Jacques Meertens

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

  1. 1 2 3 Vereniging Gepensioneerden Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest website
  2. ↑ Kasper Jansen, Proefspelen achter het zwarte gordijn, NRC Handelsblad, 28 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Soloklarinettist Jacques Meertens met pensioen at concertgebouworkest.nl


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