Amsterdam Oud-West , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Nico Richter
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 18, 2023
1. Nico Richter Marker
Ter nagedachtenis
In dit huis woonde de Joodse componist, violist en arts Nico Richter (1915-1945). Hij zat in het verzet, werd verraden en hier in april 1942 door de nazi's opgepakt. Na gevangenschap en dwangarbeid keerde Richter in juli 1945 doodziek terug. Hij stierf op 16 augustus 1945.
Zijn vrouw, Hetta Richter-Scheffer (1915-2006), zelf violiste en viooldocente, organiseerde hier na de oorlog concerten in de kamers en suite. De concerten van 'De Suite' boden een podium aan talrijke talentvolle musici en werden een begrip in de Nederlandse muziek wereld. Op deze locatie zijn meer dan 250 concerten gegeven.
In Memoriam
The Jewish composer, violinist and physician Nico Richter (1915-1945) lived in this house. He was in the resistance, was betrayed and arrested here by the Nazis in April 1942. After imprisonment and forced labour, Richter returned in July 1945, very ill. He died on August 16, 1945.
His wife, Hetta Richter-Scheffer (1915-2006), herself a violinist and violin teacher, organized concerts here in the rooms
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 16, 1945.
Location. 52° 21.798′ N, 4° 52.442′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam Oud-West. Marker is on Eerste Helmersstraat west of Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Eerste Helmersstraat 70HS, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1054 BX, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. WG-terrein (compound) (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaanse (about 240 meters away); Roemer Visscher (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Vondelfontein / Vondel Fountain (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Doctor Aletta H. Jacobs (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Gerard Borst (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Kantoor Gemeentetram / Municipal Tram Office (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Jeltje de Bosch Kemper (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
Also see . . .
1. Nico Richter (Leo Smit Foundation)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 18, 2023
2. Nico Richter Marker - wide view
Overview: Almost all Nico Richter’s surviving compositions date from his student days. Most of them are ultrashort, inspired by Webern and Berg. As a student of medicine, he directed the student orchestra MUSA. He joined the resistance, was arrested in 1942 and sent to work in successive concentration camps. A physical wreck, he dictated his final composition on his deathbed just after liberation. His talent never reached full maturity.(Submitted on June 19, 2023.)
2. Nico Richter (een weinig gespeelde componist / an infrequently played composer). A 7 minute YouTube slideshow chronology of Richter’s life, set to one of his pieces. The description of the video, in translation, is as follows: The resistance fighter Nico Richter, who was arrested in April 1942, only survived the war for three months. He was of secular Jewish descent. He returned broken from Dachau concentration camp. In 1940, the composer and physician Richter was just beginning to penetrate the major stages. Due to his early death, at the age of twenty-nine, Dutch musical life was again impoverished, after all the losses during the war itself. After the liberation, what had been preserved of him was pushed into the background. Of this last composition, the 'Serenade' for flute, violin and viola, only the first and
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 18, 2023
3. Nico Richter Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
