John Borstlap (born 4 November 1950, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch composer[1] and author[citation needed] on cultural subjects related to music and the visual arts.
John Borstlap studied from 1968 through 1973 at the conservatory in Rotterdam,[2] composition with Otto Ketting and Theo Loevendie, and piano with Elly Salomé.
The American pianist Christopher Czaja Sager, who had shortly before settled in the Netherlands, discovered some of his piano pieces which he performed many times, including radio recordings.
[citation needed] The beginning of the new millennium saw various performances of his elaboration of a Wagner sketch, Psyche, in Manchester, the Netherlands and Romania[citation needed], and the publication of a long essay: Recreating the Classical Tradition in the tome Reviving the Muse in which Borstlap formulated his latest ideas about the possibilities of a revival of the tonal tradition.
[8] In 2016 his Feierliche Abendmusik (Solemn Night Music) received successful[citation needed] performances by the Dallas Symphony and the Hong Kong Philharmonic under conductor Jaap van Zweden (a shared commission by the respective orchestras).