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Conductors from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

36 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alfred WhiteheadPerson · Music memorabiliaAlfred Ernest Whitehead (10 July 1887 – 1 April 1974) was an English-born Canadian composer, organist, choirmaster, music educator, painter, whose works are held in a number of important…
Arthur SullivanPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sullivan in 1888
August MannsPerson · Music memorabiliaSir August Friedrich Manns (12 March 1825 – 1 March 1907) was a German-born British conductor who made his career in England.
Barry GrayPerson · Music memorabiliaBarry Gray (born John Livesey Eccles; 18 July 1908 – 26 April 1984) was an English musician and composer best known for his collaborations with television and film producer Gerry Anderson.
Charles HalléPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Charles Hallé (born Karl or Carl Halle; 11 April 181925 October 1895) was a Prussian and later British pianist and conductor, best known for founding the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester.
Charles Villiers StanfordPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Romantic era.
Daniel JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Pembroke and died in Swansea.
Don LusherPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Douglas "Don" Lusher (6 November 1923 – 5 July 2006) was an English jazz and big band trombonist best known for his association with the Ted Heath Big Band.
Edgar BaintonPerson · Music memorabiliaEdgar Leslie Bainton (14 February 18808 December 1956) was a British-born, latterly Australian-resident composer.
Edric CundellPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Cundell in 1938
Edward DownesPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Edward Thomas Downes, CBE (17 June 1924 – 10 July 2009), known as Ted Downes, was an English conductor, specialising in opera.
Edward ElgarPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.
Eric FoggPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles William Eric Fogg (21 February 190319 December 1939) was an English composer, conductor and BBC broadcaster.
Erik ChisholmPerson · Music memorabiliaErik William Chisholm (4 January 1904 – 8 June 1965) was a Scottish composer, pianist, organist and conductor sometimes known as "Scotland's forgotten composer".
George Alexander MacfarrenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — George Alexander Macfarren
George MartinPerson · Music memorabiliaSir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.
Gordon JacobPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Percival Septimus Jacob CBE (5 July 18958 June 1984) was an English composer and teacher.
Gustav HolstPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher.
Hamish MacCunnPerson · Music memorabiliaHamish MacCunn, né James MacCunn (22 March 18682 August 1916) was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher.
Harry RabinowitzPerson · Music memorabiliaHarry Rabinowitz (26 March 1916 – 22 June 2016) was a South African-British conductor and composer of film and television music.
Humphrey LytteltonArtist · Comics and comic artHumphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family.
Imogen HolstPerson · Music memorabiliaImogen Clare Holst (von Holst; 12 April 1907 – 9 March 1984) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist and festival administrator.
John LanchberyPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn 'Jack' Arthur Lanchbery (15 May 1923 – 27 February 2003) was an English conductor and composer who was known for his ballet arrangements, and for his ballet adaptations of non-ballet…
Julius BenedictPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Julius Benedict (27 November 1804 – 5 June 1885) was a German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career.
Leopold StokowskiPerson · Music memorabiliaFounder of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra
Leopold WenzelPerson · Music memorabiliaLéopold de Wenzel (23 January 1847 – 21 August 1923), also known as Leopold Wenzel, was an Italian-born conductor and composer, known for his ballets and contributions to Edwardian musical…
Louis LevyPerson · Music memorabiliaLou Levy (disambiguation)Lou Levy
MantovaniPerson · Music memorabiliaAnnunzio Paolo Mantovani (15 November 1905 – 30 March 1980) was an Italian British conductor, composer and light orchestra–styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature.
Michael CostaPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Costa was an Italian composer and conductor (1808–1884). He was born in Naples and died in Hove.
Muir MathiesonPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Muir Mathieson, OBE (24 January 19112 August 1975) was a Scottish musician whose career was spent mainly as the musical director for British film studios.
Muzio ClementiPerson · Music memorabiliaMuzio Filippo Vincenzo Francesco Saverio Clementi (23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832) was an Italian composer, virtuoso pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano…
Neville MarrinerPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Neville Marriner, (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English conductor and violinist.
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and GothaPerson · Music memorabiliaPrince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria and consort of the British monarch from their…
Robert Thurston DartPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Thurston Dart (3 September 1921 – 6 March 1971) was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player.
William BradePerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Brade (1560 – 26 February 1630) was an English composer, violinist, and viol player of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, mainly active in northern Germany.
William ShieldPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — William Shield

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