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Marco Borggreve (Robin de Raaff)

Robin de Raaff

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Robin de Raaff (Breda, 1968) composes concertos and orchestral works. He breathes new life into expressionistic forms of expression. He curiously opens the playbook of Debussy, Mahler and Alban Berg, only to put his own spin on it with the jazz rock from his youth. De Raaff composed two operas for De Nationale Opera, which premiered at the Holland Festival: RAAFF (2004) and Waiting for Miss Monroe (2012). His oratorio Atlantis premiered in TivoliVredenburg in 2016. Robin de Raaff teaches composition at Codarts in Rotterdam.

Training

Conservatory of Amsterdam

Royal College of Music, London


Prizes and awards

1997 First prize at the International Competition for Composers of Chamber Music, Winterthur 

2008 Buma Toonzetters Award

Past events

  1. 2022

    Circulus/Coro

    Robin de Raaff, Matthias Pintscher, Ralph van Raat, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Groot Omroepkoor
    music | Westergas - Gashouder

  2. 2012

    Waiting for Miss Monroe

    Robin de Raaff, Janine Brogt, Lotte de Beer, De Nederlandse Opera
    opera | Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam

  3. 2004

    Raaff

    Robin de Raaff, Janine Brogt
    music theatre | Westergasfabriek - Gashouder