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- Birth nameWillem Rogier van Otterloo
- Rogier van Otterloo was born on December 11, 1941 in Bilthoven, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was a composer, known for Soldier of Orange (1977), Turkish Delight (1973) and De vloek van Woestewolf (1974). He was married to Willy van Otterloo. He died on January 29, 1988 in Tienhoven, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- SpouseWilly van Otterloo(? - January 29, 1988) (his death, 3 children)
- Father of Bas van Otterloo. Had two other children: Alfie and Thijs.
- Son of Willem van Otterloo.
- In spite of his six ultimately unsuccessful years of trying to master the violin, Rogier never lost his love for it - "there is no instrument more wonderful than the violin", he once said.
- His mother was ballet dancer Ankie Heukers; his father Willem van Otterloo, renowned chief conductor of the Utrechts Stedelijk Orkest (1937-1949) and later of the Residentie Orkest, alternatively known as The Hague Philharmonic (1949-1974).
- Chief of the Netherlands' Metropole Orchestra from 1980 until his untimely passing in 1988.
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