Born: 15 June 1910 — Hilversum — The Netherlands Died: 21 March 1975 — Utrecht — The Netherlands He played the viola in the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra for 30 years. He is known as a composer not only in The Netherlands. His best-known piece is the "Gosauer Symphony" (1972), where his relation with and admiration for he Austrian master Anton Bruckner are expressed. He further studied composing among others with Hendrik Andriessen and Henk Badings. Read more on Last.fm