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Colin Davis

1927 - 2013

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Sir Colin Rex Davis (25 September 1927 – 14 April 2013) was an English conductor, known for his association with the London Symphony Orchestra, having first conducted it in 1959. His repertoire was broad, but among the composers with whom he was particularly associated were Mozart, Berlioz, Elgar, Sibelius, Stravinsky and Tippett. Davis studied as a clarinetist, but was intent on becoming a conductor. After struggling as a freelance conductor from 1949 to 1957, he gained a series of appointments with orchestras including the BBC Scottish Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Davis is the 37th most popular conductor (up from 47th in 2019), the 1,746th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,922nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Colin Davis ranks 37 out of 128. Before him are Giuseppe Sinopoli, Václav Neumann, James Levine, Pierre Monteux, John Philip Sousa, and Riccardo Chailly. After him are John Eliot Gardiner, George Szell, John Barbirolli, Fritz Reiner, Thomas Beecham, and Lovro von Matačić.

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Among people born in 1927, Colin Davis ranks 126. Before him are Eldar Ryazanov, Raymond Chow, Robert Plutchik, Óscar Míguez, Gordon Cooper, and Prince Charles of Luxembourg. After him are Ken Russell, Alfredo Kraus, Alan King, François Furet, Nguyễn Khánh, and Vasile Milea. Among people deceased in 2013, Colin Davis ranks 120. Before him are Frederik Pohl, Marie-Claire Alain, Ali Kafi, Ken Norton, Richard Ramirez, and Ray Harryhausen. After him are Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Dokka Umarov, Marta Eggerth, Tuncel Kurtiz, Nguyễn Khánh, and Sergei Belov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Davis ranks 1,746 out of 8,785. Before him are Dave Hill (1946), Sandford Fleming (1827), Thomas Kyd (1558), William Prout (1785), James Herriot (1916), and Neil Tennant (1954). After him are Paul Scholes (1974), Ken Russell (1927), Elsa Lanchester (1902), Michael Ventris (1922), Robert Southey (1774), and Elizabeth Hurley (1965).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United Kingdom

Among conductors born in United Kingdom, Colin Davis ranks 3. Before him are Leopold Stokowski (1882), and Simon Rattle (1955). After him are John Eliot Gardiner (1943), John Barbirolli (1899), Thomas Beecham (1879), Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893), Adrian Boult (1889), Henry Wood (1869), Antonio Pappano (1959), Daniel Harding (1975), and Jeffrey Tate (1943).

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