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.
Video
Podium Klassiek: Lidy Blijdorp performs Kodály cello sonata, 2nd movement.
Highlights
New CD with Pascal Rogé
Recently, Lidy recorded Poulenc’s Cello Sonata with pianist Pascal Rogé and Elena Font (released January 2026). “A mature, sensitive reading… expressive and emotionally complex.” (Blogcritics) “Fabelachtig mooi gespeeld” (“stunningly beautiful playing”). (Diskotabel, Radio 4)
Feb 2026: New CD Paris sonatas
At the request of the Vermeulen Foundation, Lidy Blijdorp and Tobias Borsboom recorded Matthijs Vermeulen’s First Cello Sonata. The cd also contains works by Franck, Debussy and Boulanger. Pre-release concerts were played in den Haag en Paris. Release 13 February 2026
Paris sonatas: BBC 5-star review
Blijdorp and Borsboom give “exceptional performances,” marked by a “mastery of technique and timbre.” Their playing reveals “timbres created by different bow speeds and vibrato [that] really make every note breathe,” resulting in a reading that is by turns “dramatic and ethereal,” and ultimately “a triumph.” (26 Ferbuary 2026)
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