Frans Brüggen is a Dutch conductor and recorder player. He was born in Amsterdam and studied recorder and flute at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum. He also studied musicology at the University of Amsterdam. In 1955, at the age of 21, he was appointed professor at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He has had a brilliant career as a soloist, as well as founding the Orchestra of the 18th Century in 1981. He has also conducted many major European orchestras, … Wikipedia
Once the world's most famous recorder player, today Frans Brggen is considered among the foremost experts in the performance of eighteenth century music. www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Bruggen-Frans.htm
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