Arthur Schoonderwoerd

Arthur Schoonderwoerd is an important member of the group of Dutch historical keyboardists who came of age in the 1990s, with a large catalog of recordings. He is also a longtime faculty member at the Conservatory of Barcelona. Schoonderwoerd formed the Cristofori Ensemble for the investigation of early piano-based chamber music, and he has appeared with such singers as Johannette Zomer and Sandrine Piau. His chamber music performances have included duo work with Jaap ter Linden and Barthold Kuijken. Schoonderwoerd is notable for the depth of his recording catalog, which dates back to a 1999 release featuring keyboard music by Johann Gottfried Eckard. He has issued a series of Mozart piano concerto performances and a recording of the Mozart Requiem, with the Cristofori Ensemble. In 2021, Schoonderwoerd led the Cristofori Ensemble as conductor in a small-group performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica").