Willem Mengelberg

Willem Mengelberg
Born28 March 1871
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died21 March 1951 (aged 79)
Zuort, Sent, Switzerland
OccupationConductor
Years active1891–1945

Joseph Wilhelm Mengelberg (28 March 1871 – 21 March 1951) was a Dutch conductor, famous for his performances of Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler and Strauss with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonic conductors of the 20th century.