More about Jos
Personalia
How it began
I have always been fascinated by high and low. So I switched from flute/piccolo to double bass. I noticed that low was more suited to me.
At the Residentie Orkest since
1984
Study
Stedelijk Conservatorium Arnhem, Henk Guldemond.
Favorite composer
From Bach to Zappa and almost everything in between.
Other
Baroque bass with Maggie Urquhart, The Hague Conservatory of Music.
What do I like to listen to?
Bach - Matthew Passion. A fine recording is the one conducted by Raphaël Pichon.
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Mahler - Symphony No. 9, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Strawinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps with the Residentie Orkest conducted by Hans Vonk.
Zappa - The Yellow Shark with Ensemble Modern conducted by Zappa.