biography
| name: |
Marriner, Sir Neville
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1924– )
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| biography:
| Conductor, born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, EC England, UK. He studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatory, played violin with the London Philharmonia and the London Symphony Orchestra, then turned to conducting. He has held posts with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (1968–77), the Minnesota Orchestra (1979–86), and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (1984–9). Since 1956 he has been founder-director of the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields chamber ensemble. He was knighted in 1985. |
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