Background
Driehuys, Leonardus Bastiaan was born on March 25, 1932 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Bastiaan Leonardus and Maria Magdalena Driehuys-Bruinsma.
Driehuys, Leonardus Bastiaan was born on March 25, 1932 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Bastiaan Leonardus and Maria Magdalena Driehuys-Bruinsma.
Honorary degrees in oboe and piano, Royal Conservatory of Music, The Hague.
Principal oboe Netherlands Opera, Amsterdam, 1952-1959, conductor, 1959-1965, Nederlandse Omroepstichting, 1965-1974. Music director Het Gelders Orkest, Arnhem, 1970-1974, Charlotte (North Carolina) Symphony, 1977-1993, conductor emeritus, since 1993. Music director Millbrook Orchestra, Shepardstown, W.V., since 1994.
Served in Dutch Army. Member of Rotary (Charlotte).
Married Henrica Postma, November 19, 1960. Children– Nicolette, Bastiaan.