Frans van Ruth

Frans van Ruth (born 27 April 1951) is a Dutch Classical pianist and songwriter.[1] Mostly known for his works Songs in Love and Death and Allegro.[2]

Frans van Ruth
van Ruth in 2015
Born (1951-04-27) April 27, 1951
Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationPianist, Songwriter
Websitewww.fransvanruth.nl

Life and career

Early life

Frans van Ruth studied at Utrecht Conservatory at world renowned music school in Utrecht, Netherlands.[3] Van Ruth studied at multiple schools during his youth due to his family moving frequently. Due to this is what Van T Ruth credits with making him begin playing the piano.

Career

van Ruth began his career in 1970 at the age of 19. In his career particularly in his career beginnings he expressed an interest in Dutch music particularly classical music and piano. Van Ruth and a colleague Willem Noske studied heavily on the music in the Netherlands in the 19th century, resulting in numerous concerts and recordings. Nearly three quarters of Van Ruth's work and recordings were made and released in the first 15 years of his career. In 1995 he worked with flutist Eleonore Pameijerdean founder of the Leo Smit Foundation. Until 2004 he is a programmer and pianist of the Uilenburger Concerts organized by the foundation in Amsterdam.[4][5][6][7]

Frans van Ruth at a fundraising party in 2015

Cellist Doris Hochscheid and van Ruth have been playing a duo for many years, mostly at small private concerts or in concert halls around Europe. He is also co-founder of the Amsterdam Bridge Ensemble. Since 1997, Ruth is the main chamber music of the Amsterdam Conservatory. Since the late 1990s van Ruth remains active in his work usually performing about a dozen time a year at mostly private concerts but will do some general admission concerts through the Netherlands, Europe and most of Russia.[8]

Notable works

Albums
  • Kleine prélude van ravel: for alto and piano (1970)
  • Songs of Love and Death (2014)[9]

Songs
Frans van Ruth performing
  • Trio: allegro vivace (1970)
  • Pavane (1970) [10]
  • Sextuor Vivance (1971)
  • Lento (1999)[11]
  • Hymme (2005)
  • Verzen uit Maria Lecina (2005)
  • Lied Für Piano (2009)[12]

Personal life

Van Ruth remains active in the musical world and is part of multiple music collectives and groups in Amsterdam and around the Netherlands.[13]

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References
  1. "Koninklijke onderscheiding Op 3 februari 2017 werden Doris en ik tijdens een". biography book. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. "Frans van Ruth facts and biographies". discography.com. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. "Definition of "pianoforte"". Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. "zelf op muziek gezet en ze worden vertolkt door de beroemde sopraan Barbara Kozelj, celliste Doris Hochscheid en pianist Frans van Ruth". Edestad.com.nl. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. John Kiehl. "Hammer Time". Wolfram Demonstrations Project.
  6. Erlich, Cyril (1990). The Piano: A History. Oxford University Press, USA; Revised edition. ISBN 0-19-816171-9.
  7. Powers, Wendy (2003). "The Piano: The Pianofortes of Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  8. David R. Peterson (1994), "Acoustics of the hammered dulcimer, its history, and recent developments", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 95 (5), p. 3002.
  9. "Extraids De 'la Nouville Cythère: I, Frans van Ruth - Apple". Apple Music DH. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  10. "Pavane by Frans van Ruth on YouTube". YouTube. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  11. "All Music Lento by Frans Van Ruth Dutch". allmusic.com. 1 January 1999. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  12. "Piano à queue" (in French). Médiathèque de la Cité de la musique. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  13. "Frans was zeven jaar voorzitter van SC Wielsbeke". NI.com.nl. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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