Eveline Nikkels

photo Evelyn Nikkels, Bergen, Netherlands, took degrees in musicology and philosophy at the University of Utrecht and wrote her thesis on the influence of Nietzsche on the music of Mahler. She is a member of the Board of the Dutch Mahler Society and lectures widely on Mahler and the fin de siècle culture. In 1992, she co-edited with Robert Becqué A 'Mass' for Masses; Proceedings of the Mahler VIII Symposium, Amsterdam, 1988. Dr. Nikkels was one of the organizers of the Mahler Festival, Amsterdam, 1995, during which all of Mahler's music was played in an eighteen-day period, accompanied by lectures, recitals, and a special International Symposium. Dr. Nikkels participated in the symposium during MahlerFest XI.


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