Herman Krebbers facts for kids

Herman Krebbers (1974)

Herman Krebbers (born June 18, 1923, died May 2, 2018) was a famous Dutch violin player. He was known for his amazing talent as a performer and a teacher.

Early Life and First Concerts

Herman Krebbers was born in Hengelo, a town in the Netherlands. He started playing the violin at a young age. He studied music in Amsterdam with a well-known teacher named Oskar Back. Herman gave his very first public concert when he was only 10 years old.

In 1943, Herman Krebbers played for the first time with the famous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. This was a big step in his career. During World War II, he had to join a group called the Nederlandse Kultuurkamer. This group was controlled by the government at that time. Because of this, he was not allowed to perform for two years after the war ended.

A Leading Violinist

In 1950, Krebbers became a co-leader of the Residentie Orchestra. He shared this important role with his childhood friend, Theo Olof. Being a concertmaster means you are the main violin player in an orchestra.

Later, in 1962, Herman Krebbers became the concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. This is one of the best orchestras in the world. At the same time, he also played as a soloist. This means he performed by himself with an orchestra. He also played chamber music, which is music for small groups of instruments. For many years, he taught at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum, which is now called the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

Teaching and Later Years

In 1979, Herman Krebbers had an accident on his boat. He hurt his shoulder badly, which made it hard for him to play the violin. Because of this injury, he had to leave the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1980.

After his injury, Krebbers focused mostly on teaching. He became a very important teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Many of his students became famous violinists themselves. Some of his well-known students include Frank Peter Zimmermann, Emmy Verhey, and André Rieu. He also helped judge the Leopold Mozart Violin Competition in 1996. He stopped teaching regularly in 2001.

Recordings

Herman Krebbers made many recordings throughout his career. Here are some of them:

• Bach: Concerto for Two Violins with Arthur Grumiaux, conducted by Edo de Waart (Philips)
• Bach: Concerto for Two Violins with Theo Olof, conducted by André Rieu sr. (Artone)
• Bach: Concerto for violin, strings and continuo with André Rieu Sr. (Artone)
• Beethoven: Violin Concerto with Bernard Haitink (Philips)
• Brahms: Violin Concerto with Willem Mengelberg 1943
• Brahms: Violin Concerto with Bernard Haitink (Philips)
• Dvorak: Violin Concerto with Anton Kersjes (EMI)
• Haydn: Violin Concertos with André Rieu Sr. (Artone)
• Mozart: Violin Concertos K211 and K218 with David Zinman (Philips)
• Nardini: Violin Concerto with André Rieu Sr. (CNR)
• Tchaikovsky: Three Souvenirs with Anton Kersjes (EMI)
• Vivaldi: Concerto for two violins with André Rieu Sr. (Artone)

See also

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