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Dutch Violinist Herman Krebbers – In Memoriam (1923-2018)

Dutch violin virtuoso Rudolf Koelman pays tribute to his late-teacher Mr Herman Krebbers

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Dutch violin virtuoso Rudolf Koelman,longtime student and friend of former Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraConcertmaster and violin pedagogue, Mr. Herman Krebbers who passed away, aged 94.

 

In a VC blog, Rudolf pays tribute to his late-teacher and mentor:

Take any Dutch violinist of any generation at random and somewhere in his or her biography the name Herman Krebbers pops up.

Herman Krebbers is in my opinion just as important for the Dutch violin world as the Statue of Liberty is for NY. 

I came for my first lessons with Herman Krebbers 47 years ago at age 11!
The extraordinary qualities he had as a teacher were his immense presence and the enormous repertoire and musical knowledge that gave him such authority.

Krebbers’s daily routine at that time was like this: morning rehearsals with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (as first Concertmaster), afternoon teac

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Herman Krebbers (born 18 June 1923) is a Dutch violinist. Born in Hengelo, Overijssel, Krebbers studied in Amsterdam with Oskar Back. In 1943 the 19-year-old violinist debuted with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and eventually became the Orchestra's Concertmaster in 1962. In parallel he led a career as a soloist and a chamber musician. An accident in 1979 forced him to limit his soloist activities.
Krebbers has gained worldwide renown for his masterclasses at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he has trained some of the most important contemporary violinists, including Frank Peter Zimmermann, Peter Tanfield, Jeanne Lamon, Vera Beths, Rudolf Koelman, Szymon Krzeszowiec, Jeroen de Groot and Emmy Verhey. He has also served as chairman of the jury in the 1996 Leopold Mozart Violin Competition.

Recordings:
Beethoven: Violin Concerto with Bernard Haitink (Philips),
Brahms: Violin Concerto with Bernard Haitink (Philips),
Mozart: Violin Concertos K211 and K218 with David Zinman (Ph
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Herman Krebbers

Dutch violinist (1923–2018)

Herman Krebbers (18 June 1923 – Tilburg 2 May 2018) was a Dutch violinist.[1]

Born in Hengelo, Overijssel, Krebbers studied in Amsterdam with Oskar Back.[2] He gave his first concert at age 10.[3] In 1943, Krebbers debuted with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. During the Second World War, he became a member of the Nederlandse Kultuurkamer, under the control of the Third Reich. This subsequently led to a 2-year ban on performances by him after the war.[4]

In 1950, Krebbers became co-concertmaster (leader) of the Residentie Orchestra, along with his childhood friend Theo Olof.[5] Krebbers became concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1962.[2] In parallel, he had a career as a soloist and a chamber musician, and taught at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum (now the Conservatorium van Amsterdam) for many years.

Krebbers suffered a shoulder injury from an accident on his boat in 1979,[3] which forced him to resign from the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1

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