Tim Kliphuis Trio

Award-winning Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis has created a brand new style that embraces classical, gypsy jazz and folk. Hailed as a ‘current-day improvising Paganini’, his inclusive and innovative approach to music has united audiences and is influencing a new generation of string players.

As a composer, Kliphuis writes music that influences people through the heart – a very different route than the mind. For his newest piece ‘Kosmos’, he asked 5 Dutch star scientists about our future on this planet, and translated their stories and knowledge into music. In 2022, his climate change suite ‘The Five Elements’ accompanied the Royal mission to Stockholm and in 2023, he performed it for the United Nations General Assembly in New York. His 2021 Triple Concerto ‘Phoenix Rising’ (commissioned by NTR ZaterdagMatinee) considers our past, present and future.

When Tim performed in Bradfield (2024), his trio presented their unique version of three paintings from Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, supplemented with three more painting-inspired works he composed. A clip of the trio performing this can be found on YouTube. This year – the 20th year of touring with his trio – he will be presenting a brand-new, virtuosic interpretation of George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ that swings, grooves and dazzles. With their trademark high-octane sound, the three play the role of orchestra and soloist, bringing back the free-flowing improvisational energy that Gershwin’s timeless melodies deserve.

Paired with the ‘Rhapsody’ is the Trio’s popular arrangement ‘Hoedown for the Common Man’, as performed with orchestras across the world, that celebrates the music of yet another legendary American composer: Aaron Copland. To top this exciting programme off, the Trio play some Gershwin gems: ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’, ‘I Got Rhythm’ and ‘They Can’t Take That Away from Me’ in a solo guitar version.

Tickets on sale from 1st March