Davis, (Sir) Colin (Rex)
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Davis, (Sir) Colin (Rex) (
b Weybridge, 1927). Eng. conductor. Prof. début 1948 as clarinettist in Kalmar Orch. and as cond. with same orch. 1949. Founder (1950) and prin. cond. with Chelsea Opera Group. Assoc. cond. BBC Scottish SO 1957–9; début Glyndebourne 1960 (
Die Zauberflöte). CG début with Royal Ballet 1960, with opera co. 1965. SW début 1958, cond. SW Opera 1959–65, mus. dir. from 1961. At SW cond. f. Brit. ps. of
The Cunning Little Vixen (1961),
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1963). Cond. BBCSO 1967–71; chief cond. and mus. dir. Royal Opera, CG, 1971–86; cond. Bavarian Radio SO 1983–92. Prin. cond. LSO from 1995. Début NY Met 1967. Notable exponent of Berlioz, Mozart, Stravinsky, Tippett, and Sibelius. Cond. f.ps. of
The Mines of Sulphur (SW 1965),
The Knot Garden (CG 1970) and
The Ice Break (CG 1977). Cond. f. Brit. p. of 3-act
Lulu (CG 1981). Salzburg Fest. début 1976. First Briton to cond. at Bayreuth Fest. (
Tannhäuser, 1977). CBE. 1965. Knighted 1980. Hamburg Shakespeare Prize 1984.
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Birthday Honours QBH
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 6/16/2001; 212 words
; Companion of Honour Sir Colin Rex Davis, CBE Principal conductor, London Symphony Orchestra. For services to music. London, N1
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The week starts here...; For fashion disasters, horse riders, strange jobs and liposuction.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 9/23/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Carey - stomach. 5. Sir Michael Caine - stomach...who lost an eye. 1. Colin Milburn (Former England Cricketer). 2. Sir Rex Harrison (Actor). 3. Joe Davis (Legendary Snooker Player). 4. Sammy Davis Jnr (Entertainer...
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Te Deum.1/Kyrie
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 3/1/2007; ; 638 words
; ...1 MOZART Kyrie, K 341 * Sir Colin Davis, cond; Neill Stuart...Dresden 10/3-4/1998 Sir Colin's take on the Te...In all but "Christe, rex gloriae," in fact, the...satisfyingly ringing. And while Sir Colin's forces in 1969...
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ArtsWales: S4C documentary will pay homage to one of Wales's greatest tenor voices.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 1/25/2003; 458 words
; ...Kanawa, Dame Joan Sutherland and Sir Colin Davis, all of whom appear in the show...Festival in Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex at the behest of the composer himself...street as another great vocal talent, Sir Geraint Evans. # The documentary...
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Prom previews 2003
Magazine article from: Musical Opinion; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Prom 15. Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and Britten's Phaedra on the same...nausea, but, having discovered Sir Colin Davis's dancing way with Berlioz, I...performed in Prom 55 by Tasmin Little; Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berliner...
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Review: The Arts: They may not all be good, but this was wonderful Music
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/30/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...devotional episodes predominate. It was in these that Sir Colin Davis's mastery was most evident. He drew expressive singing...of drums and Judgment Day trumpets in the Dies Irae and Rex Tremendae, although inexperience took its toll at the...
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New Releases: Classical
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 2/8/2008; ; 534 words
; ...it would have to have something unique to say. Under Sir Colin Davis, this issue by the London Symphony Orchestra is fine...veneer. But hold your ears for the scooped attacks on Rex by the London Symphony Chorus. The LSO do a competent...
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This is what we are, from singing dogs to Stravinsky; Box Office arts & entertainment The Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts opens today to celebrate its diamond anniversary. Festival chairman Huw Tregelles Williams talks Karen Price through the birthday programme.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 10/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...Williams. "They will perform Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex, which, in my memory, has not been done in Wales...premiere of Karl Jenkins' piece Quick. Conducted by Sir Colin Davis, they will also perform Elgar's Enigma Variations...
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Concerts
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 9/30/2001; ; 403 words
; ...new season opens with the Elgar symphonies conducted by Sir Colin Davis, beginning with No 1 and with Mitsuko Uchida playing...Dukas, Jan Sandstrm, Ravel and Stravinsky (Oedipus Rex). Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts. Wigmore Hall, 020...
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Classical: In Concert
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/14/1997; ; 569 words
; ...his partner, as much as to say "That's my boy!" Sir Colin Davis, in especially dignified mood, kept the Academy's...Academy's 90-strong chorus: in the "Dies Irae" and "Rex tremendae" they were thrilling. And in the "Tuba mirum...
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Sir Colin Rex Davis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Colin Rex Davis Sir Colin Davis (born 1927) is considered by critics as one of Britain's greatest...Mozart, Berlioz, and Stravinsky. Obsession with Music Sir Colin Davis was born on September 25, 1927, in Weybridge, Surrey, England...
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Davis, (Sir) Colin (Rex)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Davis, (Sir) Colin (Rex) ( b Weybridge, 1927). Eng. conductor. Prof. début 1948 as clarinettist in Kalmar Orch. and as cond. with same...
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Davis, Sir Colin Rex
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Davis, Sir Colin Rex (1927– ) English conductor. He was principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1967–...
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Davis, Colin
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Colin Davis Conductor For the Record … Critics deem Sir Colin Davis one of Britain ’...encountered and found favor with Davis and his talents since the...since. Davis was born Colin Rex Davis on September25, 1927...
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