Born Milan, 26 June 1933; m 1st, 1956, Giovanna Cavazzoni (marr. diss. 1968); one s one d; 2nd, Gabriella Cantalupi; one s; died 20 Jan. 2014
Artistic Director, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, ...
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Abbado, Claudio, (26 June 1933–20 Jan. 2014), Artistic Director, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, 1989–2002; Generalmusikdirektor of Vienna, since 1987
Article
Austin, Frederic, (1872–10 April 1952), baritone and composer; Artistic Director, late British National Opera Company
Hon. RAM
Born 1872; died 10 April 1952
baritone and composer; Artistic Director, late British National Opera Company
Article
Austral, Florence, (26 April 1894–16 May 1968), Dramatic Soprano, Grand Opera and Concert Artist, retd
Born Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 April 1894; m 1925, John Amadio (d 1964), solo flautist; no c; died 16 May 1968
Dramatic Soprano, Grand Opera and Concert Artist, retd...
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Birch, John Anthony, (9 July 1929–28 April 2012), Curator-Organist, Royal Albert Hall, since 1984; Professor, Royal College of Music, 1959–97, then Consultant; Organist: to the Royal Choral Society, since 1966; of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, since 1983
MA, DMus; FRCM, FRCO(CHM), LRAM
Born 9 July 1929; s of late Charles Aylmer Birch and Mabel (née Greenwood), Leek, Staffs; unmarried; died 28 April 2012
Curator-Organist, Royal Albert Hall, since ...
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Bjørnson, Maria Elena, (16 Feb. 1949–13 Dec. 2002), theatre designer, since 1969
Born Paris, 16 Feb. 1949; d of Bjørn Bjørnson and Maria Prodan; died 13 Dec. 2002
theatre designer, since 1969
Byam Shaw Sch. of Art (Pre-Dip); Central Sch. of Art and Design (MA)...
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Bowie, David, (8 Jan. 1947–10 Jan. 2016), international recording artist and performer; film and stage actor; video and film producer; graphic designer
Born Brixton, 8 Jan. 1947; s of Hayward Stenton Jones and late Margaret Mary Burns; n é David Robert Jones; m 1970, Angela Barnett (marr. diss. 1980); one s...
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Brüggen, Frans, (30 Oct. 1934–13 Aug. 2014), conductor; formerly recorder player; Founder and conductor, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, since 1981
Born Amsterdam, 30 Oct. 1934; m Machtelt Israëls; two d; died 13 Aug. 2014
conductor; formerly recorder player; Founder and conductor, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, since 1981
Conservatory and Univ. of Amsterdam...
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Buckle, (Christopher) Richard (Sandford), (6 Aug. 1916–12 Oct. 2001), writer; critic; exhibition designer
CBE 1979
Born 6 Aug. 1916; s of late Lieut-Col C. G. Buckle, DSO, MC, Northamptonshire Regt, and Mrs R. E. Buckle (née Sandford); ...
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Carmichael, Mary, (1850–17 March 1935), composer and accompanist
Born Birkenhead, Cheshire, 1850; died 17 March 1935
composer and accompanist
Aix-la-Chapelle, Bonn, Lausanne
Musical studies, London (Ebenezer Prout), Munich (Heinrich Porges); has accompanied most of the principal singers and violinists...
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Cook, Sir Francis Ferdinand Maurice, (21 Dec. 1907–12 Sept. 1978)
4th Bt cr 1886
Born 21 Dec. 1907; s of Sir H. F. Cook, 3rd Bt, and Hon. Mary Hood, e d of 2nd Viscount Bridport; ...
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Cranmer, Philip, (1 April 1918–1 July 2006), Secretary, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 1974–83
Born 1 April 1918; s of Arthur Cranmer and Lilian Phillips; m 1939, Ruth Loasby (d 2000); one s three d; died 1 July 2006...
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Cutler, Ivor, (15 Jan. 1923–3 March 2006), humorist, poet, illustrator, playwright, singer and composer, since 1957
Born 15 Jan. 1923; s of Jack and Polly Cutler; marr. diss.; two s; died 3 March 2006
humorist, poet, illustrator, playwright, singer and composer, since 1957
Shawlands Academy; Jordanhill Coll., Glasgow....
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Dakers, Lionel Frederick, (24 Feb. 1924–10 March 2003), Director, Royal School of Church Music, 1972–89 (Special Commissioner, 1958–72); Examiner to the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 1958–94; Director: Hymns Ancient and Modern, since 1976; SCM Press, 1998–2001
CBE 1983; FRCO
Born Rochester, Kent, 24 Feb. 1924; o s of late Lewis and Ethel Dakers; m 1951, Mary Elisabeth (d 1997), ...
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Davie, (James) Alan, (28 Sept. 1920–5 April 2014), painter, poet, musician, silversmith and jeweller
CBE 1972; RA 2012; RWA 1991; HRSA 1977
Born 28 Sept. 1920; m 1947, Janet Gaul (d 2007); one d; died 5 April 2014
painter, poet, musician, silversmith and jeweller...
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Dean, Winton (Basil), (18 March 1916–19 Dec. 2013), author and musical scholar
FBA 1975
Born Birkenhead, 18 March 1916; e s of late Basil Dean, CBE, and Esther, d of A. H. Van Gruisen; m 1939, Hon. Thalia Mary Shaw (d...
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Dowd, (Eric) Ronald, (23 Feb. 1914–1990), voice consultant; tenor; Artistic Director and Co-Founder (with Maggie Niven), first National Summer School for Singers, Australia, since 1987
AO 1976
Born Sydney, Australia, 23 Feb. 1914; s of Robert Henry Dowd and Henrietta (née Jenkins); m 1938, Elsie Burnitt Crute (English born) (decd); one ...
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Gui, Vittorio, (14 Sept. 1885–16 Oct. 1975), Commander of the Crown of Italy, 1923; Gold Medal for Culture (Italy) 1957; orchestral conductor; Artistic Counsellor at Glyndebourne, Sussex, 1960–65
Born 14 Sept. 1885; m 1st, 1911, Mary Bourbon del Monte S Maria; three s; 2nd, 1936, Elda Salaroli-Enriques; two step s; died 16 Oct. 1975
Commander of the Crown of Italy, ...
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Harker, Mrs Allen, (Lizzie), (died 14 April 1933), novelist
Born Gloucester; oc of late William Watson, Edinburgh; m late Prof. James Allen Harker, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester; two s; died 14 April 1933
novelist...
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Hoffnung, Gerard, (22 March 1925–28 Sept. 1959), Free-lance artist and illustrator; musician
FSIA
Born 22 March 1925; s of Ludwig and Hilde Hoffnung; m 1952, Annetta Perceval Bennett; one s one d; died 28 Sept. 1959
Free-lance artist and illustrator; musician
Highate School; Harrow School of Arts...
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Howard, Michael Stockwin, (14 Sept. 1922–4 Jan. 2002), organ recitalist and recording artist
Born London, 14 Sept. 1922; er s of Frank Henry Howard (viola, Internat. String Quartet; Foundn principal, Beecham’s Philharmonic) and Florence Mabel Howard; m 6th, Elisabeth (...
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