Phia Berghout

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Berghout in 1964

Sophia Rosa Berghout (14 December 1909 - 22 March 1993) was a Dutch harpist. [1] [2] Her obituary in The Independent called her "arguably the most influential harpist this century". [1]

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Career

She was born in Rotterdam on 14 December 1909 and started playing the harp when she was 15 years old.[ citation needed ] She studied the harp at the Amsterdam Conservatoire with Rosa Spier  [ de ]. [2] She played in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, as second harp 1933-1945 and principal harp 1945–1960, as well as having a successful solo career. [3] She taught at the Amsterdam Conservatoire and then, from 1974, at the Maastricht Conservatoire. [3]

Together with Maria Korchinska (1895–1979) she established the International Harpweeks held at Queekhoven near Amsterdam in the 1960s; these developed into the World Harp Congress. [3]

Personal life

Berghout married Johannes den Hertog, pianist and assistant conductor of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw: they divorced after a short time. [2] She died in Doorn on 22 March 1993, aged 83. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Salo, Satu (27 March 1993). "Obituary: Phia Berghout" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Govea, Wenonah Milton (1995). "Berghout, Phia (Sophia Rosa)". Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Harpists: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Greenwood. pp. 23–29. ISBN   9780313278662.
  3. 1 2 3 "Phia Berghout & Maria Korchinska". World Harp Congress. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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