Edo de Waart
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Edo de Waart is a renowned Dutch conductor known for leading major orchestras around the world and for his influential interpretations of symphonic and operatic repertoire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edo de Waart canonical | 7 |
| de Waart | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3902325 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edo de Waart Context triple: [San Francisco Symphony, formerMusicDirector, Edo de Waart]
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A.
Willem van der Vliet
Willem van der Vliet was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Delft, known for his portraits and history paintings and as an early mentor to his nephew Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet.
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B.
Willem Drost
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for his Rembrandt-influenced biblical and historical scenes.
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C.
Jan van der Vliet
Jan van der Vliet was a Dutch artist associated with the Delft painters’ Guild of Saint Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
Klaas Dijkhoff
Klaas Dijkhoff is a Dutch politician who has served as a prominent leader and strategist within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), including roles as State Secretary and parliamentary group leader.
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E.
Willem Delff
Willem Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter from Delft, known for his detailed reproductive engravings after prominent artists of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edo de Waart Target entity description: Edo de Waart is a renowned Dutch conductor known for leading major orchestras around the world and for his influential interpretations of symphonic and operatic repertoire.
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A.
Willem van der Vliet
Willem van der Vliet was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Delft, known for his portraits and history paintings and as an early mentor to his nephew Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet.
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B.
Willem Drost
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for his Rembrandt-influenced biblical and historical scenes.
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C.
Jan van der Vliet
Jan van der Vliet was a Dutch artist associated with the Delft painters’ Guild of Saint Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
Klaas Dijkhoff
Klaas Dijkhoff is a Dutch politician who has served as a prominent leader and strategist within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), including roles as State Secretary and parliamentary group leader.
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E.
Willem Delff
Willem Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter from Delft, known for his detailed reproductive engravings after prominent artists of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-06-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Conservatory of The Hague
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Sweelinck Conservatory ⓘ
linked to:
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
|
| familyName |
de Waart
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linked to:
Edo de Waart
|
| fieldOfWork |
opera
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Edo ⓘ |
| hasWorkedWith |
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Minnesota Orchestra ⓘ Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ⓘ Royal Flemish Philharmonic ⓘ Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra ⓘ
linked to:
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony ⓘ Sydney Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| instrument | oboe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| name | Edo de Waart ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretations of operatic repertoire
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interpretations of symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Mahler symphonies
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recordings of Rachmaninoff symphonies ⓘ recordings of Wagner operas ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
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oboist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
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artistic partner of Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra ⓘ assistant conductor of New York Philharmonic ⓘ chief conductor of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ chief conductor of Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ chief conductor of Royal Flemish Philharmonic ⓘ chief conductor of Sydney Symphony Orchestra ⓘ music director of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ music director of Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra ⓘ music director of Minnesota Orchestra ⓘ music director of Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ music director of San Francisco Symphony ⓘ principal guest conductor of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ principal guest conductor of San Diego Symphony ⓘ principal oboist of Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ⓘ |
| residence |
Netherlands
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
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Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Edo de Waart