What is Willem Kes?
'''Willem Kes''' (16 February 1856 in [[Dordrecht]] - 22 February 1934 in [[Munich]]) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[conducting|conductor]]. He was the first conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra (now called the [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]]). Kes learned the [[violin]], studying with the famous [[Joseph Joachim]] in [[Berlin]]. From 1876 he started his career as a conductor. When the Concertgebouw Orchestra was started in [[Amsterdam]] in 1888 Kes was its conductor. He made it into a good orchestra. He had this job until 1895 when [[Willem Mengelberg]] took over. Kes went to [[Glasgow]] to conduct the [[Royal Scottish National Orchestra|Scottish Orchestra]]. In 1898, he took a conducting job in [[Moscow]]. From 1905 to 1926, Kes was director of a music conservatory (college) in [[Koblenz]]. He also worked in [[Dresden]]. == References == * Encyclopedie van de Muziek, pub Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1957. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kes, Willem}} [[Category:1856 births]] [[Category:1943 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch conductors]] [[Category:People from Dordrecht]]