Hans Eijsackers was born on 15-2-1967 in The Hague.
When he was 13 years old he won the first Rotterdamse Piano-Driedaagse and the Edith Stein Contest ,
nowadays called the Princess Christina Contest.
He was the WINNER of the European Piano Contest in 1991.
This contest lasted three weeks and took place in France and Germany with the Finale in Luxembourg.
He played The Third Piano Concerto of S. Prokovief as his required work, and as his free choice he played The Second Piano Concerto of S. Rachmaninov with the R.T.L. Symphonie Orchestra under the direction of
Jacques Mercier.
He also won the Special Prize as the best Singer accompanist.
His Professors were: Koos Bons, Gerard van Blerk, Jan Wijn and György Sebök.
(with him he also gave concerts during the musicfestival at the Swiss "Musikdorf"
ERNEN.
In 1992 Hans received his certificate Executive Musician, CUM LAUDE , at the Sweelinck Conservatory of Music in Amsterdam.
In 1994 he was invited for a special Study at the Mozart Academy in Krakow. Then he did recitals in Poland, Budapest, Cornwall and New York City.
Besides his work as a teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague he performed as Soloist, chamber musician and accompanied other musicians.
He did concert tours in Italy, Russia and the Far East (Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan) etc.
In 1993, as well as 1994 he received the ZILVEREN VRIENDENKRANSGeert Smits and the flutist
Liesbeth Niesten.
At the same time he formed a steady duo with the mezzo-soprano
Xenia Meijer.
In 1998 he went on tour with Xenia Meijer and the baritone/saxophone player Hubert Claessens and played in the greatest European Concert Halls in a series called :
" RISING STARS "
For this occasion - he wrote : " EL BESO " for voice, saxophone and piano.
The words were written by Julio Cortázar.
At the World-Premiere on December 7, 1997 in Paris and the following concerts in Athens, Helsinki, Birmingham, Koln, Frankfurt and in Vienna, the Wiener Musikverein , the work received very positive reviews.
He also works with:
Eglio Battaglia, D.Fischer Dieskau, Placido Domingo, Bernard Kruysen, Robert Holl and Rudolf Jansen.
Last season he played the piano concertos of -
L. v.Beethoven, F. Chopin, F. Liszt, W.A. Mozart, M. Ravel and R. Schumann.
And also :
Trio's of J.Brahms, F.Mendelssohn
and the
"Quatuor pour du Fin Temps" of O.MESSIAEN.
Pianoconcerto F. LISZT with the W.S.O. from THORN conducting by
HEINZ FRIESEN
CD's
"Im wunderschönen Monat Mai"
Heine songs by Schumann, Schubert and Brahms
Geert Smits -baritone and Hans Eijsackers - piano
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Richard Strauss Lieder
Wilma Bierens - sopraan, Arnold Bezuyen - tenor en Hans Eijsackers - piano
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Bates Not Just Any Concert 2
Joris van Rijn - VIOLIN
Hans Eijsackers - PIANO
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The Teacher
Masterclass Hans Eijsackers
Projecten 2001-2002
RISING STARS TOURNEE
With Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer-Klarinet
05/10/2001 *** New York, Carnegie Hall
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ALSO:
Amsterdam, Concertgebouw - Wenen, Konzerthaus - Keulen, Philharmonie - Brussel, Palais des beaux arts - Athene, Megaron-Concert Hall - Londen, Wigmore Hall - Stockholm, Konserthus - Birmingham, Symphony Hall
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