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Kilian

van Rooij

Violinist | Composer

 
 

All pictures by Nanda Hagenaars

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About

 

‘Kilian has a remarkable perception of sound quality and is one of very few people in the world that has his own recognizable musical voice’ Maxim Vengerov

Kilian van Rooij is one of todays most talented modern passionate musicians and musical entrepreneurs. Besides his regular solo recitals as a concert violinist, Kilian is also a composer and Co-founder/Artistic director of the EDELWEISS Festival.

With his music Kilian brings a fresh sound within the classical genre, meant to reach a larger and younger audience, creating a bridge to traditional classical music.

‘I want to make music for everyone. Music that tells a story, is exciting and goes straight into your heart’ Kilian

Kilian has won several international competitions, such as the ‘Premio virtuosité competition’ and 'Premio citta di padova competition' in Italy.

He studied in Amsterdam with Vera Beths and graduated cum Laude for his Bachelors. In 2017 he graduated with Distinction from his masters at the ‘Royal Academy of Music’ in London, where he also won the ‘Edna Seabright memorial Prize’ for his distinctive audition. Among his teachers were:Levon Chilingirian, Philippe Honoré, Georgy Pauk and Maxim Vengerov.

Kilian currently plays on a Joseph Gagliano (1754) violin loaned to him by the ‘Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds’(NMF)

Besides making music Kilian enjoys painting, hiking, snowboarding, gardening and in general taking care of his many plants.


 

News & Updates

 

compositions

 
 
 

(Un)safe Haven

This piece for solo violin and string orchestra was commissioned by Stichting Benjamin Britten Orkesten as a mandatory piece for the Britten Concours. It was written at the height of the Corona pandemic and is my personal reflection of how our western safe haven turned out not to be that safe after all.

Red de moeflon

I composed the music for a small (but dramatic) video that is part of exhibition 'Red de moeflon' in 'Het Nationale Park De Hoge Veluwe'.

‘2020’

‘2020’ is a piece for string octet commissioned by ‘ROctet’. An incredible ensemble consisting of prominent string players from the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.