James Lockhart (music director)

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James Lockhart (born 16 October 1930) is a Scottish conductor, pianist and organist who served as music director for a number of organisations.

Lockhart was born on 16 October 1930 in Edinburgh [1] and studied at the Royal College of Music. [1] In March 1954 he gave the first UK performance of Frank Martin's Sonata da Chiesa for Viola d'Amore and Organ at All Souls Church, Langham Place with the violist Harry Danks. [2] He worked as a répétiteur (singing coach) at the Städtische Bühnen Münster , Germany from 1955 to 1956. [1] He was music director at Welsh National Opera from 1968 to 1972, [1] and at the opera of the Staatstheater Kassel from 1972 to 1978 — the first British born person to hold that position with a German opera. [1] He was the Royal College of Music's director of opera from 1986 to 1992. [1] He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 18 April 1970. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "James Lockhart". Opera Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. Mitchell, Donald (May 1954). "Some First Performances". The Musical Times. 95 (1335): 201–202. doi:10.2307/934774. JSTOR   934774.
  3. "Desert Island Discs – Castaway : James Lockhart". BBC Online . BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2014.