double bass
Rob Dirksen
Rob Dirksen studied at the conservatories of Utrecht and Rotterdam. While still a student, he was appointed principal bassist with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, a post he would hold for ten years.
Dirksen joined the Concertgebouworkest in August 2002, and is regular bassist with the Nieuw Ensemble. He frequently performs with various other ensembles, including Asko|Schoenberg and Amsterdam Sinfonietta. He teaches bass at the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg.
During a tour in the USA Rob Dirksen found his current bass, built by G. Pedrazzini in approximately 1907. This bass was bought for him by Foundation Concertgebouworkest and geven to him on loan.
Rob Dirksen studied at the conservatories of Utrecht and Rotterdam. While still a student, he was appointed principal bassist with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, a post he would hold for ten years.
Dirksen joined the Concertgebouworkest in August 2002, and is regular bassist with the Nieuw Ensemble. He frequently performs with various other ensembles, including Asko|Schoenberg and Amsterdam Sinfonietta. He teaches bass at the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg.
During a tour in the USA Rob Dirksen found his current bass, built by G. Pedrazzini in approximately 1907. This bass was bought for him by Foundation Concertgebouworkest and geven to him on loan.
Rob Dirksen studied at the conservatories of Utrecht and Rotterdam. While still a student, he was appointed principal bassist with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, a post he would hold for ten years.
Dirksen joined the Concertgebouworkest in August 2002, and is regular bassist with the Nieuw Ensemble. He frequently performs with various other ensembles, including Asko|Schoenberg and Amsterdam Sinfonietta. He teaches bass at the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg.
During a tour in the USA Rob Dirksen found his current bass, built by G. Pedrazzini in approximately 1907. This bass was bought for him by Foundation Concertgebouworkest and geven to him on loan.
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Rob Dirksen image: Mladen Pikulic -
Rob Dirksen during a rehearsal of Schubert's Ninth Symphony. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest -
Seizoensopening Opening Night 2019 van het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest in het Concertgebouw te Amsterdam. Orkestleden Miro Petkov en Rob Dirksen treden in een jazz-formatie op in de Spiegelzaal na afloop van het concert. image: Milagro Elstak -
Double bassist Rob Dirksen performs during a Concertgebouworkest Club Night. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest -
First rehearsal in the Concertgebouw for Richard Strauss' opera Salomé. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest -
Generale repetitie voor RCO Club Night: filmmuziek. DJ Robin Kampschoer, Rob Dirksen en Johan van Iersel image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest -
Rob Dirksen gives a masterclass during the world tour in 2013. image: Anne Dokter
