JENNIFER HEEMSTRA, PIANIST

The official site of North American concert pianist Jennifer Heemstra. ​
“While working with trafficked women and children in over 70 concerts in South Asia I have realized our ability to communicate, reflect the beauty of the world through music, and underscore our shared humanity is what truly makes me feel successful.”
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Jennifer A. Heemstra

Schedule

December 9, 2023 - Chamber music concert with Cleveland Orchestra cellist Brain Thornton. Performance of Rachmaninov's Sonata for Cello and Piano in addition to new works by Iranian female composers. 

September 30, 2023 - Chamber music concert with violinist Pablo de León, cellist Pedro Bielschowsky, violinist Cristiane de León, violist Mariana Costa Gomes & flutist Anuar Temirov at Escola de Musica. Performance of piano quintets from Uzbekistan, Brazil & France and works from Kazakhstan for piano and flute.

August 4, 2023 - International Chamber Music Concert with Dr. Wendy Case at the Società Italiana di Piracicaba, sponsored by Academia Jovens Músicos. Performance of Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano.

July 30 - Aug 13, 2023 - Dr. Wendy Case & Jennifer Heemstra, Brazil Tour

July 8, 2023 - Chamber music concert with violinists Cristiane de León & Janaína Fernandes, violist Daniel Marques, cellist Norma Parrot and guest poet Abena P.A. Busia, Ambassador of Ghana, at Escola de Música de Brasilia.

July 7, 2023 - Art Song Recital with soprano Grace Touhill, Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia, Brazil.

July 4, 2023 - Mozart Concerto in E flat for two Pianos, K 365 with pianists Jennifer Heemstra and Virginia Hogan and Orquestra Sinfonica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro, Brazil.

May 21, 2023 - Two Piano Concert, Private event, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

May 18, 2023 - Two Piano Concert with Virginia Hogan & Jennifer Heemstra, Steinway Gallery Hall, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

May 9, 2023 - Two Piano Concert with Virginia Hogan & Jennifer Heemstra, Private event, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

March 20 - 28, 2023 - Piano Trio with cellist Dr. Carrie Pierce & violinist Cristiane de León, Brasilia, Brazil premiere of Pale Yellow by Jennifer Higdon. Concert venues include SARAH Kubitshek Hospital and School of Music of Brasilia, Brazil.

Feb 4, 2023 - Chamber Music Concert with violinists Luciana Caixeta and Ricardo Palmezano, Medical Association of Brasilia, Brazil.
Jan 18, 2023 - Concert with Duo Low Brass Project Brasil with trombonist Darrin C. Milling and French horn player Jessica Vicente - School of Music of Brasilia, Brazil.

Jan 16 - 28, 2023 - Piano Professor at the 44th International Summer Course Center for Professional Education - School of Music of Brasília 

Dec 17, 2022 - Bastet Duo with pianists Anastasiya Evsina and Jennifer Heemstra, special guests sopranos Sophia Dornellas and Janette Dornellas, ​Medical Association of Brasilia, Brazil. 

Aug 24 - Sept 3, 2022 - Atlas Trio with cellist Marjona Khasanova and violinist Cristiane León, concert venues include SARAH Kubitshek Hospital, School of Music Brasilia, Reciclando and Sons, Iate Clube, University of Brasilia.

June 25, 2022 - Renewal, Music for voice & piano, with soprano Susan Williams, Iate Clube de Brasilia, Brazil. ​

June 23, 2022 - Art Song Recital with soprano Dr. Susan Williams, Escola de Música​, Brazil.

June 22, 2022 - Art Song Recital with soprano Dr. Susan Williams, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil.

June 15, 2022 - Shattering the Glass: power hits of opera and art song with soprano Dr. Susan Williams, Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brazil.
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June  12, 2022 - Art Songs & Arias, Private Event, Brazil.

April 9, 2022 - Iate Clube Brasilia, Brazil.

Feb 18 & 19, 2022 - Private Event, Brasilia, Brazil.

Jan 15-18, 2022 - Hessler Street Duo with violinist Dr. Patrick Yim and pianist Jennifer Heemstra, Private event, Brasilia, Brazil.

Sept 16, 2021 - Hessler Street Duo with violinist Dr. Patrick Yim and pianist Jennifer Heemstra, Concert at Wallman Hall Theatre, Fairmont State University, West Virginia, USA.

Sept 16, 2021 - Lecture, Fairmont State University, West Virginia, USA.

Sept 12, 2021 - Hessler Street Duo, Music Salon, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.