Cor de Groot
Cor de Groot was born in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands on July 7th, 1914 and is the Pianist. At the age of 78, Cor de Groot biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Cor de Groot (July 7, 1914 – May 26, 1993) was a Dutch pianist and composer. He was born in Amsterdam. * He studied piano with Egbert Veen and Ulferts Schults, as well as composition and conducting under Sem Dresden. He received his highest awards in 1932 after appearing in a piano concerto written by himself. He received the fifth prize at the 1936 international competition for pianists in Vienna, after being a soloist with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. * He performed around the world, and recordings that exist show a strong sense of structure, a clean rhythmic attack, and very precise dynamic shadings. He was a member of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition's jury in 1956. In 1959, a nervous disorder developed in his right hand, but he kept playing repertoire for the left hand. He arranged more than 80 pieces for the left hand; one reviewer characterized his Apparitions, Voor piano, and "full piano music that could make it a joy for a pianist to learn his left hand." He regained control of his right hand slowly. * He was the musical director of the Dutch Broadcasting Foundation and a promoter of Dutch contemporary music. He made many recordings but also began writing. * Variations imaginaires (1967), orchestral music; vocal work; and chamber music such as Sonatine pastorale (1961). * Gerard Schurmann, the Dutch composer, has been credited with his Bagatelles (1945) for de Groot, but this is not the case. * He died in Amsterdam in 1993.