Bas Wiegers
Adès and Stravinsky

Born: Dussen, the Netherlands
Current position: Associated Conductor Münchener Kammerorchester
Education: Conservatorium van Amsterdam – violin with Johannes Leertouwer and Peter Brunt, conducting with Roland Kieft; Hochschule für Musik Freiburg with Rainer Kussmaul
Awards: Kersjes van de Groenekan Violin Prize (1999), Kersjes van de Groenekan Conducting Prize (2009)
Guest conducting: Britten Sinfonia, Klangforum Wien, SWR Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ensemble Modern, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Asko/Schönberg Ensemble, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Festivals: Wiener Festwochen, Prague Spring Festival, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Ruhrtriennale, November Music, Holland Festival
Musical partnerships: collaborations with composers including Georges Aperghis, Georg Friedrich Haas, Helmut Lachenmann, Salvatore Sciarrino, and Rebecca Saunders
Debut Rotterdam Philharmonic: 2015