John Floore


John Floore is a trumpeter from the Netherlands who played with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, was a director of the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music and managed the Limburg Symphony Orchestra before becoming Artistic Director of the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.

Career

Floore was educated at the Amsterdam School of the Arts between 1961 and 1966. He became principal trumpet with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in 1966. He worked with guest conductors such as Eugene Ormandy, Antal Doráti, Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle, Kurt Masur and André Previn. 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. He was treasurer of the "International Double Reed Festival Rotterdam 1995" foundation.
After leaving the conservatory, Floore was General Manager of the Limbourg Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2009. In July 2008 he was the target of accusations that he had abused his position to buy expensive meals and trips abroad. However Theo Bovens, Chairman of the LSO, said the board had approved all his expenses. He had visited Thailand often and served as a consultant to the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra before replacing Hikotaro Yazaki as Artistic Director in March 2009.

Discography

Selected recordings:
YearTitleLabelNotes
1969Steimwith Louis Andriessen, Reinbert de Leeuw, Misha Mengelberg, Peter Schat,
1974NovaraComposers Recordings Inc. on Music By Earle Brown, Earle Brown
1997De VolhardingComposers' VoiceCD, MiniAlbum, Louis Andriessen. Recorded live at the Carré Theatre, Amsterdam on 12 May 1972.
Time MachineBV Haast Records