Louis Andriessen
Dutch composer, pianist and university lecturer
Louis Andriessen (Dutch pronunciation: [luˈi ˈɑndrisə(n)]; 6 June 1939 – 1 July 2021) was a Dutch composer, pianist and academic teacher. His music was neoclassicism and serialism.
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| Born | 6 June 1939 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 July 2021 (aged 82) Weesp, Netherlands |
| Education | Royal Conservatory of The Hague |
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| Spouse | Jeanette Yanikian (m. 1996; died 2008)Monica Germino (m. 2012) |
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Andriessen taught at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1974 to 2012, influencing notable composers. His opera La Commedia, based on Dante's Divine Comedy, won the 2011 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
In December 2020, Andriessen was diagnosed with dementia.[1][2][3] He died on 1 July 2021 in Weesp at age 82.[2][4][5][6]
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