Davis, (Sir) Andrew (Frank)
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Davis, (Sir) Andrew (Frank) (
b Ashridge, 1944). Eng. conductor, organist, and harpsichordist. Pianist, harpsichordist, and org., Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, 1966–70. Assoc. cond. BBC Scottish SO 1970–2, New Philharmonia Orch. 1974, RLPO 1974–6; prin. cond. and mus. dir. Toronto SO 1975–88; prin. cond. BBC SO 1989–2000; mus. dir. Glyndebourne Opera 1989–2000. Mus. dir. Chicago Lyric Opera from 2000. Opera début Glyndebourne, 1973 (
Capriccio). Amer. début 1974 (NYPO). Cond. f. Brit. p. of Tippett's
The Mask of Time, 1986, and his
New Year, 1990. CBE 1991. Knighted 1999.
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Letter: The vision of the Crystal Palace
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Crystal gazing at the Palace
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Famous sons and daughters A look at some of Derbyshire's famous faces with www.youand yesterday.co.uk
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Paxton, Sir Joseph
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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Chatsworth House
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
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Crystal Palace
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
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modern architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...formerly eclectic approach to design. Technical progress in the use of iron and glass made possible the construction of Sir Joseph Paxton's celebrated Crystal Palace in London (1851), in which a remarkable delicacy was achieved. In the ensuing years...
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