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Sigiswald Kuijken

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Belgian musician

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Born: February 16, 1944 - Dilbbek, near Brussels, Belgium The Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor Sigiswald Kuijken studied music at the Bruges and Brussels Conservatories, where he received a premier prix for the violin in 1964. He was seven when he first came into contact with the Renaissance instruments. Like his brother Wieland, he is self-taught on the viola da gamba. This early, and for the most part, intuitive contact with early music strongly influenced his playing of the Baroque

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human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Belgium
Place of birth
Dilbeek
Occupation
violist
Instrument
viola
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date of birth
1944-02-16
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Sigiswald Kuijken
name in native language
Sigiswald Kuijken
start of work period
1970-00-00
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