Lidy Blijdorp is a young, passionate cellist with enormous narrative power, praised for her ‘breathtaking musicality’ (NRC).
‘From a hazy dream to a fierce attack: Blijdorp can do anything!’ (Volkskrant). Lidy performed as a soloïst with a.o. the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, the State Hermitage Orchestra of St. Petersburg, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège and the Residentie Orchestra.
Next Concert
Salon ‘De IJzerstaven’: recital with Tobias Borsboom and Jan Brokken
Artist in residence-concert. Jan Brokken discusses his new book, The Discovery of Holland, in which paintings and Volendam take center stage. Lidy Blijdorp and Tobias Borsboom provide a musical accompaniment, featuring Lidy's arrangement of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition for cello and piano.
Video
Podium Klassiek: Lidy Blijdorp performs Kodály cello sonata, 2nd movement.
Highlights
Elgar Cello Concerto
In November 2024 Lidy will perform the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Zeeuws Orchestra, conducted by Ivan Meylemans. The concerts will be held in tTerneuzen, Goes and Middelburg. During these concerts the orchestra will also play the 15th Shostakovitsj Symphony.
New CD Recording
In 2024 pianist Tobias Borsboom and I are going to record a new CD. We were requested to do so by the Matthijs Vermeulen Stichting. Apart from the 1st Cello Sonata by Matthijs Vermeulen we will also record the Franck cello sonata and some other music from La Belle Epoque.
Persoit cello bow
The NMF (Dutch Instrument Foundation) allowed me to look for a top cello bow. After searching and trying for many months, I found the perfect bow: a French 'Persoit', built in 1850, one of the best of its kind and a very perfect for my Ferotti cello. The NMF acquired it for me.
Debut Cd
Two classical Edisons have been awarded to the Dutch cellist Lidy Blijdorp. Her debut album Journeyers, featuring works and her own arrangements by Maurice Ravel and Zoltán Kodály, won both the Audience Award and the Best Debut Award.
Music:
Kodály: Sonata for Cello solo op. 8;
Ravel: Sonata for Violin & Cello;
Ravel: Lever du jour from “Daphnis and Chloe” for Cello & Piano;
Ravel: Habanera & Malaguena from”Rapsodie Espagnole” for Cello & Piano