Put your work, deadlines and thoughts aside for a moment and drift away on beautiful classical sounds this afternoon.
It has become a new tradition for Studium Generale: in the week before exams start, we offer a lunch concert to ease your mind and fill it with beautiful music. This time, we are delighted to spotlight Laurens de Man, winner of the prestigious Nederlandse Muziekprijs, the highest honor awarded to a Dutch classical musician by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. It is even more special because he is the first organist to win the prize.
While today's concert in the Blauwe Zaal won't feature an organ (though we hope to invite him to play the organ in the Auditorium in the future), Laurens will play the grand piano and also, quite uniquely, the clavichord.
Laurens de Man studied piano, organ, and harpsichord at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and Berlin University of the Arts, graduating in 2019 with top marks. He has won several prestigious prizes, including the Prinses Christina Concours, J.S. Bach Competition, Martini Organ Competition, and Silbermann Wettbewerb, and was named "ECHO Young Organist of the Year 2020."
Currently, Laurens de Man shares his expertise by teaching organ at the Utrecht Conservatory of Music and piano at the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music.
Ticket reservation recommended
To be assured a seat, we recommend reserving a ticket (black "order" button).
SG & USE/ITEC registration
Please register for SG & USE/ITEC by scanning your student ID at the venue prior to the start of the program.
More information about SG & USE/ITEC can be found here.