DeFilharmonie

deFilharmonie (known also as the Koninklijke Filharmonie van Vlaanderen, English translation as the Royal Flemish Philharmonic) is a Belgian symphony orchestra, with its principal home base in Antwerp. Founded by Gaston Ariën, Jef Maes, J.A. Zwijsen and Steven Candael in 1956 as the Antwerpse Philharmonie (Antwerp Philharmonic), it operates under the auspices of the government of Flanders. The orchestra performs in several venues around Belgium:

The current managing director (algemeen directeur) of deFilharmonie is Joost Maegerman.

Philippe Herreweghe was chief conductor (chef-dirigent) of deFilharmonie from 1998 to 2002, and now holds the title of principal conductor (Hoofddirigent) with deFilharmonie. Daniele Callegari was chief conductor from 2002 to 2008, followed by Jaap van Zweden.[1] In April 2010, the orchestra announced the appointment of Edo de Waart as chief conductor, with an initial contract of 5 years.[2][3] Although the original press release indicated the start of de Waart's tenure as 2012, de Waart formally took up the chief conductorship of the orchestra in 2011. In November 2014, deFilharmonie announced the scheduled conclusion of de Waart's tenure as chief conductor after the 2015-2016 season.[4]

The orchestra has recorded on the A-list, Belgian Boutique, Hyperion, Naïve and Phi labels.

Chief conductors

References

  1. ↑ "Jaap van Zweden chef-dirigent in Vlaanderen". Trouw. 2006-06-30. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Edo de Waart: Chef-dirigent vanaf 2012-2013" (Press release). deFilharmonie. April 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  3. ↑ Elaine Schmidt (2010-04-08). "MSO's de Waart takes 2nd gig with Antwerp orchestra". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Chef-dirigent Edo de Waart verlaat deFilharmonie na seizoen 2015/2016" (Press release). deFilharmonie. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

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