Marion Verbruggen

Marion Verbruggen

Famed for her high-spirited, charismatic and technically dazzling performances, Amsterdam-born recorder virtuoso Marion Verbruggen has earned an international reputation as the leading exponent of her instrument. She gives concerts throughout North America, Europe, Africa, Israel, Japan and Australia.

Marion Verbruggen has been a regular concerto soloist with such ensembles as Musica Antiqua Köln, Akademie für Ancient Musik Berlin, The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Tafelmusik Orchestra and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, She collaborates in chamber music ensembles with other renowned early music artists including harpsichordists Gustav Leonhardt, Bob Van Asperen and Ton Koopman, gambist Wieland Kuijken, baroque cellist Jaap ter Linden and violinist Lucy van Dael. She regularly appears in the early music festivals of Utrecht, Berlin, Berkeley, Boston and Tel Aviv. In addition, Marion Verbruggen gives unaccompanied, solo recitals throughout the world.

Enamored of the recorder from an early age, Marion Verbruggen studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague with Frans Brüggen. Upon receiving her diploma cum laude, she was invited to join the faculty at the Royal Conservatory. Among her many awards and distinctions, she won the first International Recorder Competition in Bruges, the Nicolai Prize for the Performances of Contemporary Dutch Music, and the Erwin Bodky Award for Early Music.

Marion Verbruggen guest teaches at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and gives master classes and workshops throughout the world. Her diverse discography includes music ranging from 17th century Spanish songs and theatre music to her own transcriptions of the JS Bach Cello Suites. She has recorded for BMG, EMI Erato, harmonia mundi usa, Ricercar, Sony, Titanic, and Accent.

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November Program: Marion Verbruggen & the Italian Baroque Recorder