Award-winning jazz, neoclassical & cinematic music.
More than thirty albums, performances in ninety-two countries, and a composer's voice described as distinctly architectural.
Autumn 2026 · back on stage.
“Daverend optreden”
“Overweldigende show”
Michiel Borstlap Band ‘Timelap’
One of Europe's leading jazz pianists and a composer with a distinctly architectural voice - moving fluidly between jazz, neoclassical, cinematic and improvised music.
Michiel Borstlap graduated cum laude from the Conservatory before winning both First Prize and the Prize for Best Soloist at the Europe Jazz Contest in 1992 and, later, the Thelonious Monk Award for Composition at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In the Netherlands he received both an Edison Award and a Gouden Kalf for his film score Tiramisu.
His international career led to collaborations with some of the most influential figures in contemporary music, among them Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Bill Bruford, Les Paul and Kurt Elling - encounters that shaped his reputation not only as a virtuoso pianist, but as a composer with a singular lyrical signature.
He has performed in ninety-two countries, appeared repeatedly at the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and collaborated with the Metropole Orkest and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. His discography spans more than thirty albums - from intimate solo recordings to trio, sextet and large-ensemble projects - with compositions such as Water, Levantine and Memory of Enchantment exemplifying his voice. Memory of Enchantment was recorded by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter for their duo album 1+1, and by Kurt Elling in 2024. He is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
From solo piano to symphonic stages - a single continuous line: music as structure, atmosphere and human signature.
A solo journey across cities and skies: one piano, one continuous line, from Los Angeles to Sydney.
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The trio in full flight, with Boudewijn Lucas and Erik Kooger: eighty-eight keys, three voices, one pulse.
Play on SpotifyHis signature piece and most-streamed track: solo piano at its most essential.
The transcriptions of my own pieces, written out note for note and available as PDF · with a personal note beside every title.
His music has entered the Dutch Top 40 and extended into interdisciplinary work and international campaigns with houses such as IWC Schaffhausen, Cadillac, United Airlines and Tommy Hilfiger, always maintaining artistic integrity while carrying his music into new contexts.
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