Jan Wijn
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| Born | 1938, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Pianist |
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Jan Wijn (born in Amsterdam, 1934) is a Dutch pianist and composer. Wijn studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam under Cornelius Berkhout, where he received his diploma in 1955. He then studied under Bela Siki in Switzerland and Alicia de Larrocha in Spain. In 1960, Jan Wijn won first place in the "concours van Ourense" (international piano competition in Orense (Spain)). Up to 1975 Jan Wijn had an international as well as national career. Problems with his right hand casued him to retire from 1976 tot 1997. throughout this time he studied playing the piano with only his left hand. He now has full mobility of both hands, and plays with his right hand.
Famous works he has performed include:
- Johannes Brahms: Pianosonate in f klein opus 5
- Claude Debussy: De Preludes
- Franz Liszt: Pianosonate
- Frederic Chopin: Pianosonate in b klein opus 58
- Maurice Ravel: Miroirs
- Manuel de Falla: Nachten in de tuinen van Spanje voor piano en orkest
- Richard Strauss: Burleske voor piano en orkest
- Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, Ravel: De pianoconcerten
Under his teachings are the names Ronald Brautigam, Wibi Soerjadi, Hans Eijsackers and Paolo Giacometti.
