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Dutch pianist
Hannes Minnaar began music lessons at age seven. He attended the Amsterdam Conservatory, where his teachers included pianist Jan Wijn and organist
Jacques van Oortmerssen. He continued his postgraduate studies with
Alfred Brendel, and participated in master classes with
Menahem Pressler and Ferenc Rados. He became internationally known after taking the second prize in the Geneva International Music Competition in 2008 and winning the third prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2010. In 2011, he received a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship. As a soloist,
Minnaar has performed with the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, among other ensembles, and has worked with such prominent conductors as
Edo de Waart,
Eliahu Inbal,
Jirí Belohlávek,
Herbert Blomstedt,
Frans Brüggen, and
Marin Alsop. Active as a chamber musician,
Minnaar is a member of the
Van Baerle Trio, and he has performed with
Mischa Maisky,
Janine Jansen, and
Isabelle van Keulen. He has recorded for Challenge Classics, Cobra Records, and EtCetera Records.