Frans Brüggen was born on October 30, 1934 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Franciscus Jozef Brüggen. He is known for his work on Autumn Sonata (1978), Twee mannen en een orkest/Met extra liefde (2010) and Five Steps Into... (2014). He was married to Machtelt Israëls. He died on August 13, 2014 in Amsterdam.