Neville Marriner

Sir Neville Marriner

Sir Neville Marriner (born 15 April 1924) is an English conductor and violinist.

Biography

Marriner was born in Lincoln and studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. He played the violin in the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Martin String Quartet and London Symphony Orchestra,^[1] playing with the latter two for 13 years.^[2] He later formed the Jacobean Ensemble with Thurston Dart before going to Hancock, Maine in the United States to study conducting with Pierre Monteux at his school there. In 1959, he founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra and recorded profusely with them.

Marriner was the first music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, from 1969 to 1978. From 1979 to 1986, he was music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. He was principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 1989.^[3]

Marriner has recorded for various labels, including Argo, L'Oiseau Lyre, Philips and EMI Classics. His recorded repertoire ranges from the baroque era^[4] to 20th century British music, as well as opera. Among his recordings are two CDs of British music for Philips Classics with Julian Lloyd Webber, including acclaimed performances of Benjamin Britten's Cello Symphony and Sir William Walton's Cello Concerto. Marriner also supervised the Mozart selections for the soundtrack of the 1984 film Amadeus.^[5]

Marriner was knighted in 1985. He was chairman of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra until 1992, when he was succeeded by Malcolm Latchem. Marriner holds the title of Life President. He is the father of the clarinettist Andrew Marriner, Principal Clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra.

References

1. ^ Charlotte Higgins (14 February 2007). "One hundred years of attitude". The Guardian. http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1146428,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-06. 
2. ^ Anthony Kirby (1 June 2000). "Sir Neville Marriner: Beyond the Academy". Lo Scena Musicale. http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm5-9/neville-en.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-02. 
3. ^ "NEVILLE MARRINER". NAXOS. http://www.naxos.com/person/Neville_Marriner_17744/17744.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-16. 
4. ^ Goldman, Richard Franko, "Reviews of Records: Italian Concertos" (April 1966). The Musical Quarterly, 52 (2): pp. 268-270.
5. ^ Philip French (28 July 2002). "Amadeus". The Observer. http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Observer_review/0,,764567,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-07. 

Preceded by (no predecessor)	Music Director, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 1969–1978	Succeeded by Gerard Schwarz
Preceded by Sergiu Celibidache	Principal Conductor, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra 1986–1989	Succeeded by Gianluigi Gelmetti

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Name	Marriner, Neville
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Date of birth	15 April 1924
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