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Ed Spanjaard (Eduard Philip Spanjaard) was born on 22 December, 1948 in Haarlem, Netherlands, is a Dutch conductor and pianist. Discover Ed Spanjaard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Eduard Philip Spanjaard
Occupation Conductor, Pianist
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 22 December, 1948
Birthday 22 December
Birthplace Haarlem, Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

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1948

Eduard Philip Spanjaard (born 22 December 1948), known professionally as Ed Spanjaard, is a Dutch conductor and pianist.

Spanjaard was born in 1948 in Haarlem.

His father was a psychiatrist and amateur pianist, and his mother a flautist and music teacher.

Spanjaard studied at the Conservatorium van de Vereniging Muzieklyceum at Amsterdam, and then at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

During his studies he was, in addition to conducting amateur ensembles like the Leids Studenten Kamer Orkest (LeSKO), assistant to Bernard Haitink, Georg Solti, and Herbert von Karajan.

In London, Spanjaard worked as répétiteur of the Royal Opera Covent Garden.

1978

In 1978, he conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Mozart's Così fan tutte during the Glyndebourne Festival.

1980

In 1980 and 1981 he was assistant-conductor to Herbert von Karajan at the Salzburger Festspiele.

1982

For several years, he was principal guest conductor of the Nederlands Balletorkest and the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest (LSO) (1982–1988), and has directed almost all Dutch orchestras.

Since 1982 Spanjaard has been principal conductor of the Nieuw Ensemble, which was awarded the Prins Bernardfonds muziekprijs in 1998.

As guest conductor Spajaard performed all over the world.

In recent years he has conducted in the contemporary and classical repertoire.

In the Netherlands he directed Verdi's Rigoletto with the De Nederlandse Opera, Gounod's Faust and Verdi's Don Carlos with the Nationale Reisopera and with the Opera Zuid Puccini's La Bohème and Madame Butterfly as well as Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel.

Also with the Residentie Orkest and abroad (Canada) he made several opera productions.

1983

For the Bayreuther Festspiele in 1983, he was the assistant of Georg Solti in Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen, which laid the foundation for his work in the opera.

1995

During a state visit of Queen Beatrix in 1995, Spanjaard conducted Mahler's Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn and symphony No. 1 in cooperation with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

He regularly performs with the Ensemble InterContemporain in Paris and with the Klangforum Wien.

2000

In 2000 at the Rotterdam Ahoy he conducted the Nederlands Balletorkest in Verdi's La Traviata and Britten's Peter Grimes with the Nationale Reisopera.

He premiered the chamber-operas Wolf Cub Village and Night Banquet from the Chinese composer Guo Wenjing with the New Ensemble.

In 2000 he conducted the Ensemble Modern in Frankfurt am Main, with great success which was praised by the press.

2001

In August 2001 Spanjaard was appointed chief conductor of the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest.

2002

In February 2002 Spanjaard took care of the musical accompaniment for the wedding of Prince Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta.

She was particularly moved by Adiós Nonino from Ástor Piazzolla with Carel Kraayenhof on bandoneón.

The success of the performance led to another CD recording with the same performers, including the Concertgebouw Kamerorkest and the Nederlands Kamerkoor.

2003

Together with the LSO he performed Hans Zender's composed interpretation of Schubert's Winterreise in September 2003 during the Musica Sacra festival in Maastricht.

This performance received praise from the national press and was considered the highlight of the festival.

A CD recording of the LSO and the Nederlands Kamerkoor with compositions by Gabriel Fauré was also highly praised.

2004

In 2004, he was invited by the opera of Lyon to conduct the opera Pelléas et Mélissande from Claude Debussy.

2009

In 2009 Spanjaard conducted Das Rheingold, of Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen with the Nationale Reisopera and Orkest van het Oosten in Enschedé where in 2010 he conducted Die Walküre.

2012

Spanjaard was appointed Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Amsterdam University of the Arts in September 2012.

2016

In July 2016 Ed Spanjaard was appointed chief conductor of Orkest van het Oosten starting from season 2017–2018, following Jan Willem de Vriend.