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Colin Davis. Sir Colin Rex Davis CH CBE (25 September 1927 – 14 April 2013) was an English conductor, known for his association with the London Symphony Orchestra, having first conducted it in 1959. His repertoire was broad, but among the composers with whom he was particularly associated were Mozart, Berlioz, Elgar, Sibelius, Stravinsky and ...
Apr 10, 2024 · Sir Colin Davis (born September 25, 1927, Weybridge, Surrey, England—died April 14, 2013, London) was an English conductor, the foremost modern interpreter of the composer Hector Berlioz, whose complete orchestral and operatic works Davis recorded. Davis turned to conducting after studying clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London.
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Apr 15, 2013 · LONDON (AP) — Colin Davis, the former principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and one of Britain's elder statesmen of classical music, has died at 85. The orchestra said Davis died Sunday after a short illness. One of the best-known figures in British music, Davis worked with the London symphony for more than half a century. He first conducted for the LSO in 1959 and took the ...
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Apr 15, 2013 · Colin Rex Davis was born on Sept. 25, 1927, in Weybridge, on the southeast fringe of London, the fifth of his family’s seven children. His father was a bank clerk who loved classical music, and ...
Apr 15, 2013 · Sir Colin Davis assumed the role of president shortly after I joined the LSO, and it was a great joy to the orchestra and our audiences that he continued to forge ahead with major projects for ...
Apr 15, 2013 · The late Colin Davis conducting the last night of Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall in September 1968. English conductor Sir Colin Davis, an artist who reached the summit of his career in his ...
Apr 14, 2013 · Conductor Sir Colin Davis has died at the age of 85, the London Symphony Orchestra has announced. Surrey-born Sir Colin made his debut with the orchestra in 1959 and was its longest serving ...
