Hans Vonk (June 18, 1942 August 29, 2004) Dutch conductor, champion of Dutch composers such as Alphons Diepenbrock. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alphonsus Johannes Maria Diepenbrock, born September 2, 1862 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, died there April 5, 1921 Dutch composer, essayist and classicist. ...

Born in Amsterdam, Vonk studied music at the Amsterdam Conservatory and law at Amsterdam University. During this time, he made a living from gigs as a jazz pianist. He debuted as a conductor with the Netherlands National Ballet, and married the dancer Jesse Folkerts. Later on Vonk conducted the Royal Concertgebouw and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1988 he conducted La Scala in Milan in a revival of Jommelli's Fetonte, but then had to take a year off from conducting after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological condition. He appeared to recover and resumed conducting. The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra appointed him music director in 1996, succeeding Leonard Slatkin. He died in his Amsterdam home. Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system (i. ... The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) was founded in 1880, making it the second oldest symphony in the United States after the New York Philharmonic. ... Leonard Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor. ...