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Roger Norrington
Sign in to saveAlso known as Roger Arthur Carver Norrington, Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington, Sir Roger Norrington
British conductor (1934–2025)
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 0
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1934-03-16
- Active to
- 2025-07-18
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7,827
- Total plays
- 73,741
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Roger Norrington studied at the Royal College of Music under Sir Adrian Boult amongst others. He worked as a tenor in the 1960's and founded the Schutz choir in 1962. He was music director of Kent Opera from 1964 to 1982 and founded the London Classical Players in 1978, remaining their musical director until 1997. From 1990 to 1994 he was music director of the Orchestra of St. Luke's. In 1998 he became principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Oxford
- Place of death
- Devon
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Dragon School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- violin
- Record label
- His Master's Voice
- Image
- Roger Norrington conducting at rehearsal (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- England
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- honorific prefix
- Sir
- date of birth
- 1934-03-16
- Commons category
- Roger Norrington
- date of death
- 2025-07-18
- described by source
- The Daily Telegraph
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