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Reinbert de Leeuw

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Reinbert de Leeuw

Personb. 1938 · Amsterdam, Netherlands, Netherlands

contemporary classicalclassical20th century classicalavant-garde classicalimpressionismclassical piano

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Bio

Reinbert de Leeuw was a Dutch conductor, pianist and composer born in Amsterdam in 1938. He studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and became known for championing 20th-century and contemporary classical repertoire. De Leeuw founded the Schönberg Ensemble in 1974 and served as artistic director of the Tanglewood Music Center from 1992 to 1994. He recorded extensively for Philips and other labels, focusing on composers such as Messiaen, Ligeti, and Kurtág. De Leeuw also appeared regularly as a pianist in recital and chamber settings. He died in Leiden in 2020.

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    Ligeti: Hamburg Concerto: I. Praeludium cover art

    Ligeti: Hamburg Concerto: I. Praeludium

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    Gnossiennes: No. 5 cover art

    Gnossiennes: No. 5

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    Ligeti: Piano Concerto: II. Lento e deserto cover art

    Ligeti: Piano Concerto: II. Lento e deserto

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    Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows: II. Thread Suns cover art

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    Lonely Child

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    Gnossienne No. 5 cover art

    Gnossienne No. 5

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    Ligeti: Piano Concerto: I. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso cover art

    Ligeti: Piano Concerto: I. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso

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    Ligeti : Melodien cover art

    Ligeti : Melodien

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    Bouchara cover art

    Bouchara

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    Ligeti: Chamber Concerto: I. Corrente. Flieβend cover art

    Ligeti: Chamber Concerto: I. Corrente. Flieβend

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    Zipangu cover art

    Zipangu

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    Ligeti: Piano Concerto: III. Vivace cantabile cover art

    Ligeti: Piano Concerto: III. Vivace cantabile

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Albums

Ligeti : Project Vol.1 - Melodien, Chamber Concerto, Piano Concerto & Mysteries of the Macabre cover art

Ligeti : Project Vol.1 - Melodien, Chamber Concerto, Piano Concerto & Mysteries of the Macabre

Album · 2000

Vivier: Lonely Child; Prologue pour un Marco Polo; Bouchara; Zipangu cover art

Vivier: Lonely Child; Prologue pour un Marco Polo; Bouchara; Zipangu

Album · 1996

Davor Vincze: Ashes cover art

Davor Vincze: Ashes

Album · 2026

Messiaen: Works for Wind Ensemble cover art

Messiaen: Works for Wind Ensemble

Album · 1994

Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77 / In tempus praesens cover art

Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77 / In tempus praesens

Album · 2017

Gubaidulina: Jetzt immer Schnee; Perception cover art

Gubaidulina: Jetzt immer Schnee; Perception

Album · 1995

Writing to Vermeer cover art

Writing to Vermeer

Album · 2006

Antheil: Ballet Mécanique; A Jazz Symphony; Violin Sonata No. 1; Violin Sonata No. 2 (Netherlands Wind Ensemble: Complete Philips Recordings, Vol. 16) cover art

Antheil: Ballet Mécanique; A Jazz Symphony; Violin Sonata No. 1; Violin Sonata No. 2 (Netherlands Wind Ensemble: Complete Philips Recordings, Vol. 16)

Album · 1977

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Arranged for Small Orchestra) cover art

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Arranged for Small Orchestra)

Album · 2020

Der Nächtliche Wanderer | Abschied cover art

Der Nächtliche Wanderer | Abschied

Album · 2023