Biography
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 1978 to 1980. He continued to conduct regularly for the Royal Ballet until 2001.Lanchbery was widely considered (including by Nureyev) to be the greatest ballet conductor of his time, and to be ‘a conductor and music director of unmatched experience’ who was ‘directly responsible for raising the status and the standards of musical performance'. Maina Gielgud, Artistic Director of Australian Ballet, stated that "He [Lanchbery] is not only the finest conductor for dance of his generation and probably well beyond". One critic wrote that ‘the music was always on its best behaviour’ when Lanchbery was conducting. He was also famous for his re-adaptation of canonical works.
Filmography
all 29
Movies 29
Director 2
La Bayadère (Royal Ballet) (2018)
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (2017)
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet) (2015)
La Bayadère (2012)
La Bayadère (2010)
Tales of Beatrix Potter (The Royal Ballet) (2008)
La Fille mal gardée (The Royal Ballet) (2005)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Nijinsky (1980)
The Turning Point (1977)
Giselle (1977)
A Month in the Country (1976)
Don Quixote (1973)
Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971)
Cinderella (1970)
Giselle (1970)
Swan Lake (1966)
Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Swan Lake (1963)
The Embezzler (1954)
Double Exposure (1954)
Colonel March Investigates (1953)
Deadly Nightshade (1953)
The Frightened Man (1952)
13 East Street (1952)
The Quiet Woman (1951)
Blackout (1950)
No Trace (1950)
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1923-05-15
Deathday2003-02-26 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
RelationshipsElaine Fifield (1951-01-01 - 1960-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia, United Kingdom
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Australian Dance Awards
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