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Willem van Otterloo

Dutch conductor and composer.

Born December 27th, 1907 in Winterswijk. [ref]

Died July 27th, 1978 at 70 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).

Occupations
cellist, composer, conductor

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving