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Aug 14, 1911 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Died on 28 Apr 2006 (aged 94)
Dutch conductor
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About Jan Koetsier
- Jan Koetsier (14 August 1911 in Amsterdam – 28 April 2006 in Munich) was a Dutch composer and conductor. In 1950, Koetsier became the first Kapellmeister of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
- As a composer, he wrote chamber music, and orchestral and choral works, as well as the opera Frans Hals.
- From 1966 to 1976, he taught conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. A well-known example of his composition is Brass Symphony from 1979, which is divided into three movements and arranged for a brass dectet. In 1992, the Jan Koetsier Foundation was established by an endowment from the composer.
- One of the main responsibilities of the Foundation, which has been based at the Hochschule since 2001, is the organization of the biennial International Jan Koetsier Competition.
