Dirk Andries Flentrop

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Dirk Andries Flentrop (born May 1, 1910 in Zaandam ; † November 30, 2003 in Santpoort-Zuid ) was a Dutch organ builder .

Life

Flentrop was the son of Hendrik Wicher Flentrop (1866-1950), who founded the organ building company Flentrop Orgelbouw in 1903 in Zaandam . This world famous company is active in Europe , the United States and South America and has also built organs in Taiwan and Japan .

In recognition of his services, Flentrop received an honorary doctorate in musicology from Oberlin College ( Ohio ) in 1968 for his pioneering work in classical organ building and later another from Duke University in North Carolina . The restoration of the organs from 1693 and 1735 of the cathedral of Mexico City, carried out from 1975 to 1978, is remarkable . In 1982 he was honored with a book about his work there in the USA.

Flentrop died in November 2003 at the age of 93 at his home in Santpoort-Zuid.

Flentrop's successor was JA Steketee (* 1936) in 1976, until Cees PW van Oostenbrugge (1947–2008) took over management of the company in 1998. After his death, Frits Elshout (* 1952) became the new director and Erik Winkel (* 1971) his deputy. The company's list of works includes over 400 new organs, including 17 organs in Germany and over 100 in the USA.

literature

  • Dirk Andries Flentrop: De orgels in de Cathedral of Mexico City.
  • Dirk Andries Flentrop: The Organs of Mexico City Cathedral . translated by John T. Fesperman . Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology. Number 47.Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington 1986, 53 pages, 28 illustrations, appendix

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personal data
SURNAME Flentrop, Dirk Andries
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaandam
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2003
Place of death Santpoort-Zuid