Matijs de Roo

Background

About Matijs de Roo

Matijs de Roo was born on 05-01-1977 in Leidschendam, Holland. He studied composition with David Rowland and classical piano with Benno Pierwijer and Cristo Illiev at the conservatory of Enschede. In 2002 he graduated as a pianist and continued his compositionlessens at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Diderik Wagenaar and Martijn Padding. After graduating in The Hague he did the masters course with Klaas de Vries at the conservatory of Rotterdam. At his final exam in 2005 he graduated Cum Laude and received a "special price for composition".During his studies he took part in several compositioncourses and masterclasses, two in Arnhem with James Fulkerson, three in Dartington (GB) with Darryl Runswick, Jo Kondo and Pavel Novak, and at "Voix Nouvelles-Royaumont"(FR) with Brian Ferneyhough, Brice Pauset and Stefano Gervasoni. At the Voix Nouvelles festival he was selected to study in Canada with the french composer Pascal Dusapin.His music has been performed in Holland, Germany, France, England, Hungary, Czech Republic, Russia, Canada, the USA and Australia by ensembles and orchestras such as Het Nederlands Kamer Orkest, Holland Symfonia, Le Quator Diotima, het Nieuw Ensemble, het ASKO ensemble, The new music players, het Doelen ensemble, The Ensemble Modern de Montreal, duo Post en Mulder, duo Bosgraaf en Elias en het Call Arts ensemble. for the past few years he has been collaborating with recorderplayer Erik Bosgraaf for whom he composed a large number of works.