Jan Willem van Otterlo ( Dutch: Jan Willem van Otterloo ; December 27, 1907 ; Winterswijk - July 27, 1978 , Melbourne ) - Dutch conductor and composer. Father of conductor Rogier van Otterlo .
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| Date of Birth | December 27, 1907 |
| Place of Birth | Winterswijk , Netherlands |
| Date of death | July 27, 1978 (aged 70) |
| Place of death | Melbourne Australia |
| A country | Netherlands |
| Professions | conductor , composer |
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| Collectives | Utrecht Municipal Orchestra , Residence Orchestra (The Hague) , Melbourne Symphony Orchestra , Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
Biography
The son of a railway inspector. He began to study medicine, but in 1928 left it and entered the Amsterdam Conservatory , where he studied with Sema Dresden (composition) and Max Orobio de Castro (cello). Since 1932 he played the cello in the Utrecht Municipal Orchestra . In the same year, Van Otterlo, with his Suite No. 3, won the composer competition announced by the Concertgebau Orchestra and conducted his orchestra composition. In 1937 , he took the post of chief conductor of the Utrecht Municipal Orchestra and led the team until 1949 , and in 1949 - 1973 . headed the Hague Residence Orchestra . Since 1967 , van Otterlo also worked actively in Australia : until 1970 he directed the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra , and since 1970 , the Sydney Symphony Orchestra . Shortly before his farewell concert at the head of this group, van Otterlo died in a car accident.