chief conductor, Willem Kes. Willem Kes served as the orchestra's chief conductor from its 1888 founding to 1895. In 1895, Willem Mengelberg became chief...

under the supervision of Willem Mengelberg. In 1938, the orchestra named him co-principal conductor, alongside Mengelberg. During World War II, according...

Orchestra of Amsterdam, serving as "first conductor" ("eerste dirigent") alongside Willem Mengelberg, its long-serving chief conductor. The two musicians liked...

orchestra's 'first conductor' (eerste dirigent) from 1941 to 1943, during the chief conductorship of Willem Mengelberg. From 1961 to 1963, Jochum was joint...

World War II the roster included Furtwängler, Krauss, Knappertsbusch, Willem Mengelberg, and Karl Böhm. The orchestra's history during this period has been...

hand and the baton—became increasingly standardized. Conductors like Willem Mengelberg in Amsterdam until the end of World War II had had extensive rehearsal...