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Colin Davis
With the London Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, conductor
Sir Colin Davis left his mark on the English classical music scene. Born in
Weybridge, Surrey, England on September 25, 1927, he studied clarinet at the
Royal Academy of Music in London and turned to conducting after discovering
Berlioz's L'Enfance du Christ, a composer with whom he would remain associated,
notably for his interpretation of the Symphonie fantastique in 1974. His first
stint was with Kalmar, Sweden, then with London's Chelsea Opera Group, before he
took over the reins of the Royal Festi...
