Anner Bylsma

In 1959, he won the first prize in the Pablo Casals Competition in Mexico. For six years, from 1962 to 1968, he was the principal cellist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He became an Erasmus Scholar at Harvard University in 1982. He was the author of the book Bach, the Fencing Master, a stylistic and aesthetic analysis of Bach's cello suites. He was one of the pioneers of the "Dutch Baroque School" and rose to fame as a partner of Frans Brüggen and Gustav Leonhardt, who toured extensively together and made many recordings. Bylsma continued to be a towering figure in the baroque cello movement. In 1979, Bylsma recorded the six suites for unaccompanied cello (BWV 1007–1012) by J. Bach, the first of its kind on a period instrument. He later went on to recreate the same music in 1992 on the large Servais Stradivarius and on a five-string violoncello piccolo. Bylsma was married to the Dutch violinist Vera Beths (mother of Dutch actress Katja Herbers). He had a son and a daughter, documentary filmmaker Carine Bijlsma.

Anner Bylsma studied at Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Lucia Swarts is recorded as having studied under Anner Bylsma. The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Harvard University, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

Anner Bylsma is recorded as having received Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.