Jan Wijn (19 May 1934''Famous Pianists in Music History (Part 7).''
In: ''On This Day.'' – 12 July 2022) was a Dutch pianist and pedagogue. Wijn studied at the

Amsterdam Conservatory The Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) is a Dutch conservatoire of music located in Amsterdam. This school is the music division of the Amsterdam University of the Arts, the city's vocational university of arts. The Conservatorium van Amsterdam ...

under Cornelius Berkhout, where he received his diploma in 1955. He then studied under

Béla Síki Béla Síki (21 February 1923 – 29 October 2020) was a Hungarian pianist. Career He was born in Hungary, where he was a student in Budapest of Leo Weiner and Ernest von Dohnányi at the Franz Liszt Music Academy. He moved to Switzerland in 194 ...

in Switzerland and

Alicia de Larrocha Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 192325 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist and composer. She was considered one of the great piano legends of the 20th century. Reuters called her "the greatest Spanish pianist in history", ''Time'' " ...

in Spain. In 1960, Jan Wijn won first place in the "concours van Ourense" (international piano competition in Ourense (Spain)). Up to 1975 Jan Wijn had an international as well as national career. Problems with his right hand caused him to retire from 1976 to 1997, although he continued to play with only his left hand and eventually regained full mobility. His students included

Ronald Brautigam Ronald Brautigam (born 1 October 1954) is a Dutch concert pianist, best known for his performances of Beethoven's piano works on the fortepiano. Born in Amsterdam, Brautigam studied there with Jan Wijn (1971-79), then he left to study in London ...

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, Hans Eijsackers, Paolo Giacometti, Frank Peters, Folke Nauta, Miguel Ituarte,

Lucas & Arthur Jussen Lucas (left) and Arthur Jussen (right) in 2019, 260px Lucas Jussen (born 27 February 1993) and Arthur Jussen (born 28 September 1996) are a Dutch piano duo. They are brothers who have been performing in public since early childhood, often togeth ...

, and

Nino Gvetadze Nino Gvetadze is a Georgian classical concert pianist. Early life Born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, Gvetadze studied in Tbilisi State Conservatoire and later in The Hague and Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Her teachers were Veronika Tumanishvi ...

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International Holland Music Sessions

Jan Wijn
receives

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