Frans Brüggen has been played on NTS shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, with Quartet No.2 in A Minor, TWV 43:a3 first played on 15 January 2018.

Born: October 30, 1934 - Amsterdam, Holland

Once the world’s most famous recorder player, today Frans Brüggen is considered among the foremost experts in the performance of eighteenth century music. He studied the recorder with Kees Otten and flute at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum. In addition, he took courses in musicology at the University of Amsterdam. At the age of 21, he was appointed professor at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague and later held position as Erasmus Professor at…