Sigiswald Kuijken [SEP] date of birth
Sigiswald Kuijken
Sigiswald Kuijken (; born 16 February 1944) is a Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor known for playing on period and original instruments.
Biography.
Kuijken was born in Dilbeek, near Brussels. He was a member of the Alarius Ensemble of Brussels between 1964 and 1972 and formed La Petite Bande in 1972. Since 1971 he has taught Baroque violin at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He is noted for using the older technique of resting the violin on the shoulder
Thiers – viola player; wife of Sigiswald Kuijken
- Marie Kuijken – soprano and fortepianist; stage director. Daughter of Sigiswald
- Sara Kuijken – baroque violinist. Daughter of Sigiswald
- Veronica Kuijken – violinist and pianist. Daughter of Sigiswald
- Filip Kuijken – luthier in Japan
- Ivar Kuijken (b. 1987) – woodwind player. Son of Barthold
- Piet Kuijken (b. 1972) – fortepiano player
See also.
- Susan Kuijken (born 1986), Dutch distance runner
- Friedrich