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Andrew Davis

1944 - 2024

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Davis is the 1,394th most popular musician (up from 2,193rd in 2019), the 3,795th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,510th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Andrew Davis ranks 1,394 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Butterfield, Terry Melcher, John Myung, Jay Chou, Fats Navarro, and Bob Rock. After him are Frank Thomas, Trevor Bolder, Steve Aoki, Simon Gallup, Jack Irons, and Edo de Waart.

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Among people born in 1944, Andrew Davis ranks 492. Before him are Dennis Russell Davies, Víctor Espárrago, Haruhiko Kuroda, Michel Maffesoli, Dale Dye, and Pratibha Ray. After him are Sandra Bem, Isao Okano, Caleb Deschanel, Kenneth Cranham, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, and Chris von Saltza. Among people deceased in 2024, Andrew Davis ranks 349. Before him are Karin Baal, E. Allen Emerson, Artur Chilingarov, Tommy Banks, Shyam Benegal, and Ștefan Birtalan. After him are Liang Guanglie, Earl Holliman, Serge Vohor, Helen Fisher, Hugo Villanueva, and Imerio Massignan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andrew Davis ranks 3,796 out of 8,785. Before him are Seán Lester (1888), William Frederick Denning (1848), Ashley Williams (1984), Willie Waddell (1921), Taylor Caldwell (1900), and Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726). After him are Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), Richard O'Brien (1942), Trevor Bolder (1950), Jack Sheppard (1702), Roger Ascham (1515), and C. V. Boys (1855).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Andrew Davis ranks 232. Before him are Sophie (1986), John Steel (1941), John Mayhew (1947), Nigel Kennedy (1956), Delia Derbyshire (1937), and Jonny Greenwood (1971). After him are Trevor Bolder (1950), Simon Gallup (1960), Peter Grant (1935), Gordon Haskell (1946), Andy Bell (1970), and Tony Kaye (1945).

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