Jiří Bělohlávek CBE (Czech pronunciation:
[jɪr̝iː bjɛloɦlaːvɛk]; 24 February 1946 – 31 May 2017)
[1] was a
Czech conductor. He was a leading interpreter of Czech classical music, and became chief composer of the
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1990, a role he would serve on two different occasions during a combined span of seven years (1990-92, 2012-17). He also served a six-year tenure as the chief conductor of the
BBC Symphony Orchestra from 2006-2012.
[2] He gained international renown and repute for his performances of the works of Czech composers like
Antonin Dvorak and
Bohuslav Martinu, and was credited as "the most profound proponent of Czech orchestral music" by critics.
[3]
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The management agency for
Sir Jeffrey Tate has confirmed his death, this afternoon, at the age of 74. The eminent British conductor suffered a heart attack while visiting the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, Italy, and could not be revived. Sir Jeffrey Tate, who was 74, was
knighted six weeks ago for services to music.
Born with spina bifida and suffering disability all his life, he has been principal conductor at Covent Garden, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Sao Carlo theatre in Naples.
At the time of his death he was chief conductor of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.
His disability did not prevent him from working at most of the great opera houses, including the Met. At one point, in the 1980s, he was in line to become music director at Covent Garden. Amiable and sensitive, especially when rehearsing singers, Jeffrey was unfailingly well liked and respected.
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