John Floore (21 July 1945 – 5 December 2020) was a trumpeter from the Netherlands who played with the

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (RPhO; nl, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest) is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in Rotterdam. Its primary venue is the concert hall De Doelen. The RPhO is considered one of the Netherlands' two principal orc ...

, was a director of the

Rotterdam Conservatory of Music Codarts University for the Arts ( nl, Codarts hogeschool voor de kunsten) is a Dutch vocational university in Rotterdam that teaches music, dance and circus. It was established in its present location in 2000. History Codarts can trace its origin ...

and managed the

Limburg Symphony Orchestra The Limburgs Symfonie Orkest (English: Limburg Symphony Orchestra) was a Dutch orchestra based in Maastricht, Netherlands. The orchestra was resident at the ''Theater aan het Vrijthof'' in Maastricht since 1992, and also performed in opera producti ...

before becoming artistic director of the

Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population ...

Career

Born in

Weesp Weesp () is a city, an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam and a former municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of in . It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an are ...

, North Holland, Floore was educated at the

Amsterdam School of the Arts The Amsterdam University of the Arts ( nl, Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) is a Dutch vocational university of arts located in Amsterdam. The university consists of: * Academy of Architecture * Academy of Theatre and Dance * Breitner Aca ...

between 1961 and 1966. He became principal trumpet with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in 1966. He worked with guest conductors such as

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and

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. In 1983 he made the transition to music administration, taking the position of Director of the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. At the Conservatory he was general manager of the

Havo voor Muziek en Dans (School for Music and Dance) formerly is a secondary school (havo) in Rotterdam, Netherlands that specializes in music and dance. It has about 200 pupils from all parts of the country. The shares a building and music and dance teachers with Co ...

(Academy for Music and Dance). He was treasurer of the "International Double Reed Festival Rotterdam 1995" foundation. After leaving the conservatory, Floore was general manager of the

Limburgs Symfonie Orkest The Limburgs Symfonie Orkest (English: Limburg Symphony Orchestra) was a Dutch orchestra based in Maastricht, Netherlands. The orchestra was resident at the ''Theater aan het Vrijthof'' in Maastricht since 1992, and also performed in opera producti ...

(LSO) from 1997 to 2009. He visited Thailand often and served as a consultant to the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra before replacing Hikotaro Yazaki as artistic director in March 2009. Floore died on 5 December 2020 in Cuijk, North Brabant, aged 75.

Discography

Selected recordings:

References

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