Christine Kamp (1966 in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

, France) is a Dutch organist & pianist.

Biography

Kemp studied organ and piano at the

Sweelinck Conservatory The Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) is a Dutch Music school, conservatoire of music located in Amsterdam. This school is the music division of the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Amsterdam University of the Arts, the city's vocational ...

in Amsterdam, as well as organ, church music, chamber music and lied accompaniment at the Utrecht conservatory. Her organ teachers included

Ewald Kooiman Ewald Kooiman (June 14, 1938 in Wormer, North Holland – January 25, 2009 in Hurghada), was a Dutch organist. He studied organ in Amsterdam with Piet Kee and with Jean Langlais in Paris. In addition, he was professor of Romance languages. R ...

, Jacques van Oortmerssen and Jan Raas.

Ronald Brautigam Ronald Brautigam (born 1954) is a Dutch concert pianist, best known for his performances of Beethoven's piano works on the fortepiano. Born in Amsterdam, Brautigam studied there with Jan Wijn (1971-79), then he left to study in London with John B ...

and Thom Bollen were among her piano teachers. She attended courses with

György Sebők György Sebők (November 2, 1922 – November 14, 1999) was a Hungarian-born American pianist and professor at the Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. He was known worldwide as a soloist with major ...

and Marie-Louise Jaquet-Langlais. Christine Kamp has performed in the Netherlands (e.g.

Concertgebouw The Royal Concertgebouw ( nl, Koninklijk Concertgebouw, ) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls i ...

Amsterdam and

Sint-Bavokerk The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is a Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant church and former Catholic cathedral located on the central market square (Grote Markt (Haarlem), Grote Markt) in the Netherlands, Dutch city of Haarlem. Another Haarlem c ...

Haarlem), abroad (St. Clotilde, Paris), and has done recordings for radio, TV and CD. She gave the Dutch premiere (and first performance since 1928) of the Pièce Symphonique by

Louis Vierne Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. As the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death, he focused on organ music, including six organ symphonies and a '' Messe solennelle ...

with the Holland Symfonia Orchestra conducted by Ermanno Florio in 2006. She has been the organist of the Grote Kerk at

Weesp Weesp () is a city, an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam and a former municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of in . It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an are ...

since 1996.

Discography

Complete organ works (2CD) Vol.1, 2, 3, 4 (5 not recorded): including complete choral works, transcriptions, organ with chant, brass & orchestra *Christine Kamp Sauer organ Hermannstadt/Sibiu Romania Vol.1, 2

Awards

In 2002, Christine Kamp was decorated with the Silver Medal of the Société Académique 'Arts Sciences Lettres' in Paris, and in 2008, with the Weesper Cultuurprijs.

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Christine Kam

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