Guus Janssen


Guus Janssen is a Dutch composer of contemporary music and a recording artist. A pianist and harpsichordist, he is also active as a jazz performer.
He studied piano and composition at the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam with Ton de Leeuw and piano with Jaap Spaanderman. He also studied piano with Ton Hartsuiker. He has performed with John Zorn, George Lewis, Han Bennink, Theo Loevendie, and Gidon Kremer. He teaches at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
He won the Matthijs Vermeulen Award in 1984.
He composed two operas in collaboration with Friso Haverkamp and has released several CDs.

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