With George Pieterson, music life loses another coryphée

by Thea Derks
26 April 201629 March 2022
4 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC

Afgelopen zondag 24 april overleed de klarinettist George Pieterson in zijn woning in Amsterdam, 74 jaar oud. ‘George was een iconische speler met een groot muzikaal hart’, zegt zijn vroegere student Frank van den Brink. ‘Hij ging er steevast vol in en welke opname je ook beluistert: zijn spel is altijd opmerkelijk. Je hoefde het niet per se met zijn visie eens te zijn, maar elke uitvoering was een artistieke stellingname. Ook als mens was hij iemand van extremen, nu eens uiterst joviaal, dan we...

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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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