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Franssens, Joep (1955-)

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Dutch composer Jupp Fransens, born in Groningen in 1955, studied composition with Louis Andriessen at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague, and was awarded the Dutch cultural prize Het Gouden Viooltje (Golden Violin Prize) in 2015. He is gaining recognition for his free style, which is not restricted by contemporary musical techniques, and his works have been featured by Jakob Kreizberg, Lukas Foss, Gerd Albrecht, and Vasily Petrenko, among others. Laura van Raat, a virtuoso who has recorded many contemporary piano works by Adams, Jefsky, and Davener, has also actively featured contemporary Dutch composers such as Bert Spaan and Robin de Raaf on the Et'cetera label, and her Jupp Fransens album, " The Gift of Song" and "Winter Child," his second since KTC1533. Tokyo M-Plus