Willem Andriessen

Willem Andriessen (Haarlem, October 25, 1887 – Amsterdam, March 29, 1964) was a Dutch pianist and composer.

He appeared frequently in concert performances in the Netherlands, and was noted for his interpretations of J.S.

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Robert Schumann, though he also played piano pieces from contemporaries such as Debussy, Ravel, Bartók and Pijper.

He also gave radio broadcasts of performances which included analyses of compositions.

In 1942, following the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Andriessen and his brother Hendrik were imprisoned in Kamp Sint-Michielsgestel for a year, during which time Willem gave lecture-concerts for the prisoners.