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Conductor

Sir Colin Davis

1927 — 2013

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Concerts and Operas

Wagner: Tannhäuser (Bayreuth, 1978)
Friedrich, Davis
Opera190 Min

Albums

Elgar: Violin Concerto, op.61 / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Hilary Hahn, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6; Tapiola
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Grieg: Peer Gynt & Holberg Suites; Piano Concerto etc.
Emil Gilels, Herbert von Karajan, Sir Colin Davis
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24; Rondos
Ingrid Haebler, London Symphony Orchestra, Alceo Galliera, Sir Colin Davis, Witold Rowicki
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 – Piano Sonata No. 30
Stephen Kovacevich, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Stephen Kovacevich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Stephen Kovacevich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate; Vesperae solennes; Kyrie in D Minor; Ave verum corpus
Kiri Te Kanawa, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Ryland Davies, Gwynne Howell, John Constable, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Appears On

Retrospective
Hilary Hahn

Documentaries

Hilary Hahn: A Portrait
A film by Benedikt Mirow
Documentary58 Min

About

Sir Colin Davis

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.