Musician had held top roles at Glyndebourne opera and in Chicago, Melbourne and Toronto orchestras
Sir Andrew Davis, a conductor who performed with many of the world’s finest orchestras, has died at the age of 80.
Throughout his long career Davis held many roles, including for more than a decade those of chief conductor of theBetween 1988 and 2018 he led proceedings at the Last Night of the Proms on 12 occasions, twice delivering the customary conductor speech in the manner of the major-general in“I can’t use the word ‘dead’ because in my memory he’s hearty and hale, self-deprecating and humble, smart, funny, super-sharp musically and I’m grateful the fates allowed us to work together.
She added: “Sir Andrew’s wish was to make things easier for his musicians and that takes great kindness, a deep soul and no arrogance. When I see bad, mean behaviour from any conductor it looks pathetic, because getting the best outcome does not require bullying or put downs.”Davis was “a great musician who was wonderful with his soloists. I treasure the memory of a lovely Delius concerto in 2012 .
Davis was born in 1944 and went to Watford grammar school for boys before studying at the Royal College of Music and King’s College, Cambridge, where he was an organ scholar. His career took him across the world, with Davis also leading the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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