Neville Marriner

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Sir Neville Marriner (born April 15, 1924) is an English conductor and violinist.

Marriner was born in Lincoln and studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. He played the violin in the Philharmonia Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra^[1]. He later formed the Jacobean Ensemble with Thurston Dart before going to Hancock, Maine in the United States to study conducting with Pierre Monteux at his school there. In 1959, he joined the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields chamber orchestra and recorded widely with them.

Outside of the UK, Marriner was the first music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, from 1969 to 1978. From 1979 to 1986, he was music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. In Germany, he was principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 1989.

Marriner has recorded for various labels, including Argo, L'Oiseau Lyre, Philips and EMI Classics. His recorded repertoire ranges from the baroque era^[2] to 20th century British music, as well as opera. Among his recordings are two CDs of British music for Philips Classics with Julian Lloyd Webber, including acclaimed performances of Benjamin Britten's Cello Symphony and Sir William Walton's Cello Concerto. Marriner also supervised the Mozart selections for the soundtrack of the 1984 film Amadeus.^[3].

Marriner was knighted in 1985. He is the father of the clarinettist Andrew Marriner, Principal Clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra.

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Preceded by (no predecessor)	Music Director, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 1969–1978	Succeeded by Gerard Schwarz
Preceded by Stanisław Skrowaczewski	Music Director, Minnesota Orchestra 1979–1986	Succeeded by Edo de Waart
Preceded by Sergiu Celibidache	Principal Conductor, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra 1986–1989	Succeeded by Gianluigi Gelmetti