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A century of new music: Ruyneman and De Leeuw

This month, Reinbert de Leeuw celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday. Not only are television, radio, internet media and the written press devoting extensive attention to the no small achievements of this champion of contemporary music, but he is also being honoured with his own festival, 'Reinbert 75'. This is organised by the Asko|Schönberg, co-founded by him, the Residentie Orkest and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, where he took up teaching fifty years ago. In da...

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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

This month, Reinbert de Leeuw celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday. Not only are television, radio, internet media and the written press devoting extensive attention to the no small achievements of this champion of contemporary music, but he is also being honoured with his own festival, 'Reinbert 75'. This is organised by the Asko|Schönberg, co-founded by him, the Residentie Orkest and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, where he took up teaching fifty years ago. In da...

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