Rick Stotijn

Rick Stotijn is held in high esteem as one of the leading bass players worldwide. He received his first lessons at the age of eight and went on to study at the Conservatory in Amsterdam with his father Peter Stotijn, where he graduated with the highest distinction. He subsequently studied with Božo Paradžik at the Hochschule in Freiburg. Rick has won several First Prizes: at the Princess Christina Competition, at the Dutch Young Musical Talent Foundation, and in 2013, the highest accolade awarded to a musician in the Netherlands: the Dutch Music Prize. Many solo appearances at home and abroad were soon to follow. Rick Stotijn performs regularly as soloist with orchestras from Sweden, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and others. Next to new music he enjoys chamber music working with Janine Jansen, Christianne Stotijn, Liza Ferschtman, Robert Holl, Mischa Maisky, Julius Drake, Vilde Frang, Amihai Grosz, Julian Rachlin, and many others. Two CDs were released in 2012 and 2014. He plays a Raffaele & Antonio Gagliano double bass, on loan from the Dutch National Musical Instrument Foundation.