Georges Octors
Georges-Elie Octors was a Congolese-Belgian violinist, bandleader and conductor. His father was Belgian and his mother Congolese.
In 1941 he was a laureate of the violin competition “Prix Henry Vieuxtemps”. In 1975 he became chief conductor of that orchestra. He conducted among others the finals of the Queen Elisabeth Competition from 1976 to 1989. He made several recordings with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. He also conducted various orchestras in the Netherlands, including Het Gelderse Orkest.
Octors died in Brussels on 18 June 2020, aged 97.
