Sir Colin Davis

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British conductor. Born: 25 September 1927 in Weybridge, England, UK. Died: 14 April 2013 in London, England, UK (aged 85). Sir Colin Rex Davis CH CBE was an English conductor and was particularly noted for his advocacy of the music of [a=Hector Berlioz] and of [a=Sir Michael Tippett]. In 1960, he was appointed chief conductor of [a=Sadler's Wells Opera Company], a post he held until 1965. After he left Sadler's Wells, and being passed over as principal conductor of the [a=London Symph