Hans Vonk

Hans Vonk (June 18, 1942, August 29, 2004) Dutch conductor, champion of Dutch composers such as Alphons Diepenbrock.

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Born in Amsterdam, Vonk studied music at the Amsterdam Conservatory and law at Amsterdam University. During this time, he made a living from gigs as a jazz pianist. He debuted as a conductor with the Netherlands National Ballet, and married the dancer Jesse Folkerts. Later on Vonk conducted the Royal Concertgebouw and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1988 he conducted La Scala in Milan in a revival of Jommelli's Fetonte, but then had to take a year off from conducting after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barr? syndrome, a neurological condition. He appeared to recover and resumed conducting. The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra appointed him music director in 1996, succeeding Leonard Slatkin. In the year 2002, he resigned the position due to his failure of health. He died in his Amsterdam home. There was a dedicated program of Berlioz's Requiem, to him after his death.

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Hans Vonk related Images and Photos (experimental)

Portrait of Hans Holbein	Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen	Hans Holbein the Younger Engraved by Bartholomaus Huebner 1790	Portrait Miniature of Count Hans Axel Von Fersen (1755-1810)
The Artist at Work Painting Hans Sachs	The King Makes a Promise to Hans the Hedgehog	Apparatus For Healing Arm Fractures Feldtbuch Der Wundartzney Hans Von Gersdorff c.1540	Amputation Illustration from Feldtbuch Der Wundartzney by Hans Von Gersdorff c.1540
The Old Witch Combing Gerda's Hair in 'The Snow Queen' from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales	Edith Erastoff and Victor Sjöström: Berg-Ejvind Och Hans Hustru 1918	Meeting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold 7th June 1520 after Hans Holbein the Elder (1460/5-1524)