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Debut in the Netherlands
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Bernard Haitink: 10 facts about the great conductor
2. Debut in the Netherlands
Haitink conducted his first concert on 19 July 1954 with the Netherlands Radio Union Orchestra – later the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. He was appointed second conductor of the orchestra in 1955, and its chief conductor two years later.
