Herman Krebbers
Illustration — Herman Krebbers (1974) Herman Krebbers (18 June 1923 – Tilburg 2 May 2018) was a Dutch violinist. Herman Krebbers was born in Hengelo, Overijssel, Krebbers studied in Amsterdam with Oskar Back. He gave his first concert at age 10.
Herman Krebbers

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- Full name
- Herman Albertus Krebbers.
- Born
- 1923. · Hengelo.
- Died
- 2018. · Tilburg.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- violinist, music educator, concertmaster, conductor and musician.
- Fields
- music, violin performance and classical music.
- Teachers
- Oskar Back.
- Honours
- Blijvend Applaus award and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Herman Krebbers (1974) Herman Krebbers (18 June 1923 – Tilburg 2 May 2018) was a Dutch violinist. Herman Krebbers was born in Hengelo, Overijssel, Krebbers studied in Amsterdam with Oskar Back. He gave his first concert at age 10.
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Herman Krebbers died at Tilburg.
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Hengelo.
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In 1943, Krebbers debuted with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. During the Second World War, he became a member of the Nederlandse Kultuurkamer, under the control of the Third Reich. This subsequently led to a 2-year ban on performances by him after the war. In 1950, Krebbers became co-concertmaster (leader) of the Residentie Orchestra, along with his childhood friend Theo Olof. Krebbers became concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1962. In parallel, he had a career as a soloist and a chamber musician, and taught at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum (now the Conservatorium van Amsterdam) for many years. Krebbers suffered a shoulder injury from an accident on his boat in 1979, which forced him to resign from the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1980. He then focused primarily on teaching, with his work at the Amsterdam Conservatory. His students included Frank Peter Zimmermann, Peter Tanfield, Jeanne Lamon, Vera Beths, Rudolf Koelman, Szymon Krzeszowiec, Jeroen de Groot, Maurits van den Berg jr, Emmy Verhey and André Rieu sr. He also served as chairman of the jury for the 1996 Leopold Mozart Violin Competition. He curtailed his teaching activities in 2001.
Training under Oskar Back is recorded. The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is music, violin performance and classical music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Distinctions recorded are Blijvend Applaus award and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
• Bach: Concerto for Two Violins with Arthur Grumiaux, Edo de Waart conducting (Philips) • Bach: Concerto for Two Violins with Theo Olof, André Rieu sr. conducting (Artone) • Bach: Concerto for violin, strings and continuo with André Rieu Sr. (Artone) • Beethoven: Violin Concerto with Bernard Haitink (Philips) • Brahms: Violin Concerto with Willem Mengelberg 1943 • Brahms: Violin Concerto with Bernard Haitink (Philips) • Dvorak: Violin Concerto with Anton Kersjes (EMI) • Haydn: Violin Concertos with André Rieu Sr. (Artone) • Mozart: Violin Concertos K211 and K218 with David Zinman (Philips) • Nardini: Violin Concerto with André Rieu Sr. (CNR) • Tchaikovsky: Three Souvenirs with Anton Kersjes (EMI) • Vivaldi: Concerto for two violins with André Rieu Sr. (Artone)

Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: Grand Gala du Disque Classique 1965 in het Concertgebouw te Amsterdam Beschrijving: Vier Edison-winnaars; v.l.n.r. violisten Herman Krebbers en Arthur Grumiaux, dirigent Carlo Maria Giulini en mevrouw Soames (dochter van Winston Churchill) Datum: 29 oktober 1965 Locatie: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden: klassieke muziek, musici
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Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: Grand Gala du Disque Classique 1965 in het Concertgebouw te Amsterdam Beschrijving: Vier Edison-winnaars; v.l.n.r: violisten Herman Krebbers en Arthur Grumiaux, dirigent Carlo Maria Giulini en mevrouw Soames (dochter van Winston Churchill) Datum: 29 oktober 1965 Locatie: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden: culturele prijzen, klass
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- 1.Galema, J. Groot violist en docent met volmaakte stokbeheersing. Herman Krebbers 1923-2018 NRC, 4 mei 2018. Gearchiveerd op 11 mei 2023.
- 2.Twentsch dagblad Tubantia en Enschedesche Courant, 23 juni 1923, melding geboorte
- 3.Tony van Verre ontmoet Herman Krebbers
- 4.Violist Herman Krebbers overleden Omroep Ede. Url bezocht op 8 mei 2018
- 5.Wennekes, E. Herman Krebbers over leren en doceren, NRC, 15 juni 1998. Gearchiveerd op 7 mei 2023.
- 6.Herman Krebbers, een 14-jarige Nederlandsche violist. Arnhemsche Courant, 17 juli 1937
- 7.Kurzaalberichten. Haagsche Courant, 18 juni 1938
- 8.Een concertmeester van 17 jaar, Herman Krebbers. Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden, 19 september 1940
- 9.Pauline Micheels, Muziek in de schaduw van het Derde Rijk, Walburg Pers, Zutphen, 1993, p. 220-221.
- 10.De Telegraaf van 16-4-1943
- 11.Dick Verkijk, Radio Hilversum, 1940-1945. Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam, 1974.
- 12.Herman Krebbers gerehabiliteerd De Volkskrant, 4 februari 1947
- 13.Krebbers op www.muziekencyclopedie.nl.
- 14.Concertgebouw Orkest eert overleden violist Krebbers. EdeStad.nl,Uit & Cultuur. Url bezocht op 8 mei 2018
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