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Sir Colin Rex Davis, CH, CBE (b. For the famous English conductor see Colin Davis Colin Charles Houghton Davis (born in Marylebone, London, The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. September 25, 1927), is a British conductor. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures He was born in Weybridge, Surrey, UK. Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Davis studied the clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London, where he was barred from taking conducting lessons owing to his lack of ability at the piano. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The Royal College of Music is a well known conservatoire located in the South Kensington district of London, England, and one London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Nonetheless, he formed and often served as conductor of the Kalmar Orchestra with fellow students.

In 1952, Davis worked at the Royal Festival Hall, and in the late 1950s conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Royal Festival Hall is a concert dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO is the BBC 's classical music Radio orchestra in Scotland. He first found wide acclaim when he stood in for an ill Otto Klemperer in a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni, at the Royal Festival Hall in 1959. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Otto Klemperer (born Breslau, May 14, 1885 Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni A year later, he stood in for Thomas Beecham in similar circumstances in Mozart's The Magic Flute at Glyndebourne . Sir Thomas Beecham 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 1879 &ndash 8 March 1961 was a British conductor and Impresario. The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart This article is about the Glyndebourne opera festival See Glyndebourne for details of the Country house and opera house Glyndebourne Festival

In the 1960s he worked at Sadler's Wells Opera[1] and the London Symphony Orchestra. Sadler's Wells Theatre is the name of six theatres that have been built since 1683 at a site on Rosebery Avenue Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. He also served as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. In 1971 he succeeded Georg Solti as principal conductor at the Royal Opera House, where he had given occasional performances before, remaining there until 1986. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 He became noted for championing the operas of Michael Tippett, giving the premieres of his works The Knot Garden (1970), and The Ice Break (1977). Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, OM (2 January 1905 &ndash 8 January 1998 was one of the foremost English Composers of the 20th century The Knot Garden is an Opera in three acts by Michael Tippett to an original English Libretto by the composer The Ice Break is an opera in three acts by Michael Tippett, to an original English libretto by the composer In 1977 he became the first English conductor to appear at the Bayreuth Festival (dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner) where he conducted Tannhäuser. The Bayreuth Festival is a music festival held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of Operas by the 19th century German composer Tannhäuser (full title Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg / Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg) is an Opera

Davis was Principal Guest Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1972 to 1984. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA He subsequently was Chief Conductor at the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1983 to 1993. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ( Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) is the internationally renowned Orchestra of the Bayerischer Rundfunk In 1991, Davis was named 'Conductor Laureate' (Ehrendirigent) of the Staatskapelle Dresden, the first conductor in the orchestra's history to hold that title. The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden ( Saxon State Orchestra Dresden) is an Orchestra based in Dresden, Germany founded in 1548 In 1995, Davis began his tenure as Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO). The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. From 1998-2003, he was Principal Guest Conductor of the New York Philharmonic. The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 Davis concluded his tenure as the LSO's Principal Conductor on 31 December 2006, and became President of the LSO on 1 January 2007. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Davis has developed from the enthusiastic, impulsive firebrand of his early years into a mature master; yet he remains as passionate and involved in his work as ever. He is essentially a visionary and an inspirational conductor, and has often managed to bring those characteristics into the recording studio. His extensive discography ranges from thrilling accounts of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony (with the RPO) and Oedipus rex (with Sadler’s Wells), both from 1961, through much Mozart and Berlioz (Idomeneo, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, La clemenza di Tito, Benvenuto Cellini, Roméo et Juliette and Les Troyens are especially notable) to his pioneering Tippett, his impassioned Sibelius and his powerfully individual readings of Britten’s Peter Grimes and The Turn of the Screw.

Aside from his championing of Tippett and his interpretations of Mozart, Davis is particularly closely associated with the music of Hector Berlioz, giving many performances of his operas and orchestral works and conducting the first complete set of his works on disc (recorded by Philips), Benjamin Britten, and Jean Sibelius. Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976 was an English Composer, conductor, [2][3] He has recorded all of the major works of Berlioz and many of the works of Tippett, as well as the complete piano concertos of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Liszt with Claudio Arrau. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Claudio Arrau León ( February 6, 1903 &ndash June 9, 1991) was a Chilean Pianist of world fame for his deep interpretations

The following is a list of his recordings with the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Philips:

Davis received a knighthood in 1980. Claudio Arrau León ( February 6, 1903 &ndash June 9, 1991) was a Chilean Pianist of world fame for his deep interpretations Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. He is also International Chair of Orchestral Studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London. The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a well known conservatoire and one of the leading music institutions in the world

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Personal life

His father, Reginald, was a soldier during World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All His mother, Lillian, played the piano. He had two brothers, Norman and Howard and four sisters. Howard worked as a clerk at the Bank of England, and died in World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Norman became a teacher of classics and died in the 1960s. Yvonne is retired from teaching. Colin Davis attended Christ's Hospital in Sussex before studying clarinet in London

In 1949, Davis married the soprano April Cantelo. Christ's Hospital (popularly known as The Bluecoat School, and also by the nicknames "Housey" and "CH" is a full board coeducational Boarding school Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They had two children, Suzanne and Christopher. Their marriage ended in 1964, and in that same year, Davis married the young Iranian woman who had been the family au pair, Ashraf “Shamsi” Naini. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. An au pair (plural au pairs) is a foreign-national domestic assistant working for and living as part of a host Family. To satisfy both the Iranian and British authorities, the couple were married three times, once in Iran and twice in the UK, in the Iranian Embassy as well as in a regular UK civil ceremony. They have five children, Kurosh (b. 1966), Farhad (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. 1967), Kavus (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. 1968), Sheida (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1977), and Yalda (born 1979). Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) [4]

References

  1. ^ "Best Since Beecham?", Time, 25 July 1960. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World  
  2. ^ Andrew Clements. "The Trojans, Proms 47 & 48", The Guardian, 27 Aug 2003. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.  
  3. ^ Anthony Tommasini. "For Sibelius, A Free Flow With Clarity", New York Times, 27 Apr 2002. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.  
  4. ^ John O'Mahony. "Calm after the storm", The Guardian, 21 Sep 2002. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.  

Further reading

External links

Colin Davis at Allmusic

Preceded by
Georg Solti		 Music Director, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
1971–1987		 Succeeded by
Bernard Haitink
Preceded by
Rafael Kubelík		 Chief Conductor, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
1983–1993		 Succeeded by
Lorin Maazel
allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing Bernard Johan Herman Haitink CH KBE (born March 4, 1929) is a Dutch conductor and Violinist Early WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Rafael Jeroným Kubelík ( June 29 1914 &ndash The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ( Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) is the internationally renowned Orchestra of the Bayerischer Rundfunk WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is a
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