Irene Kalisvaart

Data updated on 2025-05-22 17:12:15 UTC

Her guitar loves, complains, hisses, is hurt and amused. Whether as a solo artist or in an ensemble: Irene Kalisvaart impresses with her richness of nuances and exciting yet empathic flair. Born in the Netherlands, her passion is in interpreting the classics of the concert guitar with virtuosity and panache. Numerous international prizes and awards are the results of a deep wellspring of enthusiasm combined with hard work. Her open approach to music making spans the spectrum from baroque arrangements, new music, and even forays into techno, bluegrass and singer/songwriter.
Irene Kalisvaart was awarded the highest prize at the National Competition for Young Guitarists in Amsterdam at the age of seventeen. She studied with Jorge Oraison in Rotterdam, and continued with Ansgar Krause and Hubert Käppel at the Musikhochschule Köln where she finished her studies with distinction. She then went on to complete the “Concert exam” with Hubert Käppel in 2001. In between and thereafter she received numerous scholarships, international prizes and awards.
All pictures by Christian Palm.

Total plays

1.1 million

Updated on 2025-05-22

Date	Total plays
2025-05-22	1,076,227
2025-05-13	1,073,883
2025-04-27	1,068,659
2025-04-18	1,066,184
2025-04-09	1,062,760
2025-04-02	1,059,785
2025-03-24	1,055,469
2025-03-15	1,050,714
2025-03-06	1,044,908
2025-02-26	1,040,775
2025-02-16	1,035,290
2025-02-08	1,029,405
2025-01-28	1,018,300
2025-01-20	1,010,282
2025-01-11	1,000,025
2025-01-02	991,984
2024-12-25	983,786
2024-12-16	975,685
2024-12-08	970,862
2024-07-14	861,375
2024-06-04	837,581
2024-05-20	826,881
2024-05-03	810,351
2024-04-18	798,651
2024-04-03	786,582
2024-03-19	772,034
2024-03-04	754,920
2024-02-19	738,784
2023-12-05	669,053
2023-10-26	629,722
2023-10-08	609,116
2023-09-22	589,750
2023-08-31	561,022
2023-08-27	556,636
2023-08-23	456,080

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Monthly listeners

3,749

Followers

198

Top Cities

Madrid

48 listeners
Paris

41 listeners
Istanbul

46 listeners
São Paulo

53 listeners
Santiago

50 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. A. Levering for Flute & Guitar): No. 1, Joc cu bâta	706,253	1:10	2021-11-12
Comfort Me	104,015	5:32	2016-10-28
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. A. Levering for Flute & Guitar): No. 3, Pê-loc	83,011	1:06	2021-11-12
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. A. Levering for Flute & Guitar): No. 4, Buciumeana	23,847	1:41	2021-11-12
Sonatina for Flute & Guitar, Op. 205: I. Allegretto grazioso	23,631	4:00	2021-11-12
Sonatina for Flute & Guitar, Op. 205: II. Tempo di siciliana	23,369	3:53	2021-11-12
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. A. Levering for Flute & Guitar): No. 6, Maruntel	19,259	0:59	2021-11-12
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. A. Levering for Flute & Guitar): No. 5, Poarga româneasca	17,885	0:33	2021-11-12
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. A. Levering for Flute & Guitar): No. 2, Brâul	17,185	0:31	2021-11-12
Toward the Sea: No. 1, The Night	10,067	3:23	2021-11-12
Sonatina for Flute & Guitar, Op. 205: III. Scherzo - Rondo. Allegretto conspirito	9,467	3:59	2021-11-12
Toward the Sea: No. 2, Moby Dick	6,454	3:31	2021-11-12
L'aube enchantée surle raga todi (Arr. R. Aussel & P.A. Valade for Flute & Guitar)	6,428	13:13	2021-11-12
Histoire du tango: I. Bordel 1900	5,918	3:40	2021-11-12
Toward the Sea: No. 3, Cape Cod	5,731	3:51	2021-11-12
Histoire du tango: II. Café 1930	5,327	6:50	2021-11-12
Histoire du tango: III. Night Club 1960	4,522	6:01	2021-11-12
Histoire du tango: IV. Concert d'aujourd'hui	3,858	2:55	2021-11-12
Lute Sonata in D Minor WeissSW 11 in D Minor: I. Fantasia	< 1000	1:41	2021-01-01
Lute Sonata in D Minor WeissSW 11 in D Minor: III. Courante	< 1000	3:18	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): IV. Sarabande	< 1000	4:45	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): V. Bourrée	< 1000	1:21	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): I. Prélude	< 1000	4:47	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): III. Gavotte en Rondeau	< 1000	3:12	2021-01-01
Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 11 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): II. Allemande	< 1000	6:47	2021-01-01
Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 11 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): IV. Gavotte	< 1000	2:03	2021-01-01
Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 11 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): V. Sarabande	< 1000	3:35	2021-01-01
Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 11 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): VI. Menuet	< 1000	3:17	2021-01-01
Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 11 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): VII. Gigue	< 1000	3:41	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): I. Prélude. Passaggio – Presto	< 1000	3:02	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): II. Allemande	< 1000	2:42	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): III. Courante	< 1000	3:05	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): VI. Gigue	< 1000	3:52	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): II. Loure	< 1000	4:34	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): IV. Menuett I – Menuett II – Menuett I da capo	< 1000	5:27	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): V. Bourrée	< 1000	1:58	2021-01-01
Lute Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Transcr. for Guitar by I. Kalisvaart): VI. Gigue	< 1000	2:21	2021-01-01
Queen of the World	< 1000	4:17	2025-05-02
I Don't Know	< 1000	3:46	2025-05-16