Willem Kroesbergen

Willem Kroesbergen (born in 1943 in the Netherlands) worked as a harpsichord maker for more than 40 years. His instruments have been and continue to be used by many prominent soloists and ensembles, including Ton Koopman, Masaaki Suzuki and his “Bach Collegium Japan,” and Reinhard Goebel’s “Musica Antiqua Köln.” In 1991, he was awarded the Hendrik Casper Hogenbijl Prize for his contribution to international early music. In 2007, he retired and moved to Cape Town, South Africa. After his retirement, he conducted research into the tempered tuning used during Johann Sebastian Bach’s lifetime.