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- 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.
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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 Tippett.
Sep 21, 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.
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British conductor, internationally recognised as the foremost interpreter of Berlioz of his time, Sir Colin Davis has done more than any previous conductor to establish Berlioz as a major composer who can stand in the company of the greatest.
Apr 15, 2013 · English conductor Sir Colin Davis, an artist who reached the summit of his career in his 70s and was celebrated for his interpretations of music by Berlioz, Sibelius and Mozart, died Sunday at...
Apr 17, 2013 · The Conductor Who Gained Power By Giving It Up. Colin Davis found power in humility later in his career — and one astonished music journalist. At NPR Music part of our job is to talk with ...
- Tom Huizenga
English conductor Colin Davis was known as the foremost modern interpreter of composer Hector Berlioz. Largely a self-taught conductor, he conducted orchestras and operas throughout the United States and Europe. He was the principal guest conductor of the Boston Symphony for 11 years.
Berlioz is one of those composers whose discography is dominated by a particular interpreter: the late British conductor Sir Colin Davis, who championed his music from the 1960s until the end of his career and recorded pretty much everything he wrote at least once.
