# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willem-kes
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:13:34.712Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/willem-kes"
name: "Willem Kes"
slug: "willem-kes"
description: "Willem Kes (Dordrecht, 16 February 1856 – München, 22 February 1934, was a Dutch conductor, composer, violist, and violinist. He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, holding that position from 1888 to 1895."
tagline: "Dutch conductor and composer (1856-1934)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Willem_Kes.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1856-02-16"
deathDate: "1934-02-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.21008
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Willem Kes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Kes"
    title: "Willem Kes"
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    title: "Willem Kes"
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    title: "Willem Kes"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump