Marcel Beekman was born September 3, 1969 in Zwolle, the Netherlands. He began his career at a young age as a boy soprano. In the early 1980s he recorded several albums and became nationally known after regular appearances on both radio and television.
After concluding his vocal studies at conservatory with distinction in 1993, he was coached by the renowned voice teacher Margreet Honig in Amsterdam.
Marcel is a sought-after soloist in both the Baroque/Classical and the contemporary concert and opera repertoire. He has performed with such orchestras as the Berlin Symphoniker, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Münchner Philharmoniker, Musica Antiqua Köln, les Arts Florissants, Schönberg Ensemble, Sinfonietta Amsterdam, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Netherlands Bach Society, Combattimento Consort, Gulbenkian Lisbon, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto and with all the major Dutch orchestras, including the Netherlands Philharmonic, Radio Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Residence Orchestra.
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