Pauline Oostenrijk
photo by Marco BorggreveBIOGRAPHY
In 1999,
Pauline Oostenrijk received the Music Prize of the Netherlands, the highest State Award in
Classical music. Before that, she had already won a number of national and international prizes, among which the first prize in the Gillet oboe competition in Baltimore, resulting in a
Recital in Carnegie Hall, New York.
She studied oboe (with Koen van Slogteren and Jan Spronk) and
Piano (with Willem Brons) at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and had lessons with Thomas Indermühle and Han de Vries.
Her activities as a soloist and chamber musician have been recorded on a considerable number of highly acclaimed cd’s. Various composers wrote pieces for her, a.o. Louis Andriessen (To Pauline O for oboe solo). Pauline performs often with her sister, the soprano Nienke Oostenrijk. For many years she was a teacher at the conservatories of Amsterdam and The Hague, until she decided to create more time for performing and... writing. Her first book, with short
Stories about music, was published in 2006.
Pauline Oostenrijk is solo-oboist of the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague.
PRESS REVIEWS
"De jeugdige frisheid die Pauline in haar spel legt, de geciseleerde, voortdurend stralende sopraan van Nienke die van iedere aria een zeldzaam fraai juweel maakt."
Aart van der Wal - Opusklassiek.nl - Januari 2012
"The youthful freshness that Pauline lays in her play, the refined, always radiant soprano of Nienke which makes each aria, a beautiful rare jewel."
Aart van der Wal - Opusklassiek.nl - January 2012
''Het enthousiasme straalt ervan af, evenals van haar spel in deze snel-langzaam-snel concertjes. Een ware vondst en een gedurfd initiatief om dit fascinerende instrument zo mooi gebalanceerd bij de uitvoering te betrekken!'' Aart van der Wal opusklassiek november 2010
''Enthusiasm shines from it, like her play in this fast-slow-fast concerts. A real discovery and a daring initiative to incorporate this fascinating instrument so beautifully balanced in the performance!'' Aart van der Wal opusklassiek November 2010
''Vivaldis Konzerte für Oboe gehören zu seinen schönsten. Dieser "niederländische" Vivaldi ist luftig, er swingt, lässt mehr Raum, als man es von
den feurigen italienischen Interpretationen kennt. Eine Entdeckung gerade für
Vivaldi-geprüfte Hörer.'' MDR Figaro Angela Kaiser november 2010
''Vivaldi's Concerto voor hobo behoort tot 1 van zijn beste. Deze "Nederlandse" Vivaldi is luchtig, swingt en laat meer ruimte dan dat met kent van
de vurige Italiaanse interpretaties. Een aan te raden ontdekking voor de ervaren Vivaldi luisteraar.'' MDR Figaro Angela Kaiser november 2010
''Vivaldi's Concertos for Oboe is one of his best. This "Dutch" Vivaldi is breezy, swinging and leaves more space than the known fiery Italian interpretations. A discovery, especially for experiences Vivaldi listener. MDR Figaro Angela Kaiser November 2010
"Daar kunnen we kort over zijn: er wordt vitaal, dynamisch en speels gemusiceerd." Paul Herruer - Luister - Maart April 2011
"We can be short about this: They make vital, dynamic and playful music." Paul Herruer - Luister - Maart April 2011
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