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Roger Norrington

British conductor (1934-2025) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 91

Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington was an English conductor, best known for historically informed performances of baroque, classical, and romantic music, which often entailed minimal use of vibrato and applying historically informed principles to modern orchestras.

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2025Died18 July 20252016Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of MusicAward2003Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward1997Knight BachelorAward1990Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1980Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1934Born16 March 1934

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Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Music2016
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg2003
Knight Bachelor1997
Commander of the Order of the British Empire1990
Officer of the Order of the British Empire1980
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2025 · aged 91

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