September 2022
World premiere with Residentie Orkest
A beautiful opportunity was offered to Lidy Blijdorp: she could choose a composer to write a new cello concerto especially for her and the Residentie Orkest.
Lidy invited Joël Bons to write this concerto. The premiere takes place on September 10 in The Hague.
February 2022
Concertgebouw concert
On February 20 Lidy Blijdorp performed with world-famous violinist Philippe Graffin and pianist Claire Desert.
They played a new arrangement of Debussy’s ‘l’Après-midi d’un Faune’ for violin and cello.
November 2021
Cello020: restart
The Cello 020 series has got a restart. On 26 November “Sea Shells” with flutist Peter Verduyn Lunel and pianist Lestari Scholtes. With bamboo art by Maria Blaise and special guest Kate Moore. Bethlehemkerk, Amsterdam.
September and October 2021
Performances with Noord Nederlands Orchestra
| Conductor | Martin Sieghart |
| Cello | Lidy Blijdorp |
The cd ‘Journeyers’, debut-cd of cellist Lidy Blijdorp, was awarded the audience prize and the debut prize.
December 2020
Two classical Edisons for Lidy Blijdorp
December 2020
Residentie Orkest
Performances of Haydn and Bloch
In December, during a lockdown period, the Residentie Orkest invited Lidy Blijdorp to perform two compositions for cello and orchestra in a streaming concert. The performance was recorded in The Hague.
October 2020
Kunststof: interview
Radio ‘Kunststof’ interviewed Lidy Blijdorp about music, interpretation and her new cd.
October 2020
Amsterdamse Cellobiënnale
During the Elegy to Anner Bylsma Lidy Blijdorp performed the Elegy by Joseph Suk with Vera Beths, Dirk Luijmes, Astrid Haring and the Ragazze quartet.
During this concert Lidy also played the Elegy by Franz Listz and a Boccherini concert.
October 2020
Amsterdamse Cellobiënnale
The Cello Biennale took place online this year – with only Dutch players.
Lidy Blijdorp played the opening with Thin Air by Calliope Tsoupaki.
She also played the premiere of a new concert by Alexandre Kordzaia with the Asko Schönberg.
September 2020
Review in Diskotabel, Radio 4
Lex Bohlmeijer asks the opinion of singer Maria-Riccarda Wesseling and flute-player Peter Verduyn Lunel about Lidy’s debut cd -not telling them who is playing.
About Ravel, Malaguena:
About Ravel, Duo for Violin and Cello:
September 2020
Presentation concerts
On September 23, the postponed presentation concerts took place in De Duif: Lidy played solos and duos together with Rosanne Philippens.
The ‘first’ CD was handed to Monique Bartels, the cello teacher who taught Lidy for years.
June 2020
Bach Festval Dordrecht
Lidy Blijdorp played a cello solo program in Dordt Yart: Bach and Kodály.
It was recorded by Radio 4
April, May 2020
Streaming Concerts
In April and May there were several streaming concerts:
From De Doelen, from the Concertgebouw, from the Noorderkerk and from the Posthoornkerk.
They can be viewed on Youtube now.
April 2020
Review debut album
De Volkskrant
‘Play Lidy Blijdorp’s debut album and be perplexed.’
‘Her inspirator Anner Bylsma once compared music to Aladin’s wonder lamp. The world behind the notes, you had to rub it out. Blijdorp succeeds with flying colors for that tour de force.’
‘From a hazy dream to a fierce attack: Blijdorp can do everything.’
Web version
September 2019
Wonderfeel: Ravel duo with Rosanne Philippens
Rosanne Philippens and Lidy Blijdorp performed Ravel’s duo for violin and cello at Wonderfeel. It was broadcast by VPRO tv (Vrije Geluiden)
Soon to be recorded for Lidy’s debut cd by Rubicon Classics.
July 2019
Utrecht: Rococo Variations with Wonderfeel Festival Orchestra
In July Lidy played the Rococo Variations with the fantastic Wonderful Festival Orchestra at the Utrecht Canal concert at Podium Weerdsluis.
June 2019
Brussels, Jardin Musical: Concert with Rosanne Philippens and Julien Brocal
Rosanne Philippens and Lidy Blijdorp played a recital at Jardin Musical, Brussels as a preparation for their cd recording with Rubicon Classics
June 2019
Rococo Variations with Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Lidy performed the Rococo Variations with the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra at a concert during the Tsjaikovsky Ball. The event took place at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. All guests were asked to come dressed in the costumes of his time.
January 2019
Kate Moore about Lidy’s Piece
During an interview by ‘Vrije Geluiden (VPRO, NPO 1) the Australian composer Kate Moore explains how she was inspired to write a portrait of Lidy Blijdorp, called ‘Lidy’s Piece’.
13,14 October 2018
Viva Italia
Vredenburg Utrecht and Philharmonie Haarlem: the vibes on stage were great again with Rosanne Philippens, Niek Baar and Domo Emigrantes. Classical music, folk music and an audacious mix of both. Read the review here (in Dutch)
3-5 October 2018
Bach Bridges Budapest
A collaboration of Bach festivals in Europe, convening in Budapest to exchange ideas and perform together in several concerts. Lidy Blijdorp was asked to represent the Bach Festival Dordrecht, giving a solo recital with Vasile Luca (cymbalom) and performing the Vivaldi double concerto with Péter Szabó, cello.
15-19 August 2018
Pause Festival in Andalusia
Open-air concerts and arts events at La Donaira. Taking place in a spectacular setting high in the mountains of Andalucia and created by the musicians and visual artists themselves, pause brings the arts to the wild in a celebration and exploration of man’s relationship with nature.
21 June 2018
Cello020: Midsummer Concert
A concert with a variety of impressions of warm summer nights.
With Bach suite number 5 and the Herz cycle by Kate Moore, composed for this trio.
Luana van Eeekeren, dance
Luca Cacitti, dance
Jellantsje de Vries, violin
Marieke Schut, oboe
Lidy Blijdorp, violoncello
Amstelkerk, Amsterdam
March 2018
Rococo Variations
Lidy Blijdorp plays with ‘Orkest van het Oosten’, directed by Jan Willem de Vriend.
16 and 18 March
February 2018
Tracks in Concertgebouw
Concertgebouw: Rosanne Philippens, Niek Baar and Lidy Blijdorp met the Italian country-players of Domo Emigrantes in an exuberant concert. Recurrences in October 2018 (Haarlem, Utrecht).
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November 2017
24 Classics
Lidy Blijdorp,
cimbalom-player Vasile Nedea and
pianist Julien Brocal
in a concert about the various atmospheres of the night:
No Tomorrow.
September 2017
Performance with Orchestra of the 18th Century
Klassiek op ‘t Amstelveld:
Performance of Boccherini, Concerto in G major, for cello and orchestra, G. 480.
The performance took place in the main program of this jubilee edition (16 September).
September 2015
Lidy Blijdorp performs with Maria João Pires in Partitura project
Maria João Pires has launched the Partitura project, proposing well-known musicians to foster young musicians, to invite them (as the name suggests) to share the concert platform.
One of these performances took place on 16 September, when Pires played a Beethoven concert with violinist Lorenzo Gatto and cellist Lidy Blijdorp in Auditorio Nacional, Madrid. The program consisted of a cello sonata, a violin sonata and the Ghost trio.