Daniel Wayenberg

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Marijke Smit Sibinga and Daniel Wayenberg (1964)

Daniel Ernest Joseph Carel Wayenberg (born October 11, 1929 in Paris ; † September 17, 2019 there ) was a Dutch pianist and composer .

Life

The son of the Russian violinist Margarete Berson and a Dutch journalist, who was born in Paris and grew up in the Netherlands, had his first lessons from his mother. He then studied in The Hague with Ary Verhaar and at the Conservatoire de Paris with Marguerite Long . As the youngest participant in the Concours International Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud , he received the Grand Prize of the City of Paris in 1949.

In 1953 he made his Carnegie Hall debut in New York with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Dimitri Mitropoulos . He then went on concert tours through the USA, Canada, Indonesia and various European countries and performed at international festivals. He received the Grand Prix du Disque several times , a. a. 1956 for the recording of works by Johannes Brahms , Maurice Ravels , George Gershwin and Sergei Rachmaninoff .

Wayenberg has appeared as a piano soloist under conductors such as Eugen Jochum , Karl Böhm , Jean Martinon , Rafael Kubelík , George Szell , Sir John Barbirolli , Georges Prêtre and Bernard Haitink . He also appeared as a jazz pianist and published albums a. a. with Louis van Dijk . In 1962 the Netherlands awarded him the Orde van Oranje Nassau . In 1967 he was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France . From 1985 he taught piano at the Rotterdam Conservatory .

In addition to chamber music works, Wayenberg a. a. a symphony and a concerto for three pianos.

Works

  • Solstice , ballet, 1955
  • Concerto for five wind instruments and piano, 1958
  • Sonata for violin and piano, 1966
  • Capella , Symphony, 1973
  • Concerto for three pianos and orchestra, 1974

literature

Web link

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sandra Kooke: Daniel Wayenberg (1929-2019) was wel een van de degelijk best pianists van Nederland. In: Trouw.nl . September 17, 2019, accessed September 18, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ^ A b c Ronald Kinloch Anderson:  Wayenberg, Daniel (Ernest Joseph Carel). In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  3. ^ A b Biography of Daniel Wayenberg in: Muziekencyclopedie
  4. ^ Lance G. Hill: Daniel Wayenberg. In: Classical Music Guide. 2007, Retrieved September 19, 2019 (Dutch).
  5. ^ CD Daniel Wayenberg, Louis van Dijk, Toots Thielemans at Discogs , Polydor 1986
personal data
SURNAME Wayenberg, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wayenberg, Daniel Ernest Joseph Carel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch pianist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH 17th September 2019
Place of death Paris