Neville Marriner
Sir Neville Marriner, CH, CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (born 15 April 1924) is an English conductor and violinist.
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Biography
Marriner was born in Lincoln, England, and studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. He played the violin in the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Martin String Quartet and London Symphony Orchestra,[1] playing with the last two for 13 years.[2] He later formed the Jacobean Ensemble with Thurston Dart before going to Hancock, Maine, in the United States to study conducting with Pierre Monteux at his school there. In 1958, he founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra and recorded copiously with them.
Marriner was the first music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, from 1969 to 1978. From 1979 to 1986, he was music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. He was principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 1989.[3]
Marriner has recorded for various labels, including Argo, L'Oiseau Lyre, Philips and EMI Classics. His recorded repertoire ranges from the baroque era[4] to 20th century British music, as well as opera. Among his recordings are two CDs of British music for Philips Classics with Julian Lloyd Webber, including acclaimed performances of Benjamin Britten's Cello Symphony and Sir William Walton's Cello Concerto. Marriner also supervised the Mozart selections for the soundtrack of the 1984 film Amadeus.[5]
He was chairman of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra until 1992, when he was succeeded by Malcolm Latchem. Marriner holds the title of Life President. He is the father of the clarinettist Andrew Marriner, principal clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Honours
Marriner was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979. He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1985.[6] In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH).[7]
References
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- Neville Marriner discography at Discogs
- Neville Marriner at the Internet Movie Database
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| Preceded by | Principal Conductor, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra 1986–1989 |
Succeeded by Gianluigi Gelmetti |
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- English conductors (music)
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- Alumni of the Royal College of Music
- 1924 births
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- People from Lincoln, England
- Grammy Award winners
- Conservatoire de Paris alumni
- Honorary Members of the Royal Academy of Music
- London Symphony Orchestra players
- Knights Bachelor
- Conductors (music) awarded knighthoods
- 20th-century conductors (music)
- 21st-century conductors (music)
- Shakespeare Prize recipients
- Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
