Roger Norrington
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1934 — Present
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Personal Info
- Born
- Mar 16, 1934
- Age
- 92
- Birth Place
- Oxford, England
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington (16 March 1934 – 18 July 2025) was an English conductor, best known for historically informed performances of baroque, classical, and romantic music, which often entailed minimal use of vibrato and applying historically informed principles to modern orchestras.
He was the musical director at the Kent Opera, the London Classical Players, Bournemouth Sinfonietta and Orchestra of St. Luke's. From the 1990s he was the principal conductor of the Camerata Salzburg and Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he developed the "Stuttgart Sound". He was a guest conductor for major orchestras and an advisor to musical societies.
Norrington was born in Oxford on 16 March 1934, the son of Edith Joyce (née Carver) and Arthur Norrington, who later became president of Trinity College, Oxford. His younger brother was Humphrey Thomas Norrington. During World War II, the family was evacuated to Canada. Returning when he was age 10, he took violin lessons, and acted in school productions at Dragon School and Westminster School. He then served in the army in Bournemouth as an RAF fighter controller.
He was the musical director at the Kent Opera, the London Classical Players, Bournemouth Sinfonietta and Orchestra of St. Luke's. From the 1990s he was the principal conductor of the Camerata Salzburg and Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he developed the "Stuttgart Sound". He was a guest conductor for major orchestras and an advisor to musical societies.
Norrington was born in Oxford on 16 March 1934, the son of Edith Joyce (née Carver) and Arthur Norrington, who later became president of Trinity College, Oxford. His younger brother was Humphrey Thomas Norrington. During World War II, the family was evacuated to Canada. Returning when he was age 10, he took violin lessons, and acted in school productions at Dragon School and Westminster School. He then served in the army in Bournemouth as an RAF fighter controller.
Life & Career Details
Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington (16 March 1934 – 18 July 2025) was an English conductor, best known for historically informed performances of baroque, classical, and romantic music, which often entailed minimal use of vibrato and applying historically informed principles to modern orchestras.
He was the musical director at the Kent Opera, the London Classical Players, Bournemouth Sinfonietta and Orchestra of St. Luke's. From the 1990s he was the principal conductor of the Camerata Salzburg and Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he developed the "Stuttgart Sound". He was a guest conductor for major orchestras and an advisor to musical societies.
Norrington was born in Oxford on 16 March 1934, the son of Edith Joyce (née Carver) and Arthur Norrington, who later became president of Trinity College, Oxford. His younger brother was Humphrey Thomas Norrington. During World War II, the family was evacuated to Canada. Returning when he was age 10, he took violin lessons, and acted in school productions at Dragon School and Westminster School. He then served in the army in Bournemouth as an RAF fighter controller.
He was the musical director at the Kent Opera, the London Classical Players, Bournemouth Sinfonietta and Orchestra of St. Luke's. From the 1990s he was the principal conductor of the Camerata Salzburg and Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he developed the "Stuttgart Sound". He was a guest conductor for major orchestras and an advisor to musical societies.
Norrington was born in Oxford on 16 March 1934, the son of Edith Joyce (née Carver) and Arthur Norrington, who later became president of Trinity College, Oxford. His younger brother was Humphrey Thomas Norrington. During World War II, the family was evacuated to Canada. Returning when he was age 10, he took violin lessons, and acted in school productions at Dragon School and Westminster School. He then served in the army in Bournemouth as an RAF fighter controller.
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