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Internationally acclaimed Anner Bylsma is recognized as one of the finest musicians to perform on both modern and baroque cellos. Noted for his expressiveness and wit, Mr. Bylsma performs and teaches throughout the world.

At an early age, Mr. Bylsma received his most important education from his father, a passionate musician himself. Later he studied with Carel Boomkamp at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague, his native town. In 1957, he received The Royal Conservatory's Prix d'Excellence, and quickly established an international reputation by winning the 1959 Pablo Casals Competition. For six years, Mr. Bylsma was principal cellist of the world-famous Concertgebouw Orchestra, performing the major cello concerti repertoire. He has since held the 1982 Erasmus Scholar appointment at Harvard University, and been on the faculties of The Royal Conservatory in The Hague, and The Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatory.

Frequently performing throughout Europe, Anner Bylsma appears with major European orchestras as well as in recital. His musical activities also take him to Japan, Eastern Europe, Australia, and frequently to the United States. He also performs with several chamber ensembles including Rondom, which specializes in 20th century music, and in a trio with Frans Brueggen, recorder, and Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord.

Anner Bylsma is perhaps best known for his interpretation of music from the baroque and early classical periods. In particular, his interpretation of the Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello (Pro Arte) has gained worldwide attention. He has received the highest critical acclaim for his performance in recital of these six suites, which are considered the supreme works in the literature for baroque cello. His second recording of the Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites was released in 1992 on Sony Classical.

Of those musicians who perform baroque music on early instruments, Anner Bylsma is among the most recorded. He has appeared widely on such labels as Das Alte Werke, Telefunken, Harmonia Mundi, and BASF. In addition, Anner Bylsma has been filmed in Vienna for the Granada Television production of Man and Music as well as in Toronto for the Rhombus Media's video production of All That Bach. Mr. Bylsma, also an accomplished author, recently published Bach, the Fencing Master.

Mr. Bylsma is a welcome performer in the United States and Canada, and performs regularly on major series and with orchestras. In recent seasons he has performed with the Orchestra of St. Luke at Carnegie Hall and with Malcolm Bilson at Merkin Hall, among others. He has appeared on numerous early music series, such as Vancouver Early Music and Calgary Pro Musica.