The Most Famous
CONDUCTORS from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Conductors. The pantheon dataset contains 97 Conductors, 2 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 18th most number of Conductors behind Estonia and Latvia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Conductors of all time. This list of famous Dutch Conductors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Willem Kes (1856 - 1934)
With an HPI of 46.65, Willem Kes is the most famous Dutch Conductor. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Willem Kes (Dordrecht, 16 February 1856 – München, 22 February 1934, was a Dutch conductor, composer, violist, and violinist. He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, holding that position from 1888 to 1895.
2. Jaap van Zweden (1960 - )
With an HPI of 42.69, Jaap van Zweden is the 2nd most famous Dutch Conductor. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Jaap van Zweden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːp fan ˈzʋeːdə(n)]; born 12 December 1960) is a Dutch conductor and violinist. He is Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Seoul Philharmonic.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as conductors born between 1856 and 1960. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living conductors include Jaap van Zweden. The most famous deceased conductors include Willem Kes. As of April 2022, 1 new conductors have been added to Pantheon including Jaap van Zweden.
