeuvre such as Enivrez-Vous! (2023), Battleground (2025), Jutters (2019) and more.

Orgelpark

Amsterdam

14:15

27

Mei

Een Flat met duizend ramen

Chaos String Quartet

The adventurous Chaos String Quartet revitalizes Haydn’s quartet music with an intriguing frame story centered around various characters, played by star actress Ariane Schluter. Lyrics by Joke van Leeuwen and new compositions complete this groundbreaking (chamber) music theatre piece full of surprising twists.

Tivoli Vredenburg

Utrecht

19:30 - 21:00

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About Jan-Peter

Jan-Peter de Graaff (1992) studied music composition at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague under the tutelage of Guus Janssen, Calliope Tsoupaki and Diderik Wagenaar and at the Royal College of Music in London with Kenneth Hesketh. He graduated in 2016 (MMus) with the prize-winning opera “All Rise!” (Nicolaï fund award, 2016). Next to his composition studies he studied orchestral conducting with Alex Schillings and Lukas Groen.

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