TUDublin DMus Candidate Jimmy Geoijenbier Completes Recital Series of DIPC Commissioned Works (1988-2022)
His recital series was compiled of the 41 works commissioned for the DIPC over 34 years, beginning in 1988. With each work being composed for the world’s finest young virtuosos to compete with in an international piano competition, performing all of these works publicly within a four-year period is a phenomenal achievement. Many of these performances were delivered as lecture-recitals, giving audiences insight not only into the composers’ inspirations and writing processes, but also Jimmy‘s first-hand experiences of preparing these highly virtuosic works.
In addition to the performance and academic aspects of his work, Jimmy spent many hours interviewing each composer, with many of them inviting him to their homes/ studios, providing him with handwritten manuscripts and other valuable primary source documents, thus informing his interpretations beyond what any DIPC competitor would ever have had access to.
We are delighted Jimmy has dedicated his research towards these works, which are such an important part of the Irish contemporary music tapestry, and that he has given them further air-time. It is always a treat to hear one of the commissioned works performed by previous competitors or winners, such as Yukine Kuroki’s performances of David Fennessey’s ‘Nara Dreamland’ (2022) during her 2024 tour of Ireland, and Saeyoon Chon’s performance of Deirdre Gribbin’s ‘Unseen’ (2018) at his Dublin début recital in November 2023. Experiencing dedicated recitals to the commissioned works exclusively was very special indeed. The DIPC is grateful to RTÉ lyric for commissioning these works and to the Contemporary Music Centre for publishing and archiving them.
Jimmy has become a treasured member of the DIPC team, and took on the role of Jury Secretary for the 2025 Dublin International Piano Competition. We look forward to working with Jimmy on exciting DIPC projects in the future.
Pictured: Jimmy with DIPC Artistic Director, Finghin Collins
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