Anna Elis de Jong
Pianist, composer and arranger Anna Elis de Jong studied and graduated at the Conservatory in Rotterdam. She plays in several groups such as: Quartet Anna Elis de Jong, and Stages of Being Group . She accompanied many singers such as Maria Joao Mendes.
She performs on Dutch podia and theatres but also abroad.
( Italy – Venice and Formiggini , Korea - Seoul, Spain – Madrid, France – Paris, Germany – several places, Mexico City and of course Rio de Janeiro , Friburgo , Petropolis a.o. )
Since 1998 she teaches at Codarts, the Conservatory of Rotterdam, where she is also the coordinator of the Latin Department. In this function she organizes many projects concerning Brazilian Music.
She travels to Brazil almost every year to play concerts in Rio both with her own projects as well as with the students ( a.o. )
Former projects : Symphonic Songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dansamba and Tribute to the music of Guinga .
In 2009 she put the Opera do Malandro by Chico Buarque de Holanda on the stage.
In the Brazilian winter in 2011 she recorded with Nelson Faria, Ney Conceiçåo and Rafael Barata.
