Willem Andriessen [SEP] place of death
Willem Andriessen
Willem Andriessen (Haarlem, October 25, 1887 – Amsterdam, March 29, 1964) was a Dutch pianist and composer. His compositional output was small due to the demands of performance and teaching, but he was nonetheless awarded a number of compositional prizes in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Biography.
Andriessen studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory, completing his studies in 1906, and was awarded the school's Outstanding Achievement Prize for piano. He appeared frequently in concert performances in the Netherlands, and was noted for
- Hendrick Andriessen (1607–1655), Flemish painter
- Hendrik Andriessen (1892–1981), Dutch composer, brother of Willem and Mari
- Jurriaan Andriessen (artist) (1742–1819), Dutch decorative painter
- Jurriaan Andriessen (composer) (1925–1996), Dutch composer, son of Hendrik Andriessen
- Koos Andriessen (b. 1928), Dutch politician
- Louis Andriessen (b. 1939), Dutch composer, son of Hendrik Andriessen
- Mari Andriessen (1897–1977), Dutch sculptor, brother of Willem and