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Joep Beving

Joep Beving, a sensation of the contemporary classical streaming world

Joep Beving, a sensation of the contemporary classical streaming world, returns to his solo piano roots with Hermetism. The Dutch composer/pianist’s fourth album for Deutsche Grammophon will be released globally on 8 April 2022. Inspired by ancient philosophy, Beving’s latest project is an album in search of universal ideas. “I hope that it will have a comforting and communal effect on listeners,” says the artist. Written during the dark days of the pandemic, in an age of fear and polarisation, Hermetism blends poignant melancholy with an offer of hope, spanning twelve new tracks recorded on Beving’s cherished Schimmel piano.

Beving has used music to explore some of life’s big philosophical questions in three hugely successful albums – Solipsism, Prehension and Henosis. After his trilogy for Deutsche Grammophon, he was left with a question: what next? The answer eluded him at first, so he turned to composing for a Dutch film and stage play. Yet ideas that had been brewing for years began to take shape. “I came back to the piano to feel at home and in tune with myself and my surroundings,” notes Beving. “I wanted to go by what felt right, which was to go back to the beginning, to solo piano songs, but using everything I had learned during the making of the trilogy.”

 

Joep Beving

Joep Beving
11 Oct 2023

Lodge Room
Los Angeles US

Joep Beving
17 Oct 2023

Boulder Theatre
Boulder US

Joep Beving
19 Oct 2023

The Music Hall
Portsmouth US

Joep Beving
21 Oct 2023

Le Palais Montcalm Maison de la Musique
Québec CA

Joep Beving
23 Oct 2023

Le Poisson Rouge (SOLD OUT)
New York US

Joep Beving
12 Nov 2023

London Jazz Festival
London GB

Joep Beving
13 Nov 2023

Norwich Arts Centre
Norwich GB

Joep Beving
04 Dec 2023

Filharmonia Szczecińska
Szczecin PL

Joep Beving
05 Dec 2023

Centrum Kultury Zamek
Poznań PL

Joep Beving
06 Dec 2023

National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Katowice PL

Joep Beving
07 Dec 2023

Impart
Wrocław PL

Joep Beving
17 Apr 2024

Kirche Neumünster Zurich
Zürich CH