Biography
Jaap Nico Hamburger is the Composer in Residence with Mécénat Musica in Montréal. His compositions include commissions for orchestra, opera, chamber music and solo works. His music has been performed and recorded in Canada, The Netherlands and Israel. In 2021, he was commissioned by the United Nations and the Government of the Netherlands to compose a new concerto on occasion of the 75th anniversary of the International Court of Justice. Other commissions include works for Discovery Channel as well as European broadcasting companies. He is a Canadian Music Centre Associate Composer. Hamburger records for the Leaf-Music label.
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His Chamber Symphony No. 2 'Children's War Diaries' was nominated for the Matthijs Vermeulen Award (2021) and received a JUNO nomination for Best Classical Composition of the Year (2022). In addition, he contributed work to an album nominated for 'Best Classical Album of the Year' (JUNOS 2023)
Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, he started his musical education at the age of 3, and studied piano with Ruben Lifschitz, Alexandre Hrisanide and Youri Egorov. He graduated from the Royal Sweelinck Conservatorium of Music in Amsterdam, with a soloist degree in piano. He has lived in Canada since August 2000.