Willem van Otterloo
Jan Willem (William) van Otterloo (born December 27, 1907 in Winterswijk , † July 27, 1978 in Melbourne ) was a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer.
The son of a railway inspector studied cello and composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory . With his Suite No. 3 he won a competition of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and was able to perform the work as a conductor in 1932. In 1933 he became cellist and assistant conductor of the Utrecht Symfonie Orkest , and in 1937 chief conductor of the orchestra. From 1949 to 1973 he was chief conductor of the Residentie Orkest of The Hague. With this he went on concert tours through Europe and the USA and made numerous recordings, especially in the 1950s.
In 1962 and 1965 he undertook concert tours through Australia at the invitation of the Australian Broadcasting Commission . From 1967 to 1968 he directed the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra , which he accompanied on its first North American tour in 1967. As first guest conductor he conducted the orchestra on another concert tour with performances in New York and Washington in 1970. In 1973 Otterloo became chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra , with which he toured Europe and included works by contemporary Australian composers such as Peter Sculthorpe , Don Banks , John Anthill, and Robert Hughes . In addition, from 1974 to 1977 he was director of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra . In 1978 he died of the consequences of a car accident.
Otterloo's own compositions include a symphony, three suites, a string quartet and a trio. For his special services to music in Europe, he was awarded the Order of Orange-Nassau and the Order of the Dutch Lion , the Dannebrog Order and the Order of the Legion of Honor.
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- RE Northey: van Otterloo, Jan William (1907–1978) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 16. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2002, ISBN 0-522-84997-0 (English).
- Nederlands Muziekinstituut - Jan William van Otterloo
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| SURNAME | Otterloo, Willem van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Otterloo, Jan Willem van; Otterloo, William van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch conductor, cellist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winterswijk |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1978 |
| Place of death | Melbourne |