Anner Bylsma portrait

Anner Bylsma

Anner Bylsma is a Classical artist from Netherlands, born on .

Anner Bylsma (Anne Bijlsma, The Hague, February 17, 1934 - 25 July 2019) was a Dutch cellist who played on both modern and authentic baroque style instruments. He took an interest in music from an early age. He studied with Carel van Boomkamp at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and won the Prix d'excellence in 1957. In 1959, he won first prize in the Pablo Casals Competition in Mexico. Later he was the principal cellist for six years in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from 1962 to 1968. .