Brueggen studied at the Muzieklyceum in Amsterdam, where he earned the first diploma awarded for recorder. After brief study at the University of Amsterdam in musicology, he turned to a career in performance and became one of the best recorder players of his time. He possesses a brilliant, translucent tone and fine interpretive powers. He is also an excellent teacher, and through his master classes and performances he has elevated the recorder to international status. Brueggen often conducts and also leads his own avant-garde group called Sourcream. He holds a position as professor of recorder at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague. ~ Lynn Vought, All Music Guide