Marinus Arnoldus Johannes Snoeren (October 16, 1919 – July 11, 1982), was a Dutch

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 cellist

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 who was called the "aristocrat of cellists," on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound. He was born in 's-Gravenhage, the son of Marinus Franciscus Snoeren.

As a pedagogue he was most noticeable for his student Anner Bylsma

Anner Bylsma

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Marinus was a teacher at the Leidsche Muziek School in Leiden. He made his first tour of the United States

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 in 1963 and played to great acclaim in the orchestra undertaking several major tours which included cities such as New York

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, Boston

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, Chicago

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, Vienna

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, Munich

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 and Berlin

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. He has performed under great conductors including Leonard Bernstein

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, Pierre Boulez

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, Hans Knappertsbusch

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. Later he was the principal cellist for six years in the Residentie Orchestra

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 in 's-Gravenhage. His eldest son became a conductor

Conducting

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/composer

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 performing under the name of Rien Snoeren.

Tours

Concert tours:

• Portugal, 1962 May - Jun
• België (Knokke), 1948–1950, 1947–1950
• Groot-Brittanië (Manchester), 1949 Apr, 1948–1949
• België (Oostende), 1950–1962, 1950–1962
• Frankrijk (Parijs), 1953 Apr, 1953
• België (Brussel), Frankrijk (Parijs and Toulouse), 1955 Nov, 1955–1956
• België (Brussel) and Frankrijk (Parijs and Toulouse), 1955 Nov, 1955
• Groot-Britannië (Londen), 1956 Apr, 1953–1956
• Italië, 1956 May - Jun, 1956
• West-Duitsland, 1958 Feb, 1956–1958
• Italië, 1958 May, 1956–1959
• Noorwegen (Bergen), 1959 Jun, 1958–1959
• West-Duitsland (Rheydt) and Nijmegen, 1960 Apr, 1959–1962
• Groot-Britannië, 1960 May, 1959–1960
• Portugal, 1960 Jun - Jul, 1962 May - Jun, 1960–1962
• Ierland, 1961 May, 1961
• Verenigde Staten, 1961 Oct - Nov, 1958–1961
• West-Duitsland (Düren) and Nijmegen, 1962 Apr, 1960–1962
• West-Duitsland (München), 1961 May, 1960–1961
• West-Duitsland (Bonn), 1961 Sep, 1961
• België (Brussel), 1962 May, 1962
• België (Antwerpen), 1963 Nov, 1963
• Verenigde Staten, 1963 Apr - May, 1962–1963
• West-Duitsland, 1964 Apr, 1962–1964
• België (Antwerpen), 1965 Feb, 1962–1965
• Verenigde Staten and Canada, with photos, 1965 Mar - Apr
• West-Duitsland (Darmstadt), 1965 Jul, 1965–1966
• West-Duitsland, 1966 Mar, 1965–1966
• West-Duitsland (Bonn), 1966 May, 1966
• West-Duitsland (München), 1966 May, 1964–1967
• Zwitserland, 1967 Feb - Mar, 1965–1967
• Iraq, Bagdad 1967 May
• West-Duitsland, Zwitserland, 1967 May, 1966–1967
• "Boulez-tour", België, Frankrijk, Zwitserland, Duitsland, Oostenrijk and Hongarije, 1968 Mar, 1966–1970
• West-Duitsland (Darmstadt), Italië (Venetië), 1968 Sep, 1967–1968
• Oost-Duitsland (Berlijn) and Polen (Warschau), 1968 Sep - Oct, 1967–1968
• West-Duitsland, Oostenrijk, Zwitserland, 1968 Nov, 1967–1968
• Verenigde Staten, with photos, 1969 Jan - Feb, 1967–1969
• West-Duitsland and Oostenrijk, 1969 Nov, 1969
• West-Duitsland, 1970 Feb, 1970
• Zwitserland, 1970 Apr, 1970
• Portugal, 1970 May, 1969–1970
• West-Duitsland, 1970 Feb, 1970
• West-Duitsland, Zwitserland, 1970 Nov - Dec, 1970–1971
• Luxemburg, 1971 Mar, 1970–1971
• Zwitserland, 1971 Apr, 1970

• België (Brussel, Charleroi), 1971 Sep, 1971
• Iran, 1971 Sep, 1968–1976
• Frankrijk (Parijs), 1971 Oct, 1970–1972
• West-Duitsland (Viersen, Leverkusen), Oostenrijk (Wenen), 1972 Feb, 1969–1972
• West-Duitsland (Oberhausen), 1972 Mar, 1971–1972
• Zwitserland, 1973 Mar, 1971–1973
• West-Duitsland and Oostenrijk, 1974 Jan, 1971–1974
• België (Antwerpen), 1974 Nov, 1974
• West-Duitsland (Kleef), 1975 Jan, 1974–1975
• Groot-Brittanië, 1975 May, 1973–1977
• Groot-Brittanië (Londen), 1975 Jul, 1973–1975
• Verenigde Staten, 1975 Sep - Oct, 1975
• Bulgarije (Sofia), 1976 May, 1976
• Frankrijk (La Rochelle), 1976 Jul, 1974–1979
• West-Duitsland (Kleef), 1976 Sep, 1975–1976
• België (Brussel), 1976 Dec, 1971–1976
• West-Duitsland, 1977 Jan - Feb, 1974–1978
• België (Mechelen), 1978 Sep, 1977–1978
• Oost-Duitsland, Sowjet-Unie, Hongarije, Joegoslavië and Oostenrijk, 1978 Oct, 1976–1980
• Groot-Brittanië, 1979 Nov, 1979–1980