"Thomas Beijer bridged the stormy passages with passionate lyricism. His stunning technique was entirely at the service of his explosive power of expression."

De Volkskrant - Jenny Camilleri


By winning the Young Pianist Foundation National Piano Competition in 2007, Thomas Beijer placed himself at the top of a new generation of young pianists in the Netherlands. The international jury described him as "a very interesting musical personality with distinctive ideas about music. A true artist."


Since then, Beijer has given recitals in Europe, Asia and the United States, and worked as a soloist with conductors such as Neeme Järvi, Gustavo Gimeno, Ed Spanjaard, Bas Wiegers and Lucas Macías Navarro.


Thomas Beijer is a versatile musician with a broad repertoire ranging from seventeenth-century music to contemporary compositions. He has a special affinity for Spanish music: in 2019 he played Isaac Albéniz's complete suite Iberia at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, a performance that was widely praised in the press. De Volkskrant wrote: "Beijer guided you along, into the story behind the notes. (...) And each time there was a carefully guarded balance between fire and internalisation, between Spanish passion and the universal emotion of unfulfilled desire." It also led to an invitation to play in the Master Pianists series.


A passionate chamber musician, Beijer plays with cellist Quirine Viersen, violinist Simone Lamsma and singers Judith van Wanroij, Barbara Kozelj and Laetitia Gerards, among others. He is also a regular guest with Camerata RCO, the chamber music ensemble consisting of members of The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.


Besides his pianistic career, Thomas Beijer is also a composer. One of his most recent works is the song cycle "A Lock without a Key"- songs inspired by the COVID-19 lockdown-composed for soprano Laetitia Gerards, with whom he performed the cycle live on Radio 4 and recorded it for the AvroTros. He is currently working on a concerto for jazz violin and orchestra.


In 2009, Beijer released his first CD, featuring works by Brahms. This was followed by CDs with music by Albéniz, De Falla, Granados, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Rudolf Escher and Frank Martin, among others, as well as his own compositions. His most recent CD features him soloing in Poulenc's piano concerto Aubade, which he recorded with Camerata RCO and conductor Yu Lu.


Beijer (Haarlem, 1988) studied at the Amsterdam conservatory with Jan Wijn, where he graduated with highest distinction in 2011. He then continued his piano studies with Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Prats, and took master classes with Emanuel Ax, Menahem Pressler, Murray Perahia, Pacal Devoyon, Jacques Rouvier and Elza Kolodin.


Beijer also took composition lessons with Elmer Schönberger in Amsterdam and with Malcolm Singer in London.


Besides his career as a pianist and composer, Thomas Beijer is active as a writer and illustrator.
In 2017, he debuted with the novella ‘Geen Jalapeños’ (translated ‘No Jalapeños’) at Prometheus publishers.
He is currently working on a collection of essays on music.


Since 2019, Thomas Beijer has been artistic director of the Young Pianist Foundation.


In 2022, Thomas Beijer received the Dutch Music Prize, the highest award given by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science to a musician working in classical music.