Since 2013, Tido Visser has served as General and Artistic Director of the Netherlands Chamber Choir (NKK), for which he has developed an ambitious international strategy alongside Principal Conductor Peter Dijkstra. From 2011 to 2013, he was director of the baroque orchestra Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, having previously worked as a consultant for record labels such as Melodiya, Etcetera and Globe.
Tido Visser was born into a family of Dutch musicians. Initially a singer, he made a name for himself notably in the complete recordings of Carlo Gesualdo’s madrigals with The Kassiopeia Quintet.Tido Visser is also a stage director and musical dramaturg.
He succeeds Jean-Baptiste Henriat, who has joined the Orchestre National de Lille as its general manager.
Tido Visser took up his post on 26 May 2026.
"I am deeply honoured to take on this wonderful role within an institution that breathes music, and which inspires not only the French but also a vast audience far beyond its borders. To be able to work alongside Music Director Lionel Sow and the excellent Chœur de Radio France is a privilege. Choral singing moves us because it creates, in the most direct way possible, a connection between human beings. From heart to heart, from soul to soul. Choral singing brings people together. And if there is one thing the world needs today, it is precisely this bond between people."
Tido Visser