Désiré Defauw

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Désiré Defauw (born September 5, 1885, Ghent, Belgium, died July 25, 1960, Gary, Indiana) was a Belgian conductor and violinist.

He was professor of conducting at the Brussels Conservatory and was the first conductor of the Orchestre National de Belgique from 1937. He left Belgium for North America in 1940 and was music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1941 to 1952. He was also music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1943 to 1947.

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Preceded by:
Wilfrid Pelletier		 Music Directors, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
1941–1952		 Succeeded by:
Otto Klemperer
Preceded by:
Frederick Stock		 Musical Directors, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1943–1947		 Succeeded by:
Artur Rodziński
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