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. He was also a composer.
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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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