eva van grinsven / saxophonist

WELCOME

With her broad palette of tone colours, her captivating stage presence and the tremendous joy she displays while playing, saxophonist Eva van Grinsven has won the hearts of both press and public. No matter what the musical setting or style may be, to Eva the story behind the notes always comes first.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

Upcoming Events

Nov

“Images” @ Chassé Theater

24-11-2024 19:00 - 24-11-2024

Breda

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ENSEMBLES & PROJECTS

"Eva belongs to a generation of passionate and highly talented young Dutch musicians that prove that great art can be timeless top entertainment. A classical concert as a truly great experience."

Haarlems Dagblad

Teaching

Since 2016 I am teaching the classical saxophone with passion and dedication in the beautiful historical city of Maastricht. I love to share my experience and knowledge of (chamber)music and the saxophone with my students.

My goal is to get the most and the best out of my students, and to look for their individual identity as a player…

albums

CONTACT ME

E: evavangrinsven@hotmail.com
T: 0031-(0)613235579

Presskit with pictures (© Sarah Wijzenbeek)
Full & short Dutch/English biographies

VIDEO

Learn the basics

In the first individual lessons I initially focus on the craftsmanship and the ‘basics’ (breathing, posture, embouchure, tongue position, etc.) by means of many etudes and scales. By doing this, I also immediately learn new students a healthy way of studying: how to study most effectively and with full (body) awareness. I teach students to simplify difficult passages by teaching them to recognize the ‘musical skeleton’.

Of course I also work on performance pieces and on how to make your own interpretation, taking the chosen style/period into account. To ensure that the students get to know the broadest possible repertoire and associated aesthetics during their bachelor’s degree, I choose the repertoire from various ‘categories’ as agreed with the student.

Perform

I plan a student concert every 6-7 weeks, so that students always have a clear goal when rehearsing new work and actually perform the studied work in front of an audience. In my lessons I first focus on internalizing the music and switch quite quickly to testing and sharpening their own interpretation.

There is a group lesson every week with me and the co-teacher so that I can put the student’s interpretation in the context of the whole and work on intonation. After that, we prepare the work for performance by going ‘from details to the whole’ .

Set goals

I use the student concerts to teach the students how you can achieve your ‘end goal’ and how you plan ‘from back to front’ how this goal can be achieved. The group lessons also serve as measuring points to plan achievable ‘interim goals’.

In the group lessons, chamber music in other instrumentations than with piano is also discussed, because I think that students can learn a lot from the process of making a joint interpretation with their fellow students and coaching them in this, also in rehearsal ways and communication.

Present yourself

I also coach this by occasionally make the students give feedback on each other’s performance, both within the group lesson and as a result of the student concert (joint video analysis), so that they learn to form a clear opinion and to be able to communicate it clearly to the other. I also do this to make them aware of the effect of their choice of words, so that in a rehearsal or as a teacher they will hopefully choose their formulations more consciously and develop appropriate vocabulary for this.

Students also give a lecture once a year on a self-chosen theme, related to the saxophone or the professional field as a musician. In my opinion, being able to present and articulate yourself adequately are indispensable qualities for the musician of the twenty-first century, as is entrepreneurship.

Get inspired

I like to organize events to give students an impression of their potential future field of work and to inspire them. This results, among other things, in interesting collaborative projects that transcend disciplines, both with other instrument groups and the composition class. I also organize masterclasses by renowned (international) saxophonists, including through the Erasmus programme, as in the past with Arno Bornkamp, Javier Alloza, Daniel Gauthier and Gordan Tudor.

Eva van Grinsven | Saxophonist

eva van grinsven / saxophonist

WELCOME

UPCOMING CONCERTS

Upcoming Events

“Images” @ Chassé Theater

stay in touch

FOLLOW EVA ON FACEBOOK

ENSEMBLES & PROJECTS

"Eva belongs to a generation of passionate and highly talented young Dutch musicians that prove that great art can be timeless top entertainment. A classical concert as a truly great experience."

Haarlems Dagblad

Teaching

albums

CONTACT ME

VIDEO

About Eva

concert archive

Past Events

“De Familie Sax” @ Muppet International

“De Familie Sax” @ Puppet International

“De Familie Sax” @ PHIL Haarlem

“De Familie Sax” @ Schiermonnikoog Festival

Avondconcert De Stag

“De Familie Sax” @ September Me

“De Familie Sax” @ TivoliVredenburg

“De Familie Sax” @ Concertgebouw Amsterdam

“De Familie Sax” @ Concertgebouw Amsterdam

“Feier/Fire” – Summerwinds Festival

“New Light on Goldberg” @ Schumannfest, Bonn (DE)

