Klaas de Vries

(Terneuzen, 1944) studied piano and composition at the Rotterdam Conservatory and continued his study in composition under Otto Ketting at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. After winning an award for composition in 1994 he studied for some time with Milko Kelemen in Germany. He was programmer of the STAMP concerts in Rotterdam and taught theoretical subjects at Twente Conservatory. With Peter-Jan Wagemans he started the foundation the Unanswered Question, realizing performances of new work by the composition department. Works by De Vries have been performed by the Rotterdam Philarmonisch Orkest, the Residentieorkest, the Noordhollands Philharmonisch Orkest, the Schönberg Ensemble and the Nederlands Saxofoonkwartet. In 1984 Klaas de Vries received the 1983 Matthijs-Vermeulen award for his composition Discantus, written for the Nederlands Studenten Orkest. In 1998 he received this prize a second time for A king, riding and Interludium for string orchestra.