Sytse Buwalda
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Sytse Buwalda is a Dutch counter-tenor.
Buwalda studied at the Sweelinck School of Music (Conservatorium van Amsterdam
) in Amsterdam and has worked with conductors such as Frans Brüggen
, Gustav Leonhardt
, Sigiswald Kuijken
and Sir David Willcocks. He embarked upon a successful tour of Japan with Max van Egmond
, singing Bach solo cantatas, conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
and Yoshio Watanabe
. He also toured Holland with actress Ina van Faassen
, putting on a production of Il Virtuoso, a theatrical play based upon the bestseller novel de Virtuoos by Margriet de Moor. He is instantly recognizable by his distinct long, ginger, curly hair.
Buwalda studied at the Sweelinck School of Music (Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
The Conservatorium van Amsterdam is a Dutch academy of music located in Amsterdam. This school is the music division of the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, the city's vocational university of arts...
) in Amsterdam and has worked with conductors such as Frans Brüggen
Frans Brüggen
Frans Brüggen is a well-known Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist.-Biography:Brüggen studied recorder and flute at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum. He also studied musicology at the University of Amsterdam. In 1955, at the age of 21, he was appointed professor at the Royal...
, Gustav Leonhardt
Gustav Leonhardt
Gustav Leonhardt is a highly renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. Leonhardt has been a leading figure in the movement to perform music on period instruments...
, Sigiswald Kuijken
Sigiswald Kuijken
Sigiswald Kuijken is a Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor known for playing on authentic instruments.-Biography:Kuijken was born in Dilbeek, near Brussels. He was a member of the Alarius Ensemble of Brussels between 1964 and 1972 and formed La Petite Bande in 1972...
and Sir David Willcocks. He embarked upon a successful tour of Japan with Max van Egmond
Max van Egmond
Max van Egmond is a Dutch bass and baritone singer. He has focused on oratorio and Lied and is known for singing works of Johann Sebastian Bach.- Professional career :...
, singing Bach solo cantatas, conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Masaaki Suzuki
is a Japanese organist, harpsichordist and conductor, and the founder and musical director of the Bach Collegium Japan.He was born in Kobe to parents who were both Christians and amateur musicians...
and Yoshio Watanabe
Yoshio Watanabe
is a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
. He also toured Holland with actress Ina van Faassen
Ina van Faassen
Gesina Maria van Faassen was a Dutch actress and comedian.Van Faassen was born the daughter of Gerard Heinrich van Faassen and Johanna Christina Heerding. One of the leading Dutch stage actresses with more than 600 performances, she also starred in several television series.In 1960, she married...
, putting on a production of Il Virtuoso, a theatrical play based upon the bestseller novel de Virtuoos by Margriet de Moor. He is instantly recognizable by his distinct long, ginger, curly hair.