CONDUCTOR

Willem Kes

1856 - 1934

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Willem Kes (Dordrecht, 16 February 1856 – München, 22 February 1934, was a Dutch conductor, composer, violist, and violinist. He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, holding that position from 1888 to 1895. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Kes is the 58th most popular conductor (up from 96th in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 691st in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Willem Kes ranks 58 out of 128. Before him are Kurt Sanderling, Günter Wand, Felix Mottl, Victor de Sabata, Gary Bertini, and Iván Fischer. After him are Semyon Bychkov, Leo Borchard, Marek Janowski, Franz Welser-Möst, Kent Nagano, and Stanisław Skrowaczewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Willem Kes ranks 73. Before him are Felix Mottl, Rudolf Stammler, Vasily Rozanov, Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Princess Isabella of Croÿ, and Carl Axel Magnus Lindman. After him are Franz Roubaud, Giuseppe Martucci, Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Booker T. Washington, Nigâr Hanım, and Robert Kajanus. Among people deceased in 1934, Willem Kes ranks 89. Before him are James Mark Baldwin, João do Canto e Castro, Marie Dressler, Lucien Gaudin, Baby Face Nelson, and Rudolf Maister. After him are Alfred Bruneau, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, Edgar Jung, Gertrude Käsebier, Jules Renkin, and Karl von Einem.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Kes ranks 506 out of 1,646. Before him are Henri Nouwen (1932), Memphis Depay (1994), Gerrie Mühren (1946), Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900), Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927), and Gysbert Japiks (1603). After him are Wubbo Ockels (1946), Albert Eckhout (1610), Jan Gies (1905), Lodewijk van Heiden (1773), Hendrik van Gent (1900), and Michael van Langren (1598).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Netherlands

Among conductors born in Netherlands, Willem Kes ranks 1. After him are Jaap van Zweden (1960).

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