Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flutist, born October 30, 1934 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, died August 13, 2014 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is considered among the foremost experts in the performance of eighteenth century music. At the age of 21 he was appointed professor at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag and later held position as Erasmus Professor at Harvard University and Regent's Professor at the University of Berkeley, making him one of the youngest musical scholars of the time.
Brother of cellist Albert Brüggen and uncle of flutist Daniel Brüggen.