Ralph van Raat
"Ralph van Raat’s playing combines powerful projection with a neo-Romantic sensibility, focusing on important details while rarely losing sight of the music’s dynamic swell and sweep."
- Gramophone Magazine
upcoming performances
09
Nov 2025
Pictures at an Exhibition
@ Schouwburg Hengelo
| Hengelo
13
Nov 2025
Klanken van Verandering: De wonderlijke wereld van muziek sinds 1900
@ Galerie Marzee
| Nijmegen
20
Nov 2025
Klanken van Verandering: De wonderlijke wereld van muziek sinds 1900
@ Galerie Marzee
| Nijmegen
23
Nov 2025
Pictures at an Exhibition
@ Amare
| The Hague
27
Nov 2025
Klanken van Verandering: De wonderlijke wereld van muziek sinds 1900
@ Galerie Marzee
| Nijmegen
30
Nov 2025
Podium Klassiek (TV)
Hilversum
04
Dec 2025
Klanken van Verandering: De wonderlijke wereld van muziek sinds 1900
@ Galerie Marzee
| Nijmegen
07
Dec 2025
Composer’s Portrait Daan Manneke
@ Orgelpark
| Amsterdam
11
Dec 2025
Klanken van Verandering: De wonderlijke wereld van muziek sinds 1900
@ Galerie Marzee
| Nijmegen
15
Dec 2025
Pierre Boulez Unknown Piano Works
@ Royal College of Music
| London
19
Dec 2025
Olivier Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’enfant-Jésus
@ Orgelpark
| Amsterdam
21
Dec 2025
Hollandse Nieuwe!
@ Galerie Marzee
| Nijmegen
16
Jan 2026
Ralph performs Tan Dun with Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
@ Shenzhen Concert Hall
| Shenzhen, China
17
Jan 2026
Ralph performs Tan Dun with Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
@ Shenzhen Concert Hall
| Shenzhen, China
23
Jan 2026
Composer’s Portrait Louis Andriessen
@ Kleine Zaal om de Hoek/Spieghelkerk
| Bussum
30
Jan 2026
Carmina Burana: the Piano Solo version
@ Theater Hof 88
| Almelo
19
Feb 2026
Rite of Spring for Solo Piano!
@ Orgelpark
| Amsterdam
07
Mar 2026
From Rachmaninoff to Radiohead
@ Concertpodium Soest/De Rank
| Soest
28
Mar 2026
Piano Day Almere
@ De Kunstlinie
| Almere
01
Apr 2026
Prof. Herman Pleij and Van Raat: Carmina Burana
@ TivoliVredenburg
| Utrecht
10
Apr 2026
Charles Ives: Concord Sonata
@ Musis
| Arnhem
12
Apr 2026
The People United! by Frederic Rzewski
@ Sint Vituskerk
| Finkum/Feinsum
19
Apr 2026
John Luther Adams: Works for One and Two Pianos
@ Muziekgebouw
| Amsterdam
23
Apr 2026
Carmina Burana: the Piano Solo version
@ Kasteel Twickel
| Delden
08
May 2026
Composer’s Portrait: Jan Vriend
@ Orgelpark
| Amsterdam
09
May 2026
The Planets: Holst and Verhagen
@ Willem Twee Toonzaal
| Den Bosch
Biography
Ralph
van Raat
Van Raat has been completely fascinated by contemporary classical music since the age of 14. Although his repertoire ranges from Bach up to and far beyond Boulez, his primary focus has always been on composers dating from Debussy, Bartók and Ives to present day international masters.

