Jan-Willem Rozenboom

Classical pianist and confidant to Dutch music legend Guus Meeuwis

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New Bach recordings

In the summer of 2025, Jan-Willem was a guest for nearly three months at the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Koningshoeven in Berkel-Enschot, near Tilburg. His grand piano was…
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Goldbergvariaties Jubileum Tour

Goldbergvariaties Jubilee Tour

Goldberg Variations Jubilee Tour “You can understand what you hear, but you cannot explain what you hear.” Jan-Willem Rozenboom tours the country with the Goldberg Variations every ten years. “You…
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Jan-Willem in the news

Het Nederlands Dagblad
Het Nederlands Dagblad
4,5/5
Een pianist die Bach speelt is niet uniek. Luit- en klavecimbelmuziek kan vrij makkelijk op piano worden gespeeld, maar dan vaak met veel noten toegevoegd. Pianist Jan-Willem Rozenboom doet het anders. “Geen noot te veel” zou zijn motto kunnen zijn.
Maartje Stokkers
De Volkskrant
4,5/5
Wanneer zanger Guus Meeuwis in overvolle stadions optreedt, brult iedereen mee met Brabant en ’t Dondert en ’t Bliksemt. De liedjes zijn muzikale handtekeningen van Jan-Willem Rozenboom, die al jaren als pianist en componist samenwerkt met Guus Meeuwis.
Luister
Luister
4,5/5
Jan-Willem Rozenboom is typisch zo’n pianist die zich gelukkig zonder enige gêne tussen pop en klassiek beweegt. Al vijfentwintig jaar is hij de vaste pianist van Guus Meeuwis en componeerde hij mee aan de hits Brabant en Tranen gelachen. Ondertussen houdt hij zich bezig met Bach.
Maarten-Jan Dongelmans
De Gelderlander
4,5/5
Jan-Willem Rozenboom laat Bach niet uit zijn vel springen als oud-leerling van Rian de Waal en natuurlijk als begeleider en componist van Guus Meeuwis.

Concert Schedule

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JW Rozenboom Invites: Leo Alkemade

26/02/2026
20:00
Kloosterstraat 1, 5038 VN Tilburg
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Jan Willem Rozenboom

De Leest, Waalwijk

12/03/2026
20:30
Vredesplein 12, 5142 RA Waalwijk
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Franeker

15/03/2026
15:00
Noord 2, 8801 KP Franeker
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Het Cenakel, Tilburg

29/03/2026
15:00
Cenakel 1, 5022 KK Tilburg
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About

Jan Willem Rozenboom

Who am I?

Jan-Willem Rozenboom (born 1974) graduated with honors from the Brabant Conservatory in 2000, but he truly became a "big boy" during his master's degree at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. "For three years, I was drilled by my teacher Rian de Waal," says Rozenboom. "The emphasis was mainly on Bach and Beethoven. He taught me what studying is all about."

He learned how to thoroughly lay the foundation for a major work, how to gain complete control over it, and then how to completely let go. During those years, he also learned how to create tension, hold the audience's attention, and find the right cadence.

The CD of the Goldberg Variations, which Rozenboom released in the 2014/2015 season, was very well received. He toured the Netherlands with this program for a season. He then devoted himself to Schubert for a year and a half, resulting in the double album "Jan-Willem Rozenboom plays Schubert."

His solo album, "Jan-Willem Rozenboom plays Bach – Seven Transcriptions," released last year, was critically acclaimed by both the public and the press. The CD received four stars from de Volkskrant.

In May 2023, he made his debut in the Piano Nights series at the Main Hall of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Besides being a classical pianist, Jan-Willem Rozenboom is also a pianist and composer for Guus Meeuwis.
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