George Hurst

George Hurst (born 20 May 1926, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British conductor. He studied at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto.

He was the chief conductor of the BBC Northern Orchestra (later the BBC Philharmonic) from 1958 to 1968. His conducting work with the BBC Northern included the first Manchester performance of Arnold Schoenberg's "Gurre-Lieder" in February 1966 [Kennedy, Michael, "Reports: Manchester" (May 1966). "The Musical Times", 107 (1479): pp. 425-429.] , and also the premiere of Thomas Pitfield's "Concerto lirico" for violin and orchestra. [Turner, John, "In Memoriam Thomas Pitfield: Master of Arts" (Spring 2000). "The Musical Times", 141 (1870): pp. 9-14.]

Hurst formed the Bournemouth Sinfonietta in 1968 and was their artistic advisor through 1974. With the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, he led the first London performance of the Second Symphony of Malcolm Williamson on 31 October 1969. [Cole, Hugo, "Music in London: Orchestral - BSO/Hurst" (December 1969). "The Musical Times", 110 (1522): pp. 1261-1271.] He has also been the principal guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Since 1960, Hurst has been affiliated as a teacher with the Canford Summer School of Music. He is also a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

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* [http://www.canfordconductors.com/course/biographies.htm Biography from Canford Conductors site]