Theo Bruins (Arnhem, November 25, 1929 - Haarlem, January 8, 1993) was a Dutch pianist and composer. Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Bruins studied piano with Jaap Spaanderman at the Amsterdam Academy of Music and composition with Kees van Baaren. He received the Harriet Cohen Beethoven Medal in 1959. Jacob Hendrik Bastiaan (Jaap) Spaanderman (Gouda, October 17, 1896 - Amsterdam, 19??) was a Dutch pianist, cellist, conductor and educator. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Complete list of works

• Six pièces brèves (1950)
• Concerto per pianoforte ed orchestra (1952)
• Sonate per pianoforte (1955)
• Sei Studi (1963)
• Quartet '84 for piano solo (1984)
• Sincope, per clavicembalo (1992)

External links

• Theo Bruins page at Donemus