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Sigiswald Kuijken

Personb. 1944 · Dilbeek, Belgium, Belgium

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Sigiswald Kuijken is a Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor renowned for his pioneering work in historically informed performance of Baroque music. Born in Dilbeek in 1944, he studied violin and chamber music at the conservatories of Bruges and Brussels before developing an interest in period instruments and performance practice. In 1972 he founded La Petite Bande, an ensemble that quickly became one of the leading period-instrument orchestras in Europe. Kuijken has also performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician, championing the works of Bach, Handel, and other Baroque masters on original instruments or accurate replicas.