Biography
Sir Andrew Frank Davis (2 February 1944 – 20 April 2024) was an English conductor. He was the long-time chief conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He was music director at the Glyndebourne Festival from 1988 to 2000, and especially known for conducting the traditional Last Night of The Proms, including Last Night speeches. He was music director and principal conductor of the Lyric Opera of Chicago from 2000 to the 2020/21 season.
Music critic Alan Blyth described Davis as "a conductor whose technical skill was enhanced by an inborn enthusiasm for and dedication to the task in hand that he was able to transfer to the forces before him."
Filmography
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Movies 9
self 5
Director 4
TV Shows 1
The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow (2015)
Prom at the Palace (2002)
Le Comte Ory (1997)
Lulu (1996)
Ermione (1995)
Pique Dame (1992)
La Clemenza Di Tito (1991)
The Music of Man (1978)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1944-02-02
Deathday2024-04-20 (80 years old)
Birth NameAndrew Frank Davis
Birth PlaceAshridge, United Kingdom
RelationshipsGianna Rolandi (1989-01-01 - 2021-06-20)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor
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