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Adrian Boult

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British conductor (1889-1983)

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Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH was a British conductor. Brought up in a prosperous mercantile family, he followed musical studies in England and at Leipzig, Germany, with early conducting work in London for the Royal Opera House and Sergei Diaghilev's ballet company.

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Christ Church, Oxford, where Boult was an undergraduate 1908-12Christ Church, Oxford, where Boult was an undergraduate 1908-12Gustav Holst, whose suite The Planets Boult premiered in 1918Gustav Holst, whose suite The Planets Boult premiered in 1918Boult in the early 1920sBoult in the early 1920sBroadcasting House, London, headquarters of the BBC, where Boult was director of music from 1930 to 1942Broadcasting House, London, headquarters of the BBC, where Boult was director of music from 1930 to 1942Guest conducting for Boult in the 1930s: from top left, clockwise, Beecham, Koussevitzky, Mengelberg, Richard Strauss, Toscanini, Walter, Webern, Weingartner.Guest conducting for Boult in the 1930s: from top left, clockwise, Beecham, Koussevitzky, Mengelberg, Richard Strauss, Toscanini, Walter, Webern, Weingartner.Boult's first recordings with the LPO were of Elgar (top), Mahler and Beethoven (bottom).Boult's first recordings with the LPO were of Elgar (top), Mahler and Beethoven (bottom).Adrian Boult Hall, BirminghamAdrian Boult Hall, Birmingham

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Awards 4

1982honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music
1944Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Knight Bachelor
Order of the Companions of Honour

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Frederick DeliusAlso won Order of the Companions of HonourNikolaus HarnoncourtAlso won Royal Philharmonic Society Gold MedalMurray PerahiaAlso won honorary doctor of the Royal College of MusicDon McCullinAlso won Order of the Companions of HonourBernard HaitinkAlso won Royal Philharmonic Society Gold MedalPeter ScottAlso won Order of the Companions of Honour

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Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH was a British conductor. Brought up in a prosperous mercantile family, he followed musical studies in England and at Leipzig, Germany, with early conducting work in London for the Royal Opera House and Sergei Diaghilev's ballet company. His first prominent post was conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1924. When the British Broadcasting Corporation appointed him director of music in 1930, he established the BBC Symphony Orchestra and became its chief conductor. The orchestra set standards of excellence that were rivalled in Britain only by the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), founded two years later.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1983 · aged 93
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