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Jaap Nico Hamburger

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About Jaap Nico Hamburger

Jaap Nico Hamburger is a CMC Associate Composer. In 2019, he was appointed as Montréal’s Mécénat Musica Composer in Residence. His compositions include commissions from orchestras (Turning Point Ensemble, Ensemble Caprice, Orchestre Classique de Montréal, the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra, Festival Classica) and chamber works (“400 Years of Dutch Keyboard Music”, Polina Gubnitskaia, David Shemer). 


His works have been performed and recorded in Canada, The Netherlands and Israel. He was recently commissioned by the United Nations and the Government of the Netherlands to compose a new concerto for harp and orchestra that was premiered on occasion of the 75th anniversary of the International Court of Justice. Other commissions include works for Discovery Channel as well as European broadcasting companies.


His 2nd chamber symphony ‘Children’s War Diaries’ was nominated for the Dutch national composer’s award and is nominated for the 2022 JUNO award for best classical composition. The premiere of his first opera “ARIELLA” is slated for the spring of 2023.

Jaap Nico Hamburger est un compositeur associé du CMC. En 2019, il a été nommé compositeur en résidence du Mécénat Musica de Montréal. Ses compositions comprennent des commandes d'orchestres (Turning Point Ensemble, Ensemble Caprice, Orchestre Classique de Montréal, l'Orchestre Baroque de Jérusalem, Festival Classica) et des œuvres de chambre (" 400 Years of Dutch Keyboard Music ", Polina Gubnitskaia, David Shemer). 


Ses œuvres ont été jouées et enregistrées au Canada, aux Pays-Bas et en Israël. Il a récemment été chargé par les Nations Unies et le gouvernement des Pays-Bas de composer un nouveau concerto pour harpe et orchestre qui a été créé à l'occasion du 75e anniversaire de la Cour internationale de justice. D'autres commandes comprennent des œuvres pour Discovery Channel ainsi que pour des sociétés de radiodiffusion européennes.


Sa deuxième symphonie de chambre "Children's War Diaries" a été nominée pour le prix national des compositeurs néerlandais et pour le prix JUNO 2022 de la meilleure composition classique. La création de son premier opéra "ARIELLA" est prévue pour le printemps 2023.


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"[Hamburger’s writing] is very atmospheric and infiltrates your mind in a rather surreptitious fashion … the music leaves an impression that lingers long after audition."

Classical Music Sentinel, Jean-Yves Duperron, August 2020


[His piano concerto] is a powerful, intense work, largely tonal and thoroughly approachable yet unusual in a number of respects.”

—  Records International, 2020


“These two Chamber Symphonies add much to the canon of Canadian classical composition and are well worth your time.”

The Whole Note, Andrew Scott, March 2021

"[Hamburger’s writing] is very atmospheric and infiltrates your mind in a rather surreptitious fashion … the music leaves an impression that lingers long after audition."

Classical Music Sentinel, Jean-Yves Duperron, Août 2020


[Son concerto pour piano] une oeuvre puissante, intense, en grande partie tonale et accessible d'approche, mais inhabituelle à plusieurs égards.”

—  Records International, 2020


“These two Chamber Symphonies add much to the canon of Canadian classical composition and are well worth your time.”

The Whole Note, Andrew Scott, Mars 2021

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Category

Date

Concerto Antico

Concerto Antico

Orchestra

Musique orchestrale

2022

Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

Concerto pour alto et orchestre

Orchestra

Musique orchestrale

2022

Ariella

Ariella

Opera

Opéra

2021

Concerto for Harp and Orchestra

Concerto pour harpe et orchestre

Orchestra

Musique orchestrale

2021

Songs in Times of Honours

Songs in Times of Honours

Orchestra

Musique orchestrale

2020

Chamber Symphony No. 1

Symphonie de chambre No. 1

Orchestra

Musique orchestrale

2019

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Concerto pour piano et orchestre

Orchestra

Musique orchestrale

2019

Chamber Symphony No. 2

Symphonie de chambre No. 2

Orchestra

Musique orchestrale

2017

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