Jaap Schröder

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Jaap Schröder , also Jaap Schroeder (born December 31, 1925 in Amsterdam ; † January 1, 2020 there ) was a Dutch violinist and conductor .

Live and act

Jaap Schröder studied violin with Jos de Clerck between 1943 and 1947 , at the Conservatory in his hometown and then at the École Normale de Musique de Paris with Jacques Thibaud , Joseph Calvet and Jean Pasquier (1904–1992). He also studied musicology at the Paris Sorbonne . After completing his training, he was concertmaster with the Radio Hilversum Chamber Orchestra. At the same time, musicians friends suggested to him to found the “Nederlands Strijkkwartet” with them; With this string quartet he gave numerous concerts in Europe and North America. In 1960 he founded the ensemble “ Concerto Amsterdam ”, which he became director. The ensemble was converted into a baroque orchestra around 1969.

He pursued the career of a classical violinist for 17 years until he, meanwhile belonging to the circle of musicians around Frans Brüggen , Anner Bijlsma and Gustav Leonhardt , dealt intensively with the baroque violin and historical performance practice from the end of the 1960s . In 1973 he was invited to found a class for baroque violin at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis . In 1975 he founded the "Quartetto Esterházy", which until 1981 consisted of original instruments. In 1981 Christopher Hogwood appointed him concertmaster at the Academy of Ancient Music .

In 1982 he was appointed guest director of the newly founded "Smithsonian Chamber Players" in Washington for six years .

Jaap Schröder has taught at numerous music faculties at American universities, such as Yale University , Virginia and Maryland University, as well as at the Peabody Conservatory , the Banff School of the Arts and the Conservatory of Luxembourg City . He devoted himself intensively to the rediscovery of the forgotten violin literature of the 17th and 18th centuries. Schroeder was a regular guest conductor with leading chamber ensembles.

Schröder died the day after his 94th birthday.

Donation

After being a guest at the music festival that takes place annually in the small Icelandic town of Skálholt for 40 years , Schröder bequeathed his musical collection to the local cathedral in 2017. This forms the basis for a music library to be set up.

Publications

  • Jaap Schroeder: Bach's Solo Violin Works, A Performer's Guide. Yale University Press (September, 2007). ISBN 9780300124668

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Note on Otto's Baroque Musick (webradio) (accessed on March 13, 2012)
  2. ^ Curriculum vitae on the Smithsonian Chamber Music website (in English, accessed March 13, 2012)
  3. ↑ Violist, conductor en pedagoog Jaap Schröder (94) overleden on nporadio4.nl, accessed on January 3, 2020
  4. ↑ Information on the Skálholt Summer Concerts website (in English, accessed on January 18, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Schröder, Jaap
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schroeder, Jaap
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch violinist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 2020
Place of death Amsterdam