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Roger Norrington

1934 - 2025

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Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington (16 March 1934 – 18 July 2025) was an English conductor, best known for historically informed performances of baroque, classical, and romantic music, which often entailed minimal use of vibrato and applying historically informed principles to modern orchestras. He was the musical director at the Kent Opera, the London Classical Players, Bournemouth Sinfonietta and Orchestra of St. Luke's. From the 1990s he was the principal conductor of the Camerata Salzburg and Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he developed the "Stuttgart Sound". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Norrington is the 1,121st most popular musician (up from 1,234th in 2019), the 3,140th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,214th in 2019) and the 194th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roger Norrington ranks 1,121 out of 3,175. Before him are János Bihari, Robert Levin, Ivan Lins, Twiggy Ramirez, Gábor Szabó, and Charlie Mariano. After him are Taj Mahal, Julian Bream, Shavo Odadjian, Eddy Mitchell, Cerrone, and Rob Bourdon.

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Among people born in 1934, Roger Norrington ranks 293. Before him are Zlatko Papec, Paolo Sardi, Robert Towne, Roberto Clemente, Anna Kashfi, and Antigone Costanda. After him are Johnny Haynes, Ian Richardson, Anna Maria Ferrero, Michael Artin, Piet Dankert, and Settela Steinbach. Among people deceased in 2025, Roger Norrington ranks 236. Before him are Athol Fugard, Valerie Mahaffey, Joe Bugner, Bill Byrge, Bruce Glover, and John Bryson. After him are Emmanuel Kundé, Julian McMahon, José Araquistáin, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Barbie Hsu, and Baldur Preiml.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Norrington ranks 3,141 out of 8,785. Before him are Graham McTavish (1961), Humphrey Gilbert (1539), Keith Newton (1941), Damian Lewis (1971), Richard Hooker (1554), and Jason Flemyng (1966). After him are Angus Ogilvy (1928), Banastre Tarleton (1754), Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Douglas Bader (1910), Julian Bream (1933), and Jonathan Glazer (1965).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roger Norrington ranks 194. Before him are Peter Banks (1947), Ray Davies (1944), John McVie (1945), Anthony Phillips (1951), Gerald Moore (1899), and Phil Manzanera (1951). After him are Julian Bream (1933), Trevor Pinnock (1946), Dick Parry (1942), Lita Ford (1958), Philip Catherine (1942), and Chris Wolstenholme (1978).

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