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Humphrey Burton

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1931-03-25 (93 years old)

Biography

Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.

Filmography

all 93

Movies 87

Director 63

self 19

Producer 10

TV Shows 6

Self

How the BBC Began (2022)

Self - BBC Arts Reporter

Humphrey Burton

Biography

Filmography

all 93

Movies 87

Director 63

self 19

Producer 10

TV Shows 6

How the BBC Began (2022)

The Opera House (2017)

Karajan's Magic and Myth (2014)

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil (2012)

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) (2009)

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen (2008)

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (2007)

Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2 (2007)

Bach The Cello Suites (2007)

Rostropovich Life & Art (2007)

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 (2007)

Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate (2006)

Glenn Gould: Hereafter (2006)

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde (2005)

Vincent in Brixton (2003)

The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland (2002)

La Traviata (2001)

Falstaff (2000)

A Gala Christmas in Vienna (1998)

Rodelinda (1998)

Manon Lescaut (1997)

Merry Christmas from Vienna (1996)

Lulu (1996)

Ermione (1995)

Eugene Onegin (1994)

Candide (1991)

La Stupenda (1991)

The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek (1991)

Mozart Requiem (1991)

War and Peace (1991)

Die Fledermaus (1990)

Prince Igor (1990)

Boris Godunov (1990)

Ode to Freedom (1989)

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)

Candide (1988)

Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1987)

Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert (1987)

Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987 (1987)

Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987 (1987)

Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven (1987)

Liszt Annees de Pelerinage (1986)

The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein (1985)

Bach: St. John Passion (1985)

Andrea Chénier (1985)

The Making Of West Side Story (1985)

Brahms The Piano Concertos (1984)

Die Fledermaus (1984)

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli (1984)

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies (1984)

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World (1983)

Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7 (1983)

Verdi: Requiem (1982)

A Question Of Faith (1979)

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures (1978)

Marevna and Marika (1978)

BBC Young Musician (1978)

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (1977)

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 (1977)

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach (1977)

The Story of Pantomime (1976)

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema (1976)

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 (1976)

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal (1976)

Watching My Name Go By (1976)

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity (1976)

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics (1976)

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth (1976)

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis (1976)

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax (1976)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-03-25 (93 years old)

Birth Place
Trowbridge, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Awards
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Radio Academy Awards, Knight Bachelor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, Emmy Award