“Heimwee” (concertant) @ Concert aan Zee, Muiderberg

“Heimwee” @ Alphen a/d Rijn

“Heimwee” @ Klassieke Reeks, Culemborg

“Heimwee” @ Kerkje Valkoog

“Feier/Fire” @ Phil, Haarlem

Scherpdenkers @ Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Scherpdenkers @ Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

“Heimwee” (concertant) @ Kolonieconcerten, Wilhelminaoord

“Heimwee” (concertant) @ Kerk, Brummen

Jagthuis Nederhorst den Berg

“Heimwee” @ Podium Zuidhaege, Assen

“New Light on Goldberg” @ Heeswijk

“New Light on Goldberg” @ Veerensmederij, Amersfoort

“Feier/Fire” @ Ruinekerk, Bergen

Theater de Veste @ Delft

“Feier/Fire”

Alpen Classica Saxfest

“Heimwee”

“Heimwee”

“Heimwee”

Lera Auerbach Festival

“New Light on Goldberg” (Concertant)

“New Light on Goldberg” @ Finsterwolde

“New Light on Goldberg” @ Marum

“New Light on Goldberg” @ Middelstum

“Bolero” by Ravel & “American in Paris” by Gershwin with Ned. phil

“Bolero” by Ravel & “American in Paris” by Gershwin with Ned. phil

“Heimwee” Podium Klassiek Eindhoven

Opening night concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

“Bolero” by Ravel at Opening Night

“Feier/Fire” Hoornse Havenconcerten

“Feier/Fire” Muziek op de Binnendieze

“Feier/Fire” Muziek op de Binnendieze

“Feier/Fire” Terrasconcerten

Hrvatski dom Split @ Split

‘Heimwee’ @ Willem twee Toonzaal, Den Bosch

Café Dansant @ Broeker Kerk

Concerto – Larsson/ La nuit derniere – Salleras @ Versailles

‘Heimwee’ @ Middelburg

‘Heimwee’ @ Theater Vereensmederij, Amersfoort

‘Roots’ @ Cultureel Centrum de Man, Oostvoorne

‘Heimwee’ @ Concertzaal Oosterbeek

‘Heimwee’ @ De Oosterpoort, Groningen

‘Frauen, Liebe & Leben’ @ Uithoorn￼

‘New Light on Goldberg’ @ FestiVita!, Brussels (BE)

‘Heimwee’ @ Muziekgebouw Amsterdam (PREMIÈRE)

‘New Light on Goldberg’ @ Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Amsterdam￼

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Den Haag￼

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Utrecht￼

“Acts of Citizenship” @ LUX Nijmegen￼

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‘Frauen, Liebe & Leben’ @ Uithoorn

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Amsterdam

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Den Haag

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Utrecht

“Acts of Citizenship” @ LUX Nijmegen

‘Frauen, Liebe & Leben’ @ Eijsden

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Goudse Schouwburg

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Toneelschuur Haarlem

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Over het IJ Festival, Amsterdam

“Acts of Citizenship” @ Oerol Festival, Terschelling

“De rechtvaardigen” @ Emmen

“De rechtvaardigen” @ Breda

“De rechtvaardigen” @ Nijmegen

“De rechtvaardigen” @ Middelburg

“De rechtvaardigen” @ Alkmaar

“De rechtvaardigen” @ ‘t IJ

“De rechtvaardigen” @ Den Haag

‘New Light on Goldberg’ @ Detmold (D)

‘New Light on Goldberg’ @ Deventer

‘New Light on Goldberg’ @ Kortenhoef

‘New Light on Goldberg’ @ Oisterwijk

‘New Light on Goldberg’ @ Heerhugowaard

Das Floß der medusa

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ het Jagthuis

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ Wilhelminaoord

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ Aduard

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ Hoorn

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ Heemstede

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ Breda

Open day @ Conservatorium Maastricht

Moussorgsky @ Het Gelders Orkest

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ Kunstkring Hattem

´Breaking the silence´@ Boxmeer

´Breaking the silence´@ Den Bosch

´Breaking the silence´@Drachten

´Breaking the silence´@ Amsterdam

´Breaking the silence´@ Enschede

´Breaking the silence´@ Leiden

´Breaking the silence´@ Utrecht

´Breaking the silence´@ Almelo

´Breaking the silence´@ Amstelveen

´Breaking the silence´@ Den Haag

Saxophonequartet workshop Berlage Saxophone Quartet

´Breaking the silence´@ Gouda

´Breaking the silence´@ Amersfoort

´Breaking the silence´@ Nijmegen

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ de Oosterpoort

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ Muziekkamer Assen

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Jan Brokken @ Museum de Buitenplaats

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Dudok Kwartet @ Noorderkerkconcerten