Caspar Westerman (2001) follows cello lessons with Jan-Ype Nota, in the preparatory course of the Prince Claus Conservatory. In 2016 he won the first prize at the National Final of the Princess Christina Competition. Following this prize, he gave a performance in the Spiegelzaal of the Concertgebouw. This was broadcast live on NPO Radio 4. In 2016, during the Summer Academy of the Peter the Great Festival, he received the Labberté-Hoedemaker Prize for his striking game. He is also leader of the cello section in the Haydn Youth String Orchestra. This year he is soloing with this orchestra with the first cello concerto by Joseph Haydn.
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