Willem Kes

Willem Kes (16 February 1856 – 22 February 1934), was a Dutch conductor and violinist.

Willem Kes
Background information
Born16 February 1856
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Died22 February 1934 (age 78)
Munich, Germany
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Conductor, pedagogue
Associated actsConcertgebouw Orchestra
Scottish Orchestra

He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, holding that position from 1888 to 1895. During that time his students included the young Dutch cellist, Kato van der Hoeven.[1]

He left the Concertgebouw Orchestra to take up a conducting post with the Scottish Orchestra in Glasgow. From 1905 to 1926, Kes was director of a music conservatory in Koblenz.

References
  1. "Hoeven, Kato van der - Sophie Drinker Institut". www.sophie-drinker-institut.de. Retrieved 2021-02-01.

"Dirigenten". Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2007-05-21.



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