Godfried Hoogeveen
Godfried Hoogeveen (* 1946 in Hilversum ) is a Dutch cellist.
Hoogeveen began playing the cello at the age of ten with Max Budnitzky and Jacobus van der Beek in Hilversum . From 1965 he studied cello with Tibor de Machula at the Muzieklyceum in Amsterdam. In 1970 he received his diploma with the grade cum laude . He continued his studies with Gregor Piatigorsky at the University of Southern California (UCLA) in Los Angeles . During his four years of study there he played chamber music with his teacher and with Jascha Heifetz . Hoogeveen himself taught at UCLA.
From 1976 to 1990 Hoogoveen was a cello soloist at the Residentie Orkest in The Hague . In 1990 he became principal cellist at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and remained in this position until 2011. In 1990 Sir Georg Solti asked him to become the first solo cellist of the World Orchestra for Peace , an orchestra set up especially for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations . As a soloist he played with Wolfgang Sawallisch , Ferdinand Leitner , Riccardo Chailly , Hans Vonk , Edo de Waart , Jaap van Zweden and Stanisław Skrowaczewski . With a repertoire of over forty solo concerts, Hoogeveen has built a compelling solo career throughout Europe, Asia and both Americas.
Hoogeveen is also active as a chamber musician. In 2001, at the Slawa Rostropovich Festival in Amsterdam, he played Anton Arenski's String Quartet No. 2 together with Mstislav Rostropovich , Vesko Eschkenazy and Yuri Bashmet . He played the concert series "Rondje Romantiek" ("Romantic Round") at the Koninklijk Concertgebouw Amsterdam with Edith Grosz and her husband Isidor Latiner . As an enthusiastic chamber musician, he was a frequent guest at the festivals in Seattle, Hawaii, Colorado, New York and Saas-Fee.
Hoogeveen played Dutch premieres of concerts by Friedrich Gulda and Henri Dutilleux . In 2005 he played the cello concerto composed by William Walton in 1955/1956, a work commissioned by Gregor Piatigorsky . Various composers have dedicated compositions to him. Recordings of him are available on CBS, Ottawa and Globe.
Hoogeveen taught at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague for twelve years and then at the Conservatory in Amsterdam.
literature
- Musicaromantica.ch (Saas-Fee Music Festival): Godfried Hoogeveen. Accessed July 9, 2018 .
- Seattle Chamber Music Society: Godfried Hoogeveen. Accessed July 8, 2018 .
- Meisterkurse.com: Godfried Hoogeveen. Accessed July 8, 2018 .
- enjoyLDP, Loosdrechtse Plassen: Godfried Hoogeveen and Denis Brott cell duos. December 10, 2017, accessed July 8, 2018 (Dutch).
Web links
- Godfried Hoogeveen at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Year and place of birth according to the Library of Congress
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoogeveen, Godfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hilversum |