Wieland Kuijken

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Wieland Kuijken (Dutch: [ˌsiɣɪsʋɑlt ˈkœykən]; born Dilbeek, 31 August 1938) is a Belgian musician and player of the viola da gamba and baroque cello.

Kuijken started his career in music in 1952 with the Brussels Alariusensemble of which he formed part until 1972. In addition, he played with the Ensemble Musique Nouvelle which propagated avant-garde music throughout Europe.

In 1972 the ensemble La Petite Bande was established and later the Kuijken Strijkkwartet (Kuijken String Quartet). Kuijken has recorded numerous works of chamber music with Gustav Leonhardt, Frans Brüggen and Alfred Deller. Today he is one of the most sought-after Early Music performers of his generation on the baroque cello and viola da gamba.

Wieland Kuijken is gamba teacher at the conservatories of Brussels and The Hague and regular jury member of international competitions.

Kuijken has two brothers, Sigiswald and Barthold, who are also eminent musicians and are known for playing baroque music on authentic instruments. Sigiswald is a violinist and Barthold a flautist and recorder player. His third brother is Professor Eckhart Kuijken, former director of the Flemish Institute for Nature Conservation and a professor at Groningen University.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 61732263 LCCN: n81150291 ISNI: 0000 0001 2135 8878 GND: 134436520 BNF: cb13896200t

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Name	Kuijken, Wieland
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Short description	Musician and player of the viola da gamba and baroque cello
Date of birth	31 August 1938
Place of birth	Dilbeek, Belgium
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