Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Bernardus van Bree

Dutch composer, violinist and conductor

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1801

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1857

Profession: composer, conductor

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Johannes Bernardus van Bree (29 January 1801 – 14 February 1857) was a Dutch composer, violinist and conductor. Van Bree was born and died in Amsterdam.
He was a pupil of Jan George Bertelman.From 1829 to the year of his death he directed the Felix Meritis Society.
He was also the director of the Music School of the Society of the Promotion of Music, Amsterdam.As a conductor he gave the Dutch premieres of Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique (in 1855) and Richard Wagner's Faust Overture (1856).