Eduard van Beinum

Dutch musician
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Also known as: Eduard Alexander van Beinum
Quick Facts
In full:
Eduard Alexander van Beinum
Born:
Sept. 3, 1901, Arnhem, Neth.
Died:
April 13, 1959, Amsterdam (aged 57)

Eduard van Beinum (born Sept. 3, 1901, Arnhem, Neth.—died April 13, 1959, Amsterdam) was a Dutch conductor, pianist, and violist who led orchestras in Europe and the United States. At 17 van Beinum entered the Amsterdam Conservatory after a year of playing in the string section of the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra. A series of minor appointments led to conductorships of the Haarlem Orchestra and Haarlem Roman Catholic Choir, posts that he held until 1931, the year he was made second conductor of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra. In 1938 he was promoted to co-first conductor, sharing the position with Bruno Walter. ...(100 of 202 words)