‘Remarkable range of
colour and timbre.’
— BBC Music Magazine
★★★★★
Chamber Choice
‘Remarkable range of colour and timbre’
BBC Music Magazine
★★★★★
Chamber Choice
Lidy Blijdorp is a young, passionate Dutch cellist praised for her enormous narrative power and ‘breathtaking musicality’.
‘From a hazy dream to a fierce attack – Blijdorp can do anything’
– de Volkskrant
She has performed as a soloist with orchestras including 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 Orkest.
Video
Second movement from Kodály’s Cello Sonata (Podium Klassiek)
Projects
Poulenc recording
Lidy recorded Poulenc’s Cello Sonata with Pascal Rogé and Elena Font (2026). ‘A mature, sensitive and emotionally complex reading’ (Blogcritics)
New CD Paris sonatas
New CD: Paris sonatas Works by Franck, Debussy and Boulanger, recorded in Paris with Tobias Borsboom. Released February 2026.
BBC 5-star reviews
Both the Paris sonatas and Poulenc recordings received ★★★★★ reviews and were named Chamber Choice in BBC Music Magazine.
Recordings
‘A phenomenally impressive debut album.’ — Opus Klassiek