Word: haitink
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...Bernard Haitink, 31, will soon take over as one of two permanent conductors of Amsterdam's famed old Concertgebouw Orchestra. Haitink has guest-conducted widely throughout Europe, is best known for his coolly controlled readings of Beethoven and Bruckner. A childhood violin student at the Amsterdam Conservatory, Haitink "felt the need to have a broader instrument," studied conducting, was soon picked as assistant conductor of the Dutch Radio Philharmonic. In frequent guest stints with the Concertgebouw, Haitink has already replaced the light, silvery Eduard Van Beinum tone with a darker, deeper glow reminiscent of the way the orchestra sounded...