(1944-10-02) 2 October 1944 (age 79) Zwolle, Netherlands
Genres
Baroque
Occupation(s)
Conductor
Instrument(s)
Organ and harpsichord
Musical artist
Antonius Gerhardus Michael Koopman (Dutch:[ˈkoːpmɑn]; born 2 October 1944), known professionally as Ton Koopman, is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir.
He is a professor in the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the University of Leiden. In April 2003 he was knighted in the Netherlands and received the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
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(Complete Organ Works), Syrius (SYR 141.347/348/359/366/371), 2000–2002, TonKoopman (complete) – Dieterich Buxtehude – Opera Omnia series; Vol III, Organ...
de Wolff 1984: Jos van Immerseel 1985: TonKoopman 1990: René Jacobs 1991: Philippe Herreweghe 1992: TonKoopman 1993: Jos van Veldhoven 1994: Iván Fischer...
canon and mystic Master I. A. M. of Zwolle (c. 1440–1490), engraver TonKoopman (born 1944), a conductor, organist, and harpsichordist Yuri Landman (born...
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Trevor Pinnock, Kenneth Gilbert, Christopher Hogwood, Jos van Immerseel, TonKoopman, Gary Cooper, David Schrader, and John Butt, with many of them also directing...
performed Bach's Christmas Oratorio in Avery Fisher Hall, conducted by TonKoopman. In 2000 he gave several concerts of Bach's Mass in B minor in Japan...
Antiqua Köln (Reinhard Goebel), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (TonKoopman), Les Arts Florissants (William Christie), La Petite Bande (Sigiswald...
the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, studying under Piet Kee and TonKoopman. The focus of the ensemble, for which they are noted, is the works of...
Joyce Herbert von Karajan Rudolf Kelber Ralph Kirkpatrick Igor Kipnis TonKoopman Nicholas Kraemer Marcelle de Lacour Wanda Landowska Cosimo Damiano Lanza...
either with the toe of the foot or with the heel. However, organist TonKoopman argues that "Bach's complete oeuvre [can be played] with the pedal technique...
His instruments have been used by soloists and ensembles, including TonKoopman, Masaaki Suzuki and his Bach Collegium Japan and Reinhard Goebel's Musica...
conductors he has recorded with include Trevor Pinnock, Frans Brüggen, TonKoopman and Nicholas McGegan. On his CD for Deutsche Grammophon, “Michael Chance...
performed with orchestras including Chicago Symphony Orchestra under TonKoopman, where he stood in for Yo-Yo Ma, and with St. Luke's Orchestra, the Dallas...
with many baroque ensembles including those led by Philippe Herreweghe, TonKoopman, Gustav Leonhardt, Jos van Veldhoven and Andrew Parrott. He was the organ...
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