20/01/2026 – In May 2025, Xavier received a substantial grant from the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation to research the life of Robert van Gulik in China and Japan, develop the script and libretto of hisContinue readingOpera Progress: Research, Script & Libretto

06/12/2025 – In the coming week, Xavier will return to his alma mater, the University of Amsterdam, where he will deliver two lectures, both focusing on aspects of Chinese music. On December 8, Xavier willContinue readingLectures at the University of Amsterdam

02/12/2025 – On December 2, 2025, at the Opera Hall of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Xavier participated in the “2025 Experience China” event, jointly organized by the Chinese Ministry of Education andContinue reading‘2025 Experience China’ International Student Event

22/06/2025 – In recent months, Xavier has been working on the overture to his opera The Dutch Mandarin: a solo guqin composition titled Calligraphy, inspired by the calligraphic works of Robert van Gulik. The pieceContinue readingOpera Overture Calligraphy for Guqin

10/6/2025 – Over the past two years, Xavier has been developing his first opera: The Dutch Mandarin, a groundbreaking opera that aims to bridge Chinese and Dutch culture through the fusion of Peking Opera andContinue readingFinancial Support for The Dutch Mandarin

6/6/2025 – Deuss Music is proud to welcome Dutch composer Xavier van de Poll (1995) to its catalogue. Van de Poll distinguishes himself with a unique artistic profile: trained in Western classical music, he immersesContinue readingDeuss Music welcomes Xavier van de Poll

8/3/2025 – On 21 February in Haarlem and 22/23 February in Amsterdam, Xavier’s arrangement of Duke Ellington’s jazz standard Sophisticated Lady (2024), a commission by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, was performed and recorded under theContinue readingNew Recording: Sophisticated Lady

31/10/2024 – Xavier was commissioned by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPho) to write an arrangement of Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Lady. His new composition will be performed by Delyana Lazarova and NedPho in the Philharmonie HaarlemContinue readingUpcoming Performance: Sophisticated Lady with NedPho

28/10/2024 – Xavier’s composition《夔》(Kuí) has been selected for performance at the finals of the 13th Rivers Awards (百川奖) which will take place at the He Lüting Concert Hall on November 22 at 19:30. His eightContinue reading13th Rivers Awards/Performance Ensemble l’Itinéraire

17/10/2024 – On November 12, Xavier will present the content of his PhD thesis in Mandarin at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music as part of the Chinese Sounds in Western Music conference. The content ofContinue readingPhD Presentation at the Chinese Sounds in Western Music Conference