Biography
Sietse-Jan Weijenberg studied with Jan Ype Nota and Truls Svane in the Groningen Conservatory, the Netherlands, and Michel Strauss at the CNSM of Paris, while taking masterclasses with Richard Aaron, Janos Starker, Pieter Wispelwey and many others.
Sietse-Jan is a laureate of many competitions, most recently taking a top prize at the 2009 Rostropovich Competition. Also successful as a chambermusician, his trio won first prize at the Maria Canals Piano Trio competition 2009.
He appears frequently as a soloist, having performed concertos by Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Elgar and Vivaldi with orchestras such as Amsterdam Sinfoniëtta and the Orchestre de Paris. Sietse-Jan is financially supported by the Groupe Banque Populaire.