Born in Pretoria in 1963; Conrad van Alphen is a South African-Dutch conductor. He studied in Pretoria and began his career as a double bass player in the South African National Orchestra, moved to the Netherlands at the age of 26, was principal double bass of the radio symphony orchestra in Hilversum there, played in the Beethoven Academie Antwerpen and studied conducting with Eri Klas and Roberto Benzi. In 2000 he founded Sinfonia Rotterdam, of which he is chief conductor and artistic director to this day. From 2005 to 2009 he was chief conductor of the State Philharmonic of Kislovodsk in Russia; the Russian ministry of culture honoured him for his services to culture. As a guest conductor he works with orchestras in Europe, Asia, North and South America. On the Cybele album Karl Amadeus Hartmann and the String Quartet (2009) he is represented as conductor.
Conrad van Alphen
Conductor
