Willem Jeths: 'My First Symphony is about life and death'

by Thea Derks
2 April 201330 March 2022
4 min read
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Op zijn 53e kan Willem Jeths bogen op een indrukwekkende carrière. Zijn orkest- en kamermuziekwerken worden wereldwijd uitgevoerd en zijn op vele cd’s vastgelegd. In 2008 werd het nieuw gebouwde Muziekkwartier in Enschede geopend met zijn opera Hotel de Pékin, en drie jaar later bereikte de opname van zijn ode aan het homohuwelijk Monument to a Universal Marriage zelfs de Amerikaanse President Obama. Op verzoek van de ZaterdagMatinee schreef Jeths zijn Eerste Symfonie voor het Radio Filharmonisc...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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