Rachmaninoff — Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
The third movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's cello sonata, performed by cellist Lidy Blijdorp and pianist Natasja Douma at a concert in Castricum on 29 March 2014.
pianist
Natasja Douma
Music makes you feel alive
Music you feel in your toes
Music you feel from your hair
down to the tips of your feet
Between notes
and silence
Natasja Douma received her first piano lessons from her grandmother, the concert pianist Roeli Schijf-Verhoog, and studied with Jan Wijn at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Today she is a much sought-after duo partner, chamber musician and accompanist — on stages across Europe and on television in Podium Klassiek.
Whether a song recital, a cello sonata or a masterclass — she searches for the tone that makes you feel alive, where music ends and silence begins.
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Chapter one
Music
Solo repertoire, song accompaniment and chamber music — from the concert hall to the television studio.
Closing Concert, Mahler & Schubert Masterclass 2011
Part of the closing concert of the Mahler & Schubert Masterclass 2011 at the Beurs van Berlage on 10 April 2011, with Karolina Hartman (mezzo-soprano) and Natasja Douma (piano). Three songs by Franz Schubert: Am Fenster, Abendstern and Nachtstück.
Romain Dhainaut — graduation recital
Debussy's sonata for cello and piano, with Romain Dhainaut on cello and Natasja Douma on piano.
Granados — Andaluza
Granados' Andaluza (Spanish Dance No. 5) in Fritz Kreisler's arrangement for violin and piano, with Luna van Leeuwen (violin) and Natasja Douma (piano), on Podium Witteman, 5 February 2019.
De Falla — Danse Espagnole
The Spanish Dance from Manuel de Falla's La vida breve, in Fritz Kreisler's arrangement for violin and piano, with Kaya Gür (violin) and Natasja Douma (piano), on Podium Witteman, 4 February 2020.
Gluck — Melodie
Gluck's Melodie from Orfeo ed Euridice, in Fritz Kreisler's arrangement for violin and piano, with Kurt Falzon (violin) and Natasja Douma (piano), on Podium Klassiek, 10 September 2023.
Chapter two
Curriculum Vitae
Natasja Douma received her first piano lessons from her grandmother, the concert pianist Roeli Schijf-Verhoog. She continued her studies at the School for Young Talent at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague with Jan Boumans and Marcel Baudet.
In 1989 she began her higher music education with the well-known Dutch pianist Jan Wijn at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where she obtained the Teaching Musician and Performing Musician diplomas. She then pursued further studies in song accompaniment with Rudolf Jansen, which she completed with distinction in September 2000.
In June 2022, Natasja obtained her Master's degree, including an extensive artistic research project focused on the Cello Sonata by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Natasja is a much sought-after duo partner, chamber musician and accompanist, performing frequently in the Netherlands and internationally in France, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg. She appears regularly on the TV programme Podium Klassiek, where she accompanies the “Young Heroes”.
Since 1998 she has worked as a coach pianist at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, where she has guided many young artists on their way to becoming professional musicians.
Awards
- Twice winner of the SJMN (Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland) competition.
- Second prize at the competition for the European Music Prize in Antwerp.
- NTR Prize 2013, together with violinist Isobel Warmelink, for the best performance of the set work during the Davina van Wely national violin competition.
Chapter three
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