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 | | The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Concertgebouworkest in Dutch) is the best known and most respected orchestra in the Netherlands. |
 | | Mengelberg expanded the orchestra's repertoire, introducing the works of then modern composers such as Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler, both of whom appeared with the orchestra as guest conductors. |
 | | From 1945 to 1959, the orchestra's principal conductor was Eduard van Beinum, who introduced much French repertoire to the orchestra, as well as music by Anton Bruckner. |
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