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Boult, Adrian, Sir
1889 - Born on the 8th of April in Chester, England, United Kingdom.
1913 - He sang in choral festivals and at the Leeds Festival, where he went to watch Nikisch conduct, and made the acquaintance of George Butterworth and other British composers.
1920 - He was appointed to the conductorship of the City of Birmingham Orchestra.
1930 - He was made Director of Music at the BBC.
1933 - Boult married Ann Wilson, the ex-wife of Steuart Wilson, tenor singer and administrator.
1948 - Steuart Wilson was appointed Director of Music at the BBC.
1960 - He acquired the status of a revered figure in British music, and despite advancing years continued to conduct new works, being valued for his impartiality and reliability.
- He conduct seven of the nine Mahler symphonies well before the Mahler revival.
1966 - He resