Philibert Mees, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Philibert Mees

Belgian musician

Date of Birth: 13-May-1929

Place of Birth: Mechelen, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 29-Jun-2006

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Philibert Mees

  • Philibert Mees (13 May 1929, in Mechelen – 29 June 2006, in Mechelen) was a Flemish composer and pianist.
  • He was murdered in June 2006. In 1952, Mees obtained a degree at the Koninklijk Conservatory, the Royal conservatory of Antwerp.
  • He studied under the pianists Stevan Bergmann and Geza Anda. Mees formed a duo with BRT violist Roger Nauwelaers since the 1980s.
  • In 1999, Mees received the Fuga prize, awarded by the Union of Belgian Composers. Mees was killed in his home in Mechelen in July 2006 by two knife wounds to his chest.
  • His body was concealed in a bed cover and plastic hidden under his bed.
  • Two days later, police apprehended a suspect after investigation of Mees' phone records.
  • The musician's twenty-year-old neighbour, Bilel Gheribi, a Tunisian immigrant, was sentenced for his murder in 2009.

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