Bernard Haitink

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Bernard Haitink was a renowned Dutch conductor celebrated for his long tenures with leading orchestras and opera houses, particularly the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person
conductor
human
orchestral conductor
awardReceived Grammy Award
Gramophone Award
Order of the House of Orange
Order of the Netherlands Lion
birthCountry Netherlands
birthDate 1929-03-04
birthPlace Amsterdam
deathDate 2021-10-21
education Conservatorium van Amsterdam
employer Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Staatskapelle Dresden
endTime 1988 (as chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
familyName Haitink
fieldOfWork opera conducting
orchestral conducting
genre classical music
givenName Bernard
honorificTitle Commander of the Order of the House of Orange
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
instrument violin
knownFor long-term relationships with orchestras
unshowy, musicianly conducting style
language Dutch
English
name Bernard Haitink
nationality Dutch
notableFor interpretations of Beethoven
interpretations of Bruckner
interpretations of Mahler
interpretations of Shostakovich
interpretations of symphonic repertoire
long tenure with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
notableWork Beethoven symphony cycles
complete Bruckner symphony recordings
complete Mahler symphony cycle with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
occupation conductor
violinist
position chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
music director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera
music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
principal conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden
principal guest conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
recordLabel Decca Records
EMI Classics
LSO Live
Philips Records
startTime 1961 (as chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
workLocation Amsterdam


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