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Bernard Haitink: 10 facts about the great conductor
Haitink’s conducting debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra was on 7 November 1956, when he stepped in for Carlo Maria Giulini. He became principal conductor of the Concertgebouw in 1961, and shared that position jointly with Eugen Jochum until 1963, when Haitink became sole principal conductor