Henriëtte Bosmans

Henriëtte Hilda Bosmans (6 December 1895, Amsterdam – 2 July 1952, Amsterdam) was a Dutch composer.

Bosmans was the daughter of Henri Bosmans, principal cellist of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the pianist Sara Benedicts, piano teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Her father died when she was 6 months old. She studied piano with her mother and became a piano teacher herself at the age of 17. She became a celebrated pianist by the 1920s, performing throughout Europe with among others Monteux, Mengelberg and Ansermet. She gave 22 concertos with the Concertgebouw Orchestra alone between 1929 and 1949. [Helen Metzelaar, "Hentriëtte Hilda Bosmans", "Grove Music Online" ed. L. Macy ]

Bosmans began her composition studies with Jan Willem Kersbergen and later with Cornelis Dopper (1921-22) and Willem Pijper (1927-30). She maintained a close friendship with Benjamin Britten. [ [http://www.geneco.nl/?nid=3400 Genootschap van Nederlandse Componisten - Organisatie - Henriëtte Bosmans Prijs ] ]

The "Henriëtte Bosmans Prize", named after Bosmans, is an encouragement prize for young Dutch composers. The prize, consisting of €2,500.00 and a performance, has been awarded since 1994 by the Society of Dutch Composers. [ [http://www.geneco.nl/?nid=3400 Genootschap van Nederlandse Componisten - Organisatie - Henriëtte Bosmans Prijs ] ]

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*nl [http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn3/bosmans Biography]