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11. Martin Spanjaard

    Martin Spanjaard 1892

    100694 Internationally celebrated conductor He was born on July 30, 1892, son of a wealthy textile manufacturer. When Martin was seven years old the family moved to The Hague and from that time …

12. Theo Smit Sibinga

    Theo Smit Sibinga 1899

    101243 Sensitive and skillful Theodore Henri Smit Sibinga was born in Bandung and still a toddler when his family returned to the Netherlands. After high school, he started cello lessons with …

13. Mischa Hillesum

    Mischa Hillesum 1920

    101236 Angelic child prodigy Mischa Hillesum was raised in an unconventional environment in Deventer. In the family home, certainly not typically Dutch with its exotic interior and bohemian …

14. Hans Lachman

    Hans Lachman 1906

    101117 Master arranger and musical all-rounder Heinz Lachmann was born in Berlin on March 7, 1906, son of Sigmund Lachmann, a physician and Emma Löwy, a pianist who had studied at the Stern …

15. Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman

    Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman 1892

    100005 Unique self-taught professional Johanna Suzanna Hendrina Roepman was born in Rotterdam on August 4, 1892, the second of three daughters of pharmacist Maarten Adrianus Roepman and Elisabeth …

16. Fania Chapiro

    Fania Chapiro 1926

    100019 Child prodigy, pianist and composer Father Naum Chapiro was a violin teacher and Fania, just a toddler, tried to play with his violin. But soon it became clear that another instrument was …

17. Marius Flothuis

    Marius Flothuis 1914

    100022 Composer, scholar, humanist Marius Flothuis, born on October 30, 1914, in an Amsterdam apartment on the corner of Ruysdaelstraat and Hondecoeterstraat, was raised in a well-to-do family. His …

18. Henriëtte Bosmans

    Henriëtte Bosmans 1895

    100018 Dutch soloist of international stature Henriette, an only child, was raised in a musical environment. Her father, Henri Bosmans (1856-1896), had been principal solo cellist of the newly …

19. Max Vredenburg

    Max Vredenburg 1904

    101245 Honest and tireless Max David Vredenburg was born in Brussels on January 16, 1904, and was raised in a Dutch-Jewish family. With the looming threat of war, they fled to The Hague. Max was …

20. Daniel Belinfante

    Daniël Belinfante 1893

    100017 Avant-gardist in the Watergraafsmeer Belinfante was born in the Amsterdam neighborhood Watergraafsmeer on March 6, 1893, the third child in a family of ten. From his father Aron, a diamond …