David Willcocks
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Sir David Willcocks, né le 30 décembre 1919, est un chef d'orchestre, compositeur, organiste et chef de chœur britannique.
Biographie
King's College : orgue de la chapelle
Après avoir étudié l'orgue à King's College (Cambridge), il est devenu le directeur musical de l'orchestre et des chœurs de cet établissement, de 1957 à 1974.
Titulaire de l'orgue de la cathédrale de Salisbury, puis de celui de la cathédrale de Worcester, il a également assuré la première mondiale du War Requiem de Benjamin Britten en 1963, d'abord à Pérouse et à Milan, puis à Venise.
Distinctions
King's College : détail de l'orgue
Voir aussi
Catégories :
- Naissance en 1919
- Chef d'orchestre britannique
- Organiste classique
- Compositeur britannique
- Personnalité anglaise
- Étudiant de King's College (Cambridge)
- Chef de chœur
- Militaire britannique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
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