Ernst Reijseger

Cellist and composer Ernst Reijseger is creative partner of film- and theatre makers, actors, storytellers, poets, dancers, dj’s, painters, sculptors, photographers, glass blowers, inventors, athletes and horses.

Reijseger is a genre bender. His musical collaborations include improvised and jazz music (Harmen Fraanje, Han Bennink, Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, Uri Caine, Deborah Brown), classical and baroque music (Yo Yo Ma, Giovanni Sollima, Erik Bosgraaf, Dutch Wind Ensemble, Forma Antiqua) and traditional music (Trilok Gurtu, Tenore e Concordu de Orosei, Groove Lélé, Nana Vasconcelos, A Filetta, Mola Sylla, Ceylan Ertem).

Apart from playing live concerts, Reijseger scored 12 films for Werner Herzog (a.o. The White Diamond, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) and the film Walking Out by Alex&Andrew Smith.

During summer 2017 he scored and performed his music to Shakespeare’s Hamlet at The Public Theatre in New York City (with a.o. Oscar Isaac, Keegan Michael Key and Gayle Rankin, directed by Sam Gold).

Irish musician and filmmaker Myles O’Reilly frequently follows Ernst Reijseger’s encounters and tours. www.arbutusyarns.net

Reijseger’s catalog exceeds 200 albums. 

Reijseger’s first internationally distributed solo album was Colla Parte (1997). Since 2021, Reijseger’s music and videos are released on his label Spring Music, available on all digital platforms. www.springmusic.nl

Live concerts in 2024 consisted of solo concerts, duo concerts with Violinist Mario Forte, duo with Violinist Hans P Kjorstad, duo with recorder player Erik Bosgraaf. Since 2004 Reijseger is part of a trio with Harmen Fraanje, piano and Mola Sylla, voice.

With Sardinian choir Tenore e Cuncordu de Orosei, an almost 30 year collaboration (2026) lead to filmmusic, live concerts and cineconcerts.

Reijseger plays a five string cello by Bolink & Steinhauer, granted by the Dutch National Foundation of Musical Instruments. He plays an electric five string cello by NS Design. Cello strings are endorsed by Thomastik Infeld.

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