Music life loses colourful figure in Bernard van Beurden

by Thea Derks
19 May 201630 March 2022
4 min read
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“Thea, ik móet het nummer van die concertorganisator hebben!”, klonk zijn gebiedende bariton in mijn oor. Bernard van Beurden (1933-2016) belde steevast vanuit Zuid-Frankrijk, waar hij woonde – in Amsterdam had hij een bescheiden pied-à-terre. Ik had hem als muziekjournalist vaker geïnterviewd en leek de aangewezen persoon hem aan informatie uit zijn verre vaderland te helpen. Vervolgens zaten we uren te kletsen, over de vele projecten die hij enthousiast ter hand nam. Bernard zal nooit meer bel...

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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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