Joseph Vandernoot (18 October 1914 – 7 June 1999) was a British conductor who worked with many orchestras and opera companies, and was one of the earliest conductors of opera at the Holland Park open-air theatre[1] in London.
After studying at Guildhall School of Music and the Royal College of Music, Vandernoot joined the Royal Artillery and worked for some time for ENSA.
[1] For five years Vandernoot was the Musical Director of Ballet Rambert.
He also conducted the Orchestre National de Monte Carlo and the Valencia Provincial Orchestra.
[2][3] With these two ensembles he gave the UK premiere of Puccini's opera Edgar (1905 version) in Fulham Town Hall in 1967.