Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink, former principal conductor of the London Philharmonic, has died at the age of 92.

Haitink was one of the most revered conductors of his generation, having debuted with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic in the 1950s.

He was Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic from 1967 to 1979, Music Director of the Glyndebourne Opera in England for a decade until 1988, and Music Director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from 1987 to 2002.

He later became principal conductor of the Boston and Chicago Symphony Orchestras.

Haitink has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of his services to music. He was made Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1977 and Honorary Companion of Honor in 2002.

He was also made Commander of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands and Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.

His management company said in a statement that he passed away peacefully at home with his wife and family on Thursday.

Haitink has developed a long and influential career in England, where he was conductor of the London Philharmonic. He succeeded Colin Davis as Musical Director of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, in 1987 and held the position until 2002. Highlights of his tenure included a Graham Vick production of Verdi’s Falstaff which reopened the Royal Opera House renovated in December 1999.

Haitink was Principal Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 2006-2010, between terms of musical directors Daniel Barenboim and Riccardo Muti, and became Principal Guest Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1995-2004. also was principal conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra from 1994 to 2000.

He has conducted 111 performances with the Vienna Philharmonic, making his debut in February 1972 and conducting the ensemble on tour in Costa Mesa, Calif., And Carnegie Hall in 2002. He has conducted his last four concerts with this orchestra. at the age of 90 in 2019, the Beethoven and Bruckner programs in Salzburg, Austria; London; and Lucerne, Switzerland.

It has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and won two, for an opera recording in 2003 with the Royal Opera for Janacek’s Jenůfa and for the 2008 orchestral performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Symphony No.4 by Shostakovich.

His recordings include Beethoven and Brahms symphonic cycles for the London Symphony Orchestra’s LSO Live label, as well as an extensive library for Phillips and EMI.