“Fully alive to every startling modulation and abrupt change of direction”
GRAMOPHONE
Dutch pianist Daria van den Bercken is renowned as a versatile soloist and chamber musician, sought after for her multifaceted talent. Her passion is to reach and entice all people, both classical music lovers and new audiences.
Always managing to surprise not only new but also existing audiences with visionary projects and performances, Daria van den Bercken convinces not only in the concert hall but also through her albums, podcasts, and television appearances, captivating audiences across multiple platforms.
Daria van den Bercken received numerous critiques praising her art. Gramophone acclaimed her playing as ‘musical affection and impeccable virtuosity.’ The Telegraph honoured her playing as ‘great musicianship’. Volkskrant approved that ‘her tone has an intensity you only find in pianists of stature, and with her concentration she knows how to captivate an audience’. And The Arts Desk described “Bercken’s lightning-fast ribbons of notes flowing like melted butter, perky and full of character”.
In 2024 Daria will return to Concertgebouw Amsterdam with a solo recital, go on tour with Grammy Award winning ensemble LUDWIG, and start the new project ‘Songs of Travel’ at chamber music festivals in Ireland, Norway and Sweden, culminating in The Netherlands at Piano Biennale 2025.
Daria plays an entire spectrum of repertoire, with an added fondness for baroque music. Recently she performed as a soloist in Barbican Centre, replacing Angela Hewitt in a full Scarlatti recital, and was invited to perform with the Britten Sinfonia in the following season, playing Bach’s 5th Brandenburg concerto alongside a world premiere by Mathilde Wantenaar, showcasing both the oldest and newest piano concertos in the repertoire.
Orchestra appearances include Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France with Ton Koopman, Seoul Philharmonic with Stefan Asbury, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with Yannick Nézt-Seguin, Residentie Orchestra, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Czeczin Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
She has founded the Keys to Music Foundation, reaching new audiences for classical music through artistic and educational projects. The biggest project so far being the Piano Biennale, an international ten-day piano festival in the Netherlands which had its second edition in April 2023 in Arnhem and Nijmegen. It is the first piano festival worldwide in which various art forms work together with the piano at its core.
She also presents a Dutch podcast exploring the magic of a live concert performance, and is the classical music expert on the Dutch prime time TV show “The Piano”.
Daria studied at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with Menahem Pressler, and at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Mila Baslawskaya and Naum Grubert. In 2006 and 2008 she won the Dutch Classical Talent Award, among others, and in 2012 the prestigious Amsterdam Art Prize. Her albums have been nominated for the Edison Award and received the highest praise from critics and audiences alike.
Daria is SONY Classical Artist, Doorway Music Artist and Steinway Artist.
