Laurens de Man

Laurens de Man (’s-Hertogenbosch, 1993) is a versatile and enterprising keyboard player. He was the first organist to win the Nederlandse Muziekprijs, the highest distinction for classical musicians, awarded by the Dutch government. He studied piano and organ at the Amsterdam Conservatory with, among others, David Kuyken, Jacques van Oortmerssen and Johan Hofmann. He then pursued further organ studies with Leo van Doeselaar at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, where he obtained his Konzertexamen diploma with the highest marks. He has been awarded several prizes as a pianist and organist, including competitions in The Hague, Würzburg, Groningen (International Martini Organ Competition, 1st prize), and Freiberg (Silbermann Wettbewerb, 1st prize, ECHO Young Organist of the Year 2020). In 2018, he won the Sweelinck-Mullerprijs. As a pianist of the Chimaera Trio, among others, he performs and arranges chamber music spanning four centuries; the trio has recorded two CDs. In 2012, he was appointed principal organist of the Janskerk in Utrecht, where he plays an instrument by Bätz-Witte (1861). In the seasons 2021-2023, he held the position of Organist in Residence at the Contius organ in Leuven (BE). He teaches classical piano technique for jazz pianists at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and organ at the Utrecht Conservatory.