Jan Damen

Jan Dahmen (30 June 1898 – 20 December 1957) was a Dutch violinist. He was the first concertmaster of the Staatskapelle Dresden and of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam.

Life Born in Breda, Dahmen came from a Dutch family of musicians of German descent. In 1916, he won a gold medal in The Hague. At the age of 21 (January 1920 ) he became concert master II under Arthur Nikisch. of the Berliner Philharmonischen Orchestra. He left the orchestra in August 1922. From 1924 to 1945, he was 1st concertmaster of the Staatskapelle Dresden, He also taught at the orchestra school of the Sächsische Staatskapelle. His students included among others Horst Förster, Folker Göthel, Henry Meyer, Erich Muck and Wolfgang Schulze).

From 1946 to 1948, Dahmen was concertmaster of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Issay Dobrowen in Sweden.