Jan Willem de Vriend

Conductor Jan Willem de Vriend is equally well known as a historical performance specialist and conductor of modern symphonic ensembles. He founded and for many years led the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, an important early music group. De Vriend was born in Leiden on July 31, 1962. He attended the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and began his career early as he conducted performances of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus and Kurt Weill's Der Silbersee while he was still a student. In 1982, de Vriend founded the Combattimento Consort Amsterda...