{"id":85,"date":"2022-03-27T13:47:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T13:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-05-11T05:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T05:22:53","slug":"biografie-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/?page_id=85","title":{"rendered":"Biografie"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2523b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2523b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c0888\" data-id=\"e2c0888\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331c22e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"331c22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.1 - 23-03-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3555-1024x665.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3555-1024x665.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3555-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3555-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3555-1536x998.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3555-2048x1331.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58b7d07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b7d07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2997248\" data-id=\"2997248\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e10fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e10fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.1 - 23-03-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>For English, see below<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Daan Oostdam<\/b> (1997) is klassiek pianist en woont in Den Haag. In 2023 behaalde hij zijn masterdiploma aan het Conservatorium van Amsterdam, waar hij studeerde bij Frank Peters en Frank van de Laar. Hij heeft een grote liefde voor het romantische pianorepertoire: \u2018Ik houd enorm van componisten zoals Medtner, Rachmaninov en Schumann omdat ik gegrepen word door de lyrische expressiviteit en dramatiek die in hun muziek te vinden is\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In januari 2025 verscheen zijn solo-debuutalbum \u2018<b>Idylle<\/b>\u2019 bij 7 Mountain records, gewijd aan de muziek van Nikolaj Medtner. De cd werd breed besproken in de geschreven pers en op de radio en geprezen als \u2018<i>een prachtig debuutalbum, kleurrijk en genuanceerd<\/i>\u2019,&nbsp;met&nbsp;\u2018<i>dynamische contrasten en romantische expressiviteit<\/i>\u2019.&nbsp;Recensenten beschreven het album als \u2018<i>muzikaal zeer overtuigend, warm en po\u00ebtisch<\/i>\u2019 en roemden het als \u2018<i>een bewonderenswaardig geslaagd huwelijk<\/i>\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Uit: de <em>Volkskrant, Nederlands Dagblad, Pianist, Luister, Reformatorisch Dagblad<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Op <b>NPO Klassiek<\/b> werd Idylle omschreven als \u2018<i>buitengewoon rijke en emotionele muziek, met een sterke hang naar het transcendente<\/i>\u2019 en als \u2018<i>een&nbsp;persoonlijk en bijzonder album om naar te luisteren<\/i>\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-939819e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"939819e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1b98fe\" data-id=\"b1b98fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be1ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3be1ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">Daan speelt veel muziek voor solo piano. Daarnaast streeft hij ernaar om zo vaak mogelijk met anderen samen te spelen, omdat er weinig dingen leuker zijn dan samen muziek maken. Als kamermusicus is hij actief met zijn viool-piano duo\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">Verloop-Oostdam<\/b><span style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">\u00a0(<\/span><a style=\"caret-color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/Www.verloopoostdam.nl\">www.verloopoostdam.nl<\/a><span style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">) samen met violist Menno Verloop. Ook vormt hij een duo met cellist Simon Velthuis. In 2023 waren ze te gast bij NPO 4 om hun aankomende album te presenteren met werken van Bloch, Rachmaninoff, Chopin en Saint-Saens.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1040dde\" data-id=\"1040dde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffb8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ffb8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3815-scaled-e1769374642393-1024x845.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3815-scaled-e1769374642393-1024x845.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3815-scaled-e1769374642393-300x247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3815-scaled-e1769374642393-768x633.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3815-scaled-e1769374642393-1536x1267.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3815-scaled-e1769374642393.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76f0823 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76f0823\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b87cba8\" data-id=\"b87cba8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9cdc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f9cdc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0e6dac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0e6dac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-898e01c\" data-id=\"898e01c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c76b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c76b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">Daan haalt veel inspiratie uit de natuur. Als kind groeide hij op in een oude boerderij, en zijn ouders namen hem en zijn zus vaak mee naar de bergen. Tegenwoordig maakt hij elke zomer lange bergtochten. \u2018<em>Ik geloof dat de natuur geen esthetische fouten maakt. Vaak trek ik de bergen in of zoek het water op en altijd kom ik gelouterd terug. Lichter, als ik met een zwaar gemoed vertrok, ge\u00efnspireerd, als ik op een dood spoor zat. De natuur helpt me om te voelen wat belangrijk is.