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Kees Bakels

キース・バケルス　/　きーす・ばけるす

Conductor from Netherlands

January 14, 1945 (age 81)　・　Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

North Holland
conductor

My Take

Bakels fascinates me precisely because he started out as a violinist before he ever picked up a baton. A conductor who has sat in the orchestra knows what the players need, and that earns a kind of trust you cannot fake from the podium. Born in Amsterdam in 1945, trained both at home and in Siena, he held posts with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the Radio Symphony while guesting around the world. I respect musicians who walk one long, unbroken road in their craft. By now an octogenarian, he carries the kind of accumulated wisdom that only a lifetime of music can produce.

Overview

Kees Bakels (born 14 January 1945, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch conductor. Bakels began his musical career as a violinist, and later studied conducting at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. He has appeared with many orchestras as a guest conductor, in addition to holding titled position with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and with the Netherlands Radio Symphony.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kees Bakels
Name (Japanese): キース・バケルス
Reading: きーす・ばけるす
Born: January 14, 1945 (age 81)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rooster
Origin: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: conductor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://keesbakels.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9

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