{"id":652432,"date":"2013-04-15T12:29:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T16:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=225041"},"modified":"2013-04-15T12:29:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T16:29:08","slug":"colin-davis-dies-conductor-was-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/652432","title":{"rendered":"Colin Davis Dies; Conductor Was 85"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renowned English conductor Sir Colin Davis<\/a> has died at the age of 85.<\/p>\n

According to the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), Davis died on Sunday evening following a short illness. From the LSO statement:<\/p>\n

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He will be remembered with huge affection and admiration by the LSO and our thoughts are with his family at this time.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Though Davis first conducted the LSO in 1959, it wasn’t until 1995 that he became the principal conductor for the orchestra. He went on to become the longest-serving principal conductor in the LSO’s history, retiring from the position in 2006. The following year, Davis became President of the LSO – the first since Leonard Bernstein’s death in 1990.<\/p>\n

During his years of work with the LSO, Davis received many awards, including the 2006 Grammy award for best opera for the LSO live recording of Falstaff<\/em>. Davis was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1965 and was knighted in 1980.<\/p>\n