Colin Davis
Birthday
1927/09/25
Day of death
2013/04/14 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK
Also know as
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Biography
Sir Colin Rex Davis CH CBE (25 September 1927 – 14 April 2013) was an English conductor, known for his association with the London Symphony Orchestra, having first conducted it in 1959. His repertoire was broad, but among the composers with whom he was particularly associated were Mozart, Berlioz, Elgar, Sibelius, Stravinsky and Tippett. Davis studied as a clarinetist, but was intent on becoming a conductor. After struggling as a freelance conductor from 1949 to 1957, he gained a series of appo...Read more
Acting
(2014) Handel: Messiah
as Self - Conductor
(2010) Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
as Self
(2015) Nielsen: The Complete Symphonies
as Self - Conductor
(2010) Achucarro Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
as Self - Conductor
(1984) Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV626
as Self - Conductor
(2012) Colin Davis: The Man and His Music
as Self
(2004) Ariadne Auf Naxos
as Self - Conductor
(1978) Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle
as Self - Conductor
(2011) Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Sir Colin Davis
as Self - Conductor
(2008) Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
as Self - Conductor