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BAKELS, KEES

Kees Bakels was born in Amsterdam, beginning his musical career as a violinist. He studied conducting at the Amsterdam Conservatory and at the Academy Chigiana in Siena. During his studies he became Assistant Conductor of the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and subsequently held the position of Associate Conductor with that orchestra. At the same time he became Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, which he has directed in festivals in Finland, Belgium and Spain. Kees Bakels has conducted all the major Dutch orchestras, as well as orchestras in Europe and Russia. He has also directed many concerts with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and in 1985 conducted his first London Promenade concert with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. From the beginning of his career, Kees Bakels has concentrated as much on opera as on the symphonic repertoire and has conducted English National Opera productions of Aida and Fidelio and productions by the Welsh National Opera of La Bohème and Die Zauberflöte. He has also specialised in the performance of lesser known operas by Mascagni and Leoncavallo and earlier works by Verdi in the concert-hall, broadcasting studio and opera-house. He became Principal Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in September 1988. In 1998 he was appointed Music Director of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, with an inaugural concert under his direction in August 1998 in the new Petronas Hall in Kuala Lumpur.


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BEST OF LONDON	8.572098-99
Discover Music of the Twentieth Century	8.558168-69
DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (1998 edition)	8.554337-38
DVORAK: Cello Concerto / The Water Goblin / Karneval	BIS-CD-1276
LALO: Cello Concerto / Symphony in G minor / Namouna	BIS-CD-1296
MARTUCCI: Symphonies Nos. 1, Op. 75 and 2, Op. 81	BIS-CD-1255
Music and Video Club Vol. 2 (UK Only)	8.555082
Naxos Audiophile Kingdom	8.554915DX
NIELSEN, C.: Violin Concerto / Clarinet Concerto / Flute Concerto	8.554189
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 / Piano Concerto, Op. 30 / Sadko, Op. 5	BIS-CD-1387
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade / Symphony No. 2	BIS-CD-1377
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Snow Maiden Suite (The) / The Tsar''s Bride Overture / Pan Voyevoda Suite	BIS-CD-1577
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 / Fantasia on Serbian Themes	BIS-CD-1477
SAINT-SAENS: Violin Concerto No. 3 / Caprice andalous	BIS-CD-1470
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (Eternal)	8.572080
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (THE BEST OF)	8.556835
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphonies Nos. 3, 'Pastoral', and 6	8.550733
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 9	8.550738
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8	8.550737
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2, 'London' / The Wasps Overture	8.550734

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