Mengelberg

/ ˈmɛŋɡəlˌbɜːɡ; ˈmɛŋəlbɛrx /

noun

1. Mengelberg(Josef) Willem18711951MDutchMUSIC: conductor ( Josef ) Willem (ˈwɪləm ). 1871–1951, Dutch orchestral conductor, noted for his performances of the music of Mahler

Example Sentences

As the end of his term approached, Van Zweden spoke in his office filled with photographs of four of his famous New York Philharmonic predecessors: Gustav Mahler, Willem Mengelberg, Arturo Toscanini and Leonard Bernstein.

From Seattle Times

And Willem Mengelberg was just 24 when he took on the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, the eminent ensemble at which Mäkelä is currently artistic partner.

From New York Times

Major American orchestras, of the kind that ought to know better, are competing to acquire his future services; from 2027 to 2032, at least, he will lead the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam — the orchestra of Willem Mengelberg, Eduard van Beinum and Bernard Haitink, one of the most storied ensembles of them all.

From New York Times

It was through his business dealings that Kloiber became acquainted with Gilbert Kaplan, the Mahler devotee who had bought the 232-page manuscript in 1984 from the foundation of Willem Mengelberg, a Dutch conductor who had received it from the composer’s widow, Alma.

From New York Times

From 1926 to 1930, the New York Philharmonic performed the Franck as much as Beethoven’s Fifth; Arturo Toscanini, Pierre Monteux and Willem Mengelberg were among the 12 conductors who led it in that period.

From New York Times