Dirk Vermeulen
conductor
The Belgian conductor Dirk Vermeulen enjoys an international reputation, due to his remarkable performances of eighteenth century and early romantic music. However, he is equally at home in early, baroque and contemporary music, having commissioned and performed many new works.
After studying violin and music theory at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, he started a brilliant solo career. In 1985 he decided to devote himself to conducting . In 1991, he founded the chamber orchestra Prima La Musica, which was soon considered one of the leading Belgian ensembles.
Dirk Vermeulen has been championed by Frans Brüggen, who invited him a number of times to conduct the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. He is also is a greatly appreciated opera conductor with much affinity for the operas of Mozart.
