cellist Lidy Blijdorp

Paris, CD presentation concert
2026-01-31 20:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Temple de Port Royal, 18, Boulevard Arago, Paris, 75013, France
Temple de Port Royal
avec pianist Tobias Borsboom
On explore l’univers de la Société Nationale de Musique dans ce programme consacré à la musique de chambre française de la fin du romantisme et du début du modernisme. La Sonate pour violon et piano de César Franck a été transcrite, avec l’accord du compositeur, par Jules Delsart. Les Trois Pièces pour violoncelle et piano de Nadia Boulanger datent de 1914. Ces œuvres lyriques et virtuoses sont la preuve du talent extraordinaire de la grande pédagogue en matière de composition. La Sonate pour violoncelle et piano de Debussy évoque des images de rencontres nocturnes, dans une forme et des proportions quasiment classiques. Une interprétation de cette sonate à Amsterdam en 1918, après la mort de Debussy, a poussé le compositeur néerlandais Matthijs Vermeulen à écrire sa propre sonate pour violoncelle. Peu après, il s’installe en France, où il travaille comme journaliste et continue à composer jusqu’après la Seconde Guerre mondiale : sept symphonies et un large éventail d’œuvres de musique de chambre sont à son catalogue. Nous présentons ici sa Sonate pour violoncelle et piano.
We delve into the world of the Société Nationale de Musique in this programme of late-romantic and early modern French chamber music. César Franck’s Sonata for Violin and Piano was transcribed, with the composer’s approval, by Jules Delsart. Nadia Boulanger’s Trois Pièces for cello and piano date from 1914. These lyrical and playfully virtuosic works are proof of the master pedagogue’s extraordinary talent for composition. Debussy’s Sonata for Cello and Piano conjures up images of nocturnal encounters, in a form and proportions that are almost classical. A performance of this Sonata in Amsterdam in 1918 after Debussy’s death inspired Dutch composer Matthijs Vermeulen to write a cello sonata of his own. Shortly after, Vermeulen moved to France, where he would work as a journalist and keep composing until after the Second World War. With seven symphonies and a wide array of chamber music works to his name, We present Vermeulen’s Sonate pour violoncelle et piano here.

Amsterdam, recital with Tobias Borsboom(piano) and Eleonore Pameijer (flute)
2026-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Huis De Visscher, Keizersgracht 269, Amsterdam
House concert on Tuesday evening, 17 February, at Huis de Visscher, Keizersgracht, Amsterdam. The programme includes two works from the new CD.
Performers: cellist Lidy Blijdorp, pianist Tobias Borsboom, with flautist Eleonore Pameijer. Works by Henriëtte Bosmans, Nadia Boulanger, Claude Debussy, Rosy Wertheim and Géza Frid. Ticket purchase & reservations: info@leosmitfoundation.nl

Baarn: Solo cello recital
2026-04-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Villa Berg en Dal, Jacob van Lenneplaan 12, Baarn
Programme featuring works for solo cello, including a suite by J. S. Bach.

Amsterdam, Amstelkerk: Music by Fania Chapiro
2026-05-02 15:00 | Amstelkerk, Amstelveld 10, Amsterdam
To mark the centenary of Fania Chapiro, the Leo Smit Stichting presents a concert on 2 May at the Amstelkerk. Writer Jan Brokken introduces her story and that of her contemporaries. Music performed by Lidy Blijdorp, Eleonore Pameijer and Tobias Borsboom.

Amsterdam, Salon de IJzerstaven: Allegra Quartet
2026-05-04 21:00 - 22:00 | Salon de IJzerstaven, Bickersgracht 10, Amsterdam, 1013 LE, Netherlands
Remembrance concert with Rosanne Philippens, Nadia Frissen, and Hannah Strijbos.

Oranjewoud: concert with Rosanne Philippens and Hannah Strijbos
2026-05-23 00:00 | Oranjewoud Estate, Museum Belvedere, Oranje Nassaulaan 12, Oranjewoud, Netherlands
Bach Prelude nr. 10 in e klein BWV 855
Mozart Allegro uit duo nr. 1 in G majeur KV 423
Beethoven Strijktrio in c-klein op 9 nr. 3
Sibelius Strijktrio in g-klein
Kodály Intermezzo voor strijktrio
Françaix Strijktrio

Voorschoten, Duivenvoorde concert with Rosanne Philippens and Hannah Strijbos
2026-07-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Dorpskerk Voorschoten, Kerkplein 2, Voorschoten, 2251 BS

Brussels, recital with Elina Buksha
2026-08-11 12:15 - 13:00 | Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Rue de la Régence 3, Brussels, 1000
Cellist Lidy Blijdorp joins violinist Elina Buksha for a lunchtime concert at the Musicorum Festival, held in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

The Hague, Nieuwe Kerk: Opening concert Klassiek achter de Duinen
2026-09-17 20:00 | Nieuwe Kerk, Spui 175, Den Haag, 2511 BM, Netherlands
An evening of chamber music with friends and fellow musicians, featuring Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s passionate Souvenir de Florence, Thomas Beijer’s Motion Games, and the expressive Piano Trio by Rebecca Clarke.

Tour with Nederlands Kamerkoor – new work by Rob Zuidam
2026-09-29 20:00 | Tivoli Vredenburg, Vredenburgkade 11, Utrecht, 3511 WC
Cellist Lidy Blijdorp appears with the Nederlands Kamerkoor in a new work by Rob Zuidam, joined by percussion (t.b.c.).
Tour datesThe Hague (25 Sept), Amersfoort (26 Sept), Enschede (27 Sept), Utrecht (29 Sept), Amsterdam (1 Oct).

Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg: Literary Concert with Tobias Borsboom and Jan Brokken
2026-10-07 20:00 - 22:15 | Tivoli Vredenburg, Vredenburgkade 11, Utrecht, 3511 WC
Jan Brokken reads from his work, Lidy an Tobias accompany the story with Lidy’s arrangement of Moussorgsky’s Pictures of an Exhibition.

Arnhem - Tour with Pynarello: Macho’s, for cello, breakdance and ensemble
2027-01-21 20:00 | Musis, Velperbinnensingel 15, Arnhem, 6811BP
With Pynarello, Macho’s explores strength and vulnerability in a high-energy encounter between baroque music and breakdance. Featuring cello, ensemble and breakdancer Neo Jansen, the programme brings together music by Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Tartini, Barbara Strozzi, Santiago de Murcia, Pietro Locatelli and Jeffrey Bruinsma.
Tour datesAmersfoort (20 Jan), Arnhem (21 Jan), Groningen (23 Jan), Amsterdam (24 Jan), Nijmegen (27 Jan), The Hague (29 Jan), Utrecht (30 Jan), Doetinchem (4 Feb).

Amsterdam - Tour with Pynarello: Macho’s, for cello, breakdance and ensemble
2027-01-24 20:15 | Tivoli Vredenburg, Vredenburgkade 11, Utrecht, 3511 WC

Utrecht – Tour with Pynarello: Macho’s, for cello, breakdance and ensemble
2027-01-30 20:00 | Tivoli Vredenburg, Vredenburgkade 11, Utrecht, 3511 WC
