Mees Vos (Amsterdam, 1994) began playing the French horn at the age of six. At age 12, he enrolled in the Young Talent program at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where he studied with Martin van de Merwe. After successfully completing his bachelor’s degree at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam under Herman Jeurissen, he continued his studies at the ‘Franz Liszt’ Hochschule für Musik Weimar under Prof. Jörg Brückner. He took master classes with renowned teachers, including Frøydis Ree Wekre, Stefan Dohr, and Peter Damm.
While still a student in Weimar, he was appointed principal horn with the Staatskapelle Weimar. In addition, he regularly serves as a substitute with leading orchestras both in the Netherlands and abroad. He has performed with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, the Verbier Festival Orchestra, the HR Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt, and various Dutch orchestras and ensembles. He has performed under renowned conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Iván Fischer, Jaap van Zweden, and Christoph Eschenbach. In addition to his work with the orchestra, Mees has a deep passion for performing contemporary music and chamber music.
Starting in the summer of 2020, he will begin teaching horn as a major at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He will also serve as principal hornist with Het Gelders Orkest (Phion) starting in August 2020.
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