Willem Kes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Willem Kes

Dutch conductor and composer

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1856

Place of Birth: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1934

Profession: composer, conductor, violinist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Willem Kes (16 February 1856 – 22 February 1934), was a Dutch conductor and violinist.
He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, holding that position from 1888 to 1895.
He left the Concertgebouw Orchestra to take up a conducting post with the Scottish Orchestra in Glasgow.
From 1905 to 1926, Kes was director of a music conservatory in Koblenz.