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FAIRFAX LED ECCENTRIC LIFE IN VIRGINIA EXILE.(COMMENTARY)
The Virginian Pilot
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December 8, 1996
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Byline: George Tucker
Every Virginia history buff knows the Commonwealth includes a county named Fairfax. Few, however, are aware that it was named for crotchety six-foot, hawk-nosed Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax, who not only died 215 years ago on Dec. 9, 1781, but lived for 34 years in self-imposed exile in the Old Dominion.
Incidentally, Fairfax became George Washington's earliest patron in 1748, when he hired the 16-year-old surveyor from Westmoreland County to assist in the platting of his vast land holdings extending from the Shenandoah Valley to the South ...
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Sir Andre Previn awarded coveted 2005 Glenn Gould Prize; Glenn Gould Foundation to Honour Maestro's Outstanding Artistry with Prestigious Triennial Prize.
PR Newswire
; ...We are truly thrilled to honour Sir Andre Previn with the Glenn Gould Prize," said...excellence of a rare few, and Maestro Previn's remarkable body of work and...enthusiastic choice of the jury." Sir Andre Previn is one of the world's most...
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Five Questions With Andre Previn
News Wire article from: AP Online
; ...AP Online 02-21-2001 Five Questions With Andre Previn NEW YORK (AP) -- Sir Andre Previn sits at his Bosendorfer grand piano, brought...ll keep on trying. ------ On the Web: Andre Previn biography: http://bhhs.beverlyhills...
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Five Easy Questions With Andre Previn
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)
; Sir Andre Previn sits at his Bosendorfer grand piano, brought...s Germany to settle in Los Angeles, Previn was working on film scores at MGM and sitting...also a conductor, composer and pianist? Previn: I really am in a different world altogether...
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Relationship with strings as Andre Previn takes fifth wife; News in brief.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England)
; CONDUCTOR-COMPOSER Sir Andre Previn, 73, has wed his fifth wife, violinist...irreconcilable differences". Sir Andre and Ms Mutter, pictured - who has...are expected to live in Munich. Sir Andre says he is still friendly with all...
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Previn comes full circle with jazz album
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...Conductor, composer and pianist Andre Previn performs at the Jazz Standard club...club gig in nearly 30 years. But Previn said he was thrilled to be doing...PHOTO) (Associated Press Photo) Sir Andre Previn sits at his Bosendorfer grand piano...
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Previn leads Previn: a new double concerto
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; Music Review Boston Symphony Orchestra Sir Andre Previn, guest conductor At: Symphony Hall, last night...seems to have been the case at the BSO this week, as Andre Previn requested that the orchestra present the first performances...
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PREVIN BACK IN JAZZ.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; ...jazz gig in nearly 30 years, but Sir Andre Previn was thrilled to be sharing the bandstand...Germany to settle in Los Angeles, Previn, now 71, was working on film scores...Conductor, composer and pianist Andre Previn has returned to jazz clubs...
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Andre Previn
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...much-recorded soloist Andre Previn has worked with the world...Martha's Vineyard, Previn is composing his first...does anyone call you Sir Andre? Not so that I would...an acceptable job. {Previn won four Oscars for his...
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Classical: New man Previn and a very sexy Cosi LSO/Andre Previn Barbican, London Cosi fan tutte Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...she started to wax lyrical about Andre Previn's Music Night, the TV moment...less high-minded children, my Andre Previn TV moment was Eric Morecambe's...was down to age I couldn't say - Sir Colin Davis is still full of beans...
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CD REVIEWS: William Walton: Symphony No.1, Crown Imperial, Orb & Sceptre - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Andre Previn (Telarc CD-80125). pounds 9.99.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...Review by Clare Mackney Sir Henry Wood, John Ireland...the many recordings, it is Andre Previn's 1966 version with the...And yet this re-issue of Previn's 1985 performance with...the CD. HHH CAPTION(S): Andre Previn
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