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Jeroen de Groot – J.S. Bach Solosonates & Partita’s

• 20 September 2026
  • 11:30

Despite the great international success of the recording ‘Bach’s Solo Sonatas and Partitas’ (2017), violinist Jeroen de Groot’s search does not stop. Recently, he put away his old score for good, because the many pencil scribbles began to bother him.

“I bought a brand-new Urtext part, and with the pristine pages before me, it seemed as if I could reinvent the music.” His attitude is open and non-dogmatic, and his Bach interpretation bears an unmistakably personal stamp. In today’s music world, Jeroen sends an important signal with his personal playing.

“Dare to play as your intuition dictates and continue to strive for an ever-deepening relationship between yourself and the composer.” Jeroen and Bach have been inextricably linked since the age of 12. His fresh perspective on this unparalleled music, considered the bible for the violin, inspires and captivates the listener.

Program Marathon Concert Bach solo sonatas and partitas

JS Bach (1685-1750):

Sonata No. 1 in G BWV 1001:

– Adagio

– Fugue

– Sicily

– Presto

Partita no. 1 in b BWV 1002

– Germany

– Double

– Corrente

– Double

– Sarabande

– Double

– Tempo di Borca

– Double

Sonata No. 2 in A BWV 1003

– Grave

– Fugue

– Andante

– Allegro

Partita no. 2 in d BWV 1004

– Germany

– Corrente

– Sarabanda

– Giga

– Ciaccona

Sonata No. 3 in C BWV 1005

– Adagio

– Fugue

– Largo

– Allegro assai

Partita no. 3 in E BWV 1006

– Prelude

– Loure

– Gavotte and Rondeau

– Menuet 1

– Menuet 2

– Menuet 1

– Bourée

– Gigue

The review below reveals what we can expect; this will be a truly special afternoon that you won’t want to miss!

Review by Aart van der Wal, March 2022

Jeroen de Groot – Pure Live II

Bach/Lefriche: Toccata and Fugue in A minor, BWV 565 (arrangement for solo violin)

Bach: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 – Ciaccona in D minor, BWV 1004

Ysaÿe: Sonata (Ballade) in D, Op. 27 No. 3 – in E, Op. 27 No. 6

Things can take strange turns. From the reviewer’s perspective, that is. For a long time, I hadn’t heard anything from the Dutch violinist Jeroen de Groot (1961), the winner of the Oscar Back Violin Competition in 1985 and, moreover, a very talented student of none other than Herman Krebbers, Sándor Végh (Salzburg), and Ivry Gitlis (Paris). With a broad repertoire and an Amati from ca. 1668 as his instrument of choice, he has been making his mark on the concert stage for decades. Together with his wife, Julia Veerling, he teaches violin to students as young as 11, as well as to adults, where the starting level and final goal don’t even matter that much. He also guides students who have become insecure due to a rather unfortunate preliminary trajectory and who need help not only musically. And yet, I completely lost sight of his activities.

When I unpacked this new album, spontaneously sent to me by Zefir, and subsequently delved into it, I blushed with shame. It turned out I had missed quite a bit, including the first album, Pure Live I, with Bach’s sonatas and partitas, which is apparently no longer commercially available (this release does not appear on Zefir’s site, but you can find the album released in 2016 on Spotify, among other platforms).

This new album by Jeroen de Groot offers a beautiful and colorful showcase of both his technical and interpretative prowess, with the caveat that it consists exclusively of live recordings released without patches. He offers us a suspenseful perspective on Bach’s Partita BWV 1002 and the Ciaccona from Partita BWV 1004, but connects just as convincingly with both solo sonatas by Ysaÿe. And speaking of connections, I would also like to mention his strong involvement with the Connect by Music foundation, where he and Adriaan Kok dedicate themselves to children who have fled their country, with or without their parents or other close relatives, and have been housed under horrific conditions on Lesbos. On this island, which is so often in the news, they have put their words into action and set up simple music classes to introduce the refugee children to music.

Fantastic and also heartwarming to have this violinist within our national borders!