Frédéric Devreese
| Frédéric Devreese | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 June 1929 Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Composer, conductor |
| Years active | 1949–present |
| Spouse(s) | Annie De Clerck |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of the Crown Knight of the Order of Leopold II |
| Website | www |
Frédéric Devreese (born 2 June 1929 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-born Belgian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and piano works that have been performed throughout the world; he is also active as a conductor.
Devreese received his first musical training from his father, the composer-conductor Godfried Devreese (1893–1972).
He studied composition with Marcel Poot and conducting with in Brussels, composition with Ildebrando Pizzetti at the Accademia Santa Cecilia in Rome from 1952 to 1955 and conducting with Hans Swarowsky at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna in 1955-56.
Devreese has composed music for piano, chamber music, orchestra, choir, opera and ballet, but became widely known initially for his film scores. In addition, he has written the imposed work for the Reine Elisabeth music competition in Brussels (1983, Concerto No. 4) and the Adolphe Sax competition in Dinant (1998, Ostinati).
He has served as conductor of the BRT Philharmonic Orchestra and has guest-conducted orchestras throughout the world. For his recordings for Marco Polo's series Anthology of Flemish Music, he was nominated for the Cultural Ambassador of Flanders in 1996-97.
Devreese is married to Annie De Clerck.
Devreese received the following prizes:
He was knighted by Albert II of Belgium in 1996. His motto is Tenuto.
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