Edouard van Remoortel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian conductor
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Place of Birth: Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
About Edouard van Remoortel
- Edouard van Remoortel (30 May 1926 in Brussels – 16 May 1977 in Paris) was a Belgian conductor.
- He studied cello and conducting at the Brussels conservatory.
- He was affiliated with the Belgian National Orchestra as of 1951.From 1958 to 1962, van Remoortel was music director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO).
- He was appointed after a successful guest-conducting appearance with the SLSO.
- However, troubles soon developed between him and the orchestra, because of his relative youth and conducting inexperience, and also because of personality clashes with the musicians.
- In his first season, he attempted to dismiss 42 of the orchestra's musicians, and in return, they voted at one point not to play for him.
- His last season with the SLSO featured him as conductor in only seven subscription concerts, and his contract was not renewed.
- While in St.
- Louis, van Remoortel did make a guest conducting appearance with the St.
- Louis Philharmonic, a non-professional community orchestra separate from the SLSO.
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