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Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012)[1] was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. He was a leading figure in the historically informed performance movement to perform music on period instruments.
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Born | (1928-05-30)30 May 1928 's-Graveland, Netherlands |
Died | 16 January 2012(2012-01-16) (aged 83) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Organizations | Leonhardt-Consort |
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Leonhardt professionally played many instruments, including the harpsichord, pipe organ, claviorganum (a combination of harpsichord and organ), clavichord, fortepiano, and piano. He also conducted orchestras and choruses.