Jacques Meertens (born 16 April 1948)[1] is a Dutch clarinetist. He was the principal clarinetist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from September 1990 until his retirement in April 2013.[1][2] He plays on a German Reform-Boehm system clarinet.
A native of Limburg, Meertens studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Bram de Wilde, who was principal clarinetist at the Concertgebouw Orchestra between 1940 and 1975.[1] Meertens was clarinetist at the Nederlands Balletorkest and Noordhollands Philharmonisch Orkest in Haarlem before he joined the Concertgebouw Orchestra.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Vereniging Gepensioneerden Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest website
- ^ Kasper Jansen, Proefspelen achter het zwarte gordijn, NRC Handelsblad, 28 February 2013.
- ^ Soloklarinettist Jacques Meertens met pensioen[dead link]at concertgebouworkest.nl
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