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Profile of Charles Groves
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Charles Groves |
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20th November 1875 |
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Manchester, England, UK |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Sir Charles Groves (March 10, 1915 - June 20, 1992), was a British conductor.
Groves was born in London, and trained at the Royal College of Music. He was conductor for the BBC Northern Orchestra (1944-1951), the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (1951-1961), and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (1963-1977).
He was musical director of both the Welsh National Opera (1961-1963) and the English National Opera (1978-1979). In addition, he was president of the National Youth Orchestra (1977-1992).
He was knighted in 1973. The Making Music | Sir Charles Groves Prize is a national award, named in his honour, which is given to an individual or organisation making an outstanding contribution to British music.
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