Jan Willem Baljet studied with Udo Reinemann at the Utrecht Conservatory and the Conservatoire Régionale de Metz, both of which he completed with highest distinction. He also took lessons at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, with Hartmut Höll and Mitsuko Shirai, among others. He is currently coached by Margreet Honig.
Jan Willem has appeared regularly on the opera stage in recent years, including in operas by Mozart, Donizetti, Martinu, Humperdinck and Pergolesi. At the Netherlands Opera, he was involved in works by Tan Dun, Zimmermann, Messiaen and in the acclaimed performance of Billy Budd. He regularly sings solo parts in spiritual works by Bach, Fauré, Weill, Dvorak, Mozart and Stravinsky and is in great demand as a soloist in concerts with, among others Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Kindertotenlieder By Mahler, The Bells and Frühlingskantate of Rachmaninov, and gives regular song recitals. He was a guest at the Gelderland Festival where he performed his 24-XII-1931, verstümmelte Nachrichten für Bariton sang.
Jan Willem has worked with various orchestras and conductors at home and abroad. He is part of the singing gentlemen's formation Frommermann, for years praised for their exceptional musical qualities, completely unique style and infectious flair (NRC Handelsblad). Frommermann sings music by the Comedian Harmonists, nostalgic songs and timeless classics, among others.
Jan Willem forms a duo with David Bollen.
Jan Willem Baljet, baritone
David Bollen, piano
Together with pianist David Bollen, Jan Willem Baljet performs a programme, which is about love from a distance. Letter and diary fragments and anecdotes frame the songs. This will give a glimpse of the love lives of some of the greatest composers in the history of music. Apart from the cycle An die ferne Geliebte by Beethoven, you will hear songs by Schubert, Schumann and Brahms.
Jan Willem Baljet, baritone
Erica Roozendaal, accordion
A Winterreise as you have never heard it before: baritone Jan Willem Baljet and accordionist Erica Roozendaal join forces. Previous collaborations (during Splendor's 5th anniversary) showed how much Schubert's music lends itself to the accordion. His Volkstonart sounds more folksy, its playfulness more playful, its lightness lighter. And his winter journey is also more honest, raw and desolate in this version. Get carried away into the darkness.
Jan Willem Baljet, baritone
Jacobus den Herder, piano
Since time immemorial, religion has played an important role in music. For this occasion, Jan Willem collaborates with pianist Jacobus den Herder (what's in a name?) and has selected for you eleven songs and hymns from many corners of the world and from different denominations. In between, he talks about the relationship between man and religion using texts by Gerard van het Reve and Tommy Wieringa, among others.
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