<\/em>\u2019<\/p><p style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">In 2023 werd Daan uitgenodigd om deel te nemen aan l\u2019Academie Musicale de Villecroze. Hij volgde lessen bij muzikale grootheden als Avedis Kouyoumdjian, Alexandar Madzar, Lilya Zilberstein, en Jan Wijn dankzij de steun van muziekfonds Stringendo.<\/p><p style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">Daan vindt naast zijn ontwikkeling als pianist, veel inspiratie in het lesgeven. Sinds 2019 werkt hij als docent: \u2018<em>Ik wil mijn liefde voor muziek doorgeven, omdat ik weet hoe fijn het is om te ontdekken en te groeien in je eigen muzikaliteit. Die ontdekking en groei wil ik delen met mijn leerlingen<\/em>\u2019.<\/p><p style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">Wanneer hij niet achter de piano zit, vind je hem vaak buiten, op het water of op de tennisbaan, of bezig met het plannen van zijn volgende bergtocht.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61db474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61db474\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb42913\" data-id=\"cb42913\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a328cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a328cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1124-scaled-e1705057734754-768x810.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1124-scaled-e1705057734754-768x810.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1124-scaled-e1705057734754-285x300.jpeg 285w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1124-scaled-e1705057734754-971x1024.jpeg 971w, https:\/\/daanoostdam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1124-scaled-e1705057734754.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bb2e7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bb2e7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc054f4\" data-id=\"fc054f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b254fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b254fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daan Oostdam (1997) is a classical pianist based in The Hague. In 2023 he obtained his master\u2019s degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he studied with Frank Peters and Frank van de Laar. He has a deep love for the Romantic piano repertoire: \u201c<em>I am deeply drawn to composers such as Medtner, Rachmaninoff, and Schumann because I am captivated by the lyrical expressiveness and dramatic power found in their music.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>In January 2025, his solo debut album Idylle was released on the 7 Mountain Records label, devoted entirely to the music of Nikolai Medtner. The CD received wide attention in the written press and on the radio and was praised as \u201c<em>a beautiful debut album, colorful and nuanced,<\/em>\u201d featuring \u201c<em>dynamic contrasts and romantic expressiveness<\/em>.\u201d Reviewers described the album as \u201c<em>musically highly convincing, warm, and poetic,<\/em>\u201d and hailed it as \u201c<em>an admirably successful marriage.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>(Sources: <em>de Volkskrant, Nederlands Dagblad, Pianist, Luister, Reformatorisch Dagblad<\/em>)<\/p><p>On NPO Klassiek, Idylle was described as \u201c<em>extraordinarily rich and emotional music, with a strong inclination toward the transcendent<\/em>,\u201d and as \u201c<em>a personal and special album to listen to.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>Daan performs extensively as a solo pianist. In addition, he strives to collaborate with others as often as possible, as there are few things he enjoys more than making music together. As a chamber musician, he is active in the violin\u2013piano duo Verloop-Oostdam (<a href=\"http:\/\/Www.verloopoostdam.nl\">www.verloopoostdam.nl<\/a>) with violinist Menno Verloop. He also forms a duo with cellist Simon Velthuis. In 2023, they appeared on NPO 4 to present their upcoming album featuring works by Bloch, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and Saint-Sa\u00ebns.<\/p><p>Daan draws much of his inspiration from nature. As a child, he grew up on an old farm, and his parents often took him and his sister to the mountains. Today, he goes on long mountain hikes every summer. <em>\u201cI believe that nature makes no aesthetic mistakes. I often head into the mountains or seek out the water, and I always return lighter, if I left with a heavy heart, inspired if I had reached a dead end. Nature helps me feel what truly matters.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>In 2023, Daan was invited to participate in l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie Musicale de Villecroze, where he studied with musical greats such as Avedis Kouyoumdjian, Alexandar Madzar, Lilya Zilberstein, and Jan Wijn, with the support of the Stringendo Music Fund.<\/p><p>Alongside his development as a pianist, Daan finds great inspiration in teaching. Since 2019, he has worked as a piano teacher: \u201c<em>I want to pass on my love for music, because I know how wonderful it is to discover and grow in your own musicality. That process of discovery and growth is something I want to share with my students<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><p>When he is not at the piano, Daan can often be found outdoors\u2014on the water, on the tennis court, or planning his next mountain trek.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For English, see below Daan Oostdam (1997) is klassiek pianist en woont in Den Haag. In 2023 behaalde hij zijn masterdiploma aan het Conservatorium van Amsterdam, waar hij studeerde bij Frank Peters en Frank van de Laar. 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