Antoni Fredrik " Ton " Hartsuiker (12 May 1933 in Zwolle ? 8 May 2015 ^[1] in Utrecht ) was a Dutch classical pianist, best known as a performer of 20th-century classical music , composer, music school administrator, and radio broadcaster.

He was the director of both the Music Academy of Utrecht ^[2] and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam , ^[3] and was also on the faculty of the Rotterdam Conservatoire and Enschede Music Academy. For 22 years he presented the program Musica Nova on Radio 4 , the Dutch classical radio station, for broadcasting organization NOS . He was the musical director of and a pianist in Ensemble M (1974?1978), founded by Hartsuiker and the conductor David Porcelijn . ^{[3] [4]}

He won the Geneco Prize in 1998. ^[5] For his contributions to music in the Netherlands he was knighted by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1998) and in 2002 received the Hogenbijl Prize. ^[2]

Among his many students, at several music academies and as a private teacher, were Alwin Bar, Guus Janssen , ^[6] Arthur Jussen, Vera Kerstens, Christiaan Kuyvenhoven , Ralph van Raat , Christiaan Richter, Joey Roukens , ^[7] Maarten van Veen, ^[8] and Ljuba Moiz. ^[9]

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