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…
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…
On May 10, 2023, Rozenboom made his debut in the Grand Hall of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in the 'Piano Nights' series. Together with Iris Hond, he created a program…
Here is the English translation of the text. After Rozenboom released a successful recording of the Goldberg Variations in 2015, he has now made new recordings (a double CD) featuring…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.