Michiel Borstlap
#231563 Most Popular
About
Known around the world on the festival circuit. He won a 2008 Golden Calf for his work on Tiramisu's soundtrack.
Before Fame
He debuted at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1994.
Trivia
He was commissioned by the Emir of Qatar to write an opera on Arabian history.
Family Life
His family noticed his musical talents early on, and he began studying piano at age five.
Associated With
He came in first at the 1996 Thelonious Monk Composition Competition with a work titled Memory of Enchantment, which Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter later covered.
