George Malcolm

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George John Malcolm (born February 28, 1917 in London , † October 10, 1997 in London ) was a British pianist, harpsichordist, conductor and composer.

Life

Malcolm had piano lessons from an early age at Notre Dame Abbey in Clapham and, on the recommendation of Sir Hugh Allen , studied with Kathleen McQuitty and Herbert Fryer at the Royal College of Music at the age of seven .

During his studies at the Royal College of Music, he also attended Wimbledon College and Balliol College Oxford. During the Second World War he was Kapellmeister in the Royal Air Force and studied chamber music as a pianist.

From 1947 to 1959 he was organist and choirmaster at Westminster Cathedral . Benjamin Britten composed his Missa brevis in 1959 especially for Malcolm and his choir . From 1962 to 1966 Malcolm was Artistic Director of the Philomusica of London Orchestra , and from 1965 to 1967 Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra .

As a harpsichordist and conductor, Malcolm developed a lively, worldwide concert and recording activity in the course of the Baroque Renaissance. a. together with renowned soloists such as the violinist Yehudi Menuhin , the lutenist Julian Bream and the pianist András Schiff , but also with ensembles and orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra , the English Chamber Orchestra , the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Dennis Brain Ensemble .

As a composer he left behind some church music and secular occasional works, u. a. Variations on a Theme by Mozart for four harpsichords and a fugue in Bach style Bach Before the Mast .

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literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Detailed biography on georgemalcolm.co.uk (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f John Amis: Obituary: George Malcolm. In: The Independent . October 14, 1997, accessed August 23, 2019 .
  3. ^ A b David Lord: Remembering George Malcolm (harpsichordist, organist & conductor) 1917–1997. In: semibrevity.com. 2014, accessed on August 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Obituary: George Malcolm ( Memento from September 12, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Catholic Herald from October 24, 1997 (English)
  5. ↑ a b c Martin Elste:  Malcolm, George (John). In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 11 (Lesage - Menuhin). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2004, ISBN 3-7618-1121-7  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  6. ^ Howard Schott:  Malcolm, George (John). In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  7. ↑ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on bach-cantatas.com (English)
  8. ↑ Recordings with Yehudi Menuhin
  9. ↑ Recordings with the London Symphony
  10. ^ Giles Dawson: George Malcolm, CBE, KSG (1917-1997). Balliol's musician of genius. 2017, accessed on August 24, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Recordings with the Dennis Brain Ensemble
personal data
SURNAME Malcolm, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Malcolm, George John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British conductor and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1997
Place of death London