Herman Krebbers
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Herman Krebbers (born June 18, 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 shining 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 master classes at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he has trained some of the most important contemporary violinists, including Frank Peter Zimmermann, 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.[1]
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- ^ Cumming, Naomi (2000). The sonic self: musical subjectivity and signification. Indiana University Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780253337542. http://books.google.com/books?id=rXLXEhrBFLcC&pg=PA31. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
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