Colin Davis
Sir Colin Rex Davis , CH , CBE (born September 25, 1927 in Weybridge , † April 14, 2013 in London ) was an English conductor .
Life
Colin Davis first studied clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London , but then became a conductor. In 1957 he became conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra , 1961–1965 of Sadler's Wells Opera (later English National Opera ). In 1967 he became chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra .
From 1971 to 1986 Davis was music director of the Royal Opera House , where he later worked as a guest conductor. 1977 and 1978 he conducted at the Bayreuth Festival to Tannhäuser , directed by Götz Friedrich .
From 1983 to 1992 Davis directed the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra , which awarded him the Karl Amadeus Hartmann Medal in 1993 . In 1994 he conducted the choir and orchestra of the Munich University of Music in a concert performance of the Magic Flute , a. a. with Jonas Kaufmann as Tamino. From 1995 to 2007 he was chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra , and from 1998 to 2003 guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra .
Davis worked with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden from 1981 to 2013 . This led to a lifelong honorary conductor in 1990 and a memorial concert on May 9, 2013.
In addition to his interpretations of Mozart's work, Sir Colin stood out for his recordings of the works of Hector Berlioz and Jean Sibelius . He also conducted several world premieres of works by the contemporary British composer Michael Tippett .
Awards
- 1965: Commander of the British Empire CBE
- 1974: Knight of the French Legion of Honor
- 1976: Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana
- 1979: Elevation to the knighthood as a Knight Bachelor ("Sir")
- 1990: Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 1992: Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1992: Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- 1994: Honorary member of the Saxon State Opera Dresden
- 1999: Officer of the Legion of Honor
- 1999: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
- 2001: Order of the Companions of Honor
literature
- Alan Blyth: Colin Davis . Ian Allan, London 1972, ISBN 0-7110-0319-X
- Richard Morrison: Orchestra - The LSO: A Century of Triumph and Turbulence . Faber and Faber, London 2004, ISBN 0-571-21584-X
- Sir Colin Davis , Internationales Biographisches Archiv 01/2006 of January 7, 2006, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
- Works by and about Colin Davis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Colin Davis at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sir Colin Davis dies aged 85. In: The Times , April 15, 2013 (accessed April 15, 2013).
- ↑ Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1983–1992: Sir Colin Davis br-so.de
- ^ The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden: orchestral biography staatskapelle-dresden.de
- ↑ "Concert for Sir Colin" Press release by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, May 3, 2013.
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 48059 (Supplement), p. 288 , Jan. 7, 1980.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davis, Colin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davis, Sir Colin Rex (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weybridge , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 2013 |
| Place of death | London |