About Jacques Meertens
Born 1948. Jacques Meertens is a Dutch clarinetist.
Jacques Meertens (born 16 April 1948) is a Dutch clarinetist. He was the principal clarinetist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from September 1990 until his retirement in April 2013. He plays on a German Reform-Boehm system clarinet.
A native of Limburg, Meertens studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Bram de Wilde, who was principal clarinetist at the Concertgebouw Orchestra between 1940 and 1975.
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Dutch clarinetist
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Jacques Meertens was born on 16 April 1948.
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Jacques Meertens is Dutch.
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