Andrew Davis

About this artist

British conductor and organist.
Born: 2nd February 1944 Ashridge, Hertfordshire, UK.
Died: 20th April 2024 Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Musical director of the Glyndebourne Festival from 1988 to 2000, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1989 - 2000 (the second longest tenure of the post after Sir Adrian Boult) and Music Director of from 2000 -2021.
Appointed CBE in 1992 and knighted in 1999. Husband of soprano Gianna Rolandi who died in 2021.

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