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John Arthur Lanchbery OBE (15 May 1923 – 27 February 2003) was an English-Australian composer and conductor, famous for his ballet arrangements. He served as the Principal Conductor of the Royal Ballet from 1959 to 1972, Principal Conductor of the Australian Ballet from 1972 to 1977, and Musical Director of the American Ballet Theatre from ...
Feb 28, 2003 · John Lanchbery, one of the dance world's most successful and sought-after conductors and arrangers of ballet scores, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Melbourne, Australia....
Biography. English conductor and composer John Lanchbery (1923–2003) was Music Director of The Royal Ballet 1960–72. During his tenure he arranged numerous scores for the Company, including Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée (1960), The Dream (1964), Monotones (1966), A Month in the Country (1976) and Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971 ...
John Lanchbery was born in London in 1923. He began taking violin lessons and composing music when he was only eight years old! He received a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music, but had to postpone until the end of World War II.
Nov 6, 2014 · Provided to YouTube by Warner Classics In a Persian Market (Intermezzo-Scene) · John Lanchbery · Ambrosian Singers · Philharmonia Orchestra Ketèlbey: In a Persian Market ℗ 1978 Parlophone ...
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john lanchbery Born in London, John Lanchbery won the Henry Smart Scholarship in Composition in 1942 which enabled him to study at the Royal Academy of Music, where his teachers included Sir Henry Wood.
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Feb 27, 2003 · The British-Australian arranger, ballet composer and conductor John Lanchbery was born in London on 15 May 1923. He studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music and won the Henry Smart scholarship.
