Sigiswald Kuijken 史济斯瓦德·库伊肯

Sigiswald Kuijken(Dutch:[ˌsiɣɪsʋɑlt ˈkœykən]; born 16 February 1944) is a Belgianviolinist,violist, andconductorknown for playing onperiod and original instruments.

Biography

Kuijken was born inDilbeek, nearBrussels. He was a member of the Alarius Ensemble of Brussels between 1964 and 1972 and formedLa Petite Bandein 1972. Since 1971 he has taughtBaroque violinat theRoyal Conservatory of The Hagueand theRoyal Conservatory of Brussels. He is noted for using the older technique of resting the violin on the shoulder without a shoulder rest, rather than held under the chin. He is a member of theKuijken String Quartet, which he formed in 1986. In recent years, he has also performed as conductor

ofsymphoniesof the Romantic era.

His brothers are also known forhistorically informed performance:Barthold Kuijkenis aflutistandrecorderplayer andWieland Kuijken, also a member of the Kuijken Quartet, is acellistandgambist. They have all worked extensively withharpsichordistGustav Leonhardt.

On 2 February 2007 he was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Catholic University of Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,Belgium).

Cantatas of J. S. Bach

Based on the results of research byJoshua RifkinandAndrew Parrotton the authentic performance of Bach's masses, cantatas and passions, Sigiswald Kuijken limits the vocal part to a solo vocal quartet (which Bach himself sometimes extended to eight singers) instead of a choir. He also reduced the number of instrumentalists performing each cantata. Sigiswald Kuijken adopted this approach in his recording forAccent Recordsof a 19-part CD series entitledCantatas of JS Bach(being recorded over the period of 2004-2012).

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