|
|
 |
Jan Koetsier |
PRINT
Jan Koetsier was born in Amsterdam on August 14, 1911. He died on April 28, 2006 in Munich (Germany).
Education
From 1927 to 1934 he studied piano, direction and composition at the Musikhochschule in Berlin.
Activities
He was a conductor in Lübeck and Berlin before he became assistant conductor of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1942. In 1949 he was conductor of the Residentie Orkest in The Hague and he also taught at the Royal Conservatory. In 1950 he settled in Munich (Germany) as a conductor of the symphony orchestra of the Bayerische Rundfunk. In 1966 he was appointed professor (direction) at the Musikhochschule in Munich. He founded the Jan Koetsier-Stiftung for promotion of brass chamber music.
Compositions
Apart from performances in concert halls all over the world, Koetsiers' compositions, chamber music and music for brass in particular, are regularly broadcasted on radio. The Philadelphia Orchestra played his Third Symphony in Philadelphia and New York. Rafael Kubelik and the orchestra of the Bayerische Rundfunk premiered the Konzert für Trompete, Posaune und Orchester as well as Der Mann Lot for men's choir, baritone, recitation and orchestra. The Brass symphony was commissioned by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and has been performed in most European countries, the United States and Japan.
|
photo: Kees Koetsier
|
|
|
|
