Born in Rotterdam in 1951; Arie van Beek is a conductor and music educator. He studied percussion and orchestral conducting at the Rotterdam Conservatory, with Edo de Waart and David Porcelijn among others, and was at first a percussionist in the radio orchestras of the NOS. He was music director of the Orchestre National d’Auvergne (1994–2010), the Orchestre de Picardie (2011–2022) and the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève (2013–2022) and directs the Orchestre des Pays de Savoie. For 48 years he was a conductor, teacher and concert planner at Codarts Rotterdam; he is also permanent conductor of the Doelen Ensemble. In 2003 he received the Elly-Ameling-Preis der Stadt Rotterdam; he is Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2022 the album Peter-Jan Wagemans: Night Dancer, with him as conductor, appeared on Cybele Records.
Arie van Beek
Conductor
