Peter Holtslag (born 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch
recorder and
flauto traverso virtuoso.
Holtslag studied recorder at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam (now
Conservatorium van Amsterdam), Frans Brüggen being his great inspiration, graduating with distinction in 1980. He has toured worldwide as a recorder and flauto traverso player, performing with musicians such as
Gustav Leonhardt
Gustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. He was a leading figure in the historically informed performance movement to perform music on period instruments.
Leo ...
,
William Christie and
Roy Goodman, as well as with ensembles such as
The English Concert,
Orchestra of the 18th Century The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century ( nl, Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw) is a Dutch early music orchestra. Frans Brüggen and Lucy van Dael co-founded the orchestra in 1981.
Sieuwert Verster became financial manager in 1984. Although he did no ...
, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, La Fontegara Amsterdam and Trio Noname. He has recorded numerous CDs for major labels, including Hyperion, DGG/Archiv, Globe, Aeolus and Chandos.
In 2011, he recorded a CD on the Aeolus label entitled ''Awakening Princesses'', using original 18th-century recorders from the
Bate Collection of Musical Instruments of
the University of Oxford as a documentary-research project.
In 2016 a Bach CD was released (also on Aeolus), using an original transverse flute from Bach's times.
[https://www.aeolus-music.com/ae_en/All-Discs/AE10246-Bach-Johann-Sebastian-a-Cembalo-obligato-e-Travers-solo]
From 1984 to 1988, Holtslag taught at the
Guildhall School of Music
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...
in London and was a lecturer at the City University, London. In 1988, he was appointed a professor both at the
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...
in London and the
Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg. He was awarded an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music (HonRAM) in 2013.
References
External links
Hyperion Records biographyRoyal Academy of Music biography
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Living people
1957 births
Dutch recorder players
Baroque-flute players
Musicians from Amsterdam
Conservatorium van Amsterdam alumni
Academics of the Royal Academy of Music
Academic staff of the Academy of Music in Kraków