- Philibert Mees
Philibert Mees (
Mechelen ,May 13 1929 -Mechelen ,July 2 2006 ) was a Flemishcomposer andpianist . He was murdered in July 2006.In 1952, Mees obtained a degree at the "Koninklijk Vlaams Conservatorium", the royal conservatory of
Antwerp . He studied under the pianistsStevan Bergmann andGeza Anda .Mees formed a duo with BRT
violist Roger Nauwelaers since the 1980s. In 1999, Mees was given the trophy "Fuga", a prize handed out by the Belgian national composers union.Mees was killed in his home in Mechelen in July 2006; he was killed by two knife cuts to his chest, was rolled up in a bed cover and plastic, and hidden under his bed. Two days later, a suspect of foreign descent was apprehended by police, after investigation of the phone records of Mees. The twenty-year-old suspect would confess to the killing on July 13.
References
* "
De Standaard ", "Verdachte bekent moord op Mechelse pianist",July 13 ,2006 .
* "Het Nieuwsblad ", "Speurders zoeken naar dader en motief",July 4 ,2006 .
* "VRT Nieuws", [http://www.vrtnieuws.net/nieuwsnet_master/versie2/english/details/060704_mees/index.shtml "Flemish pianist murdered"] ,July 6 ,2006
* "Radio 1" (VRT ), "Het Journaal" (15h),July 6 ,2006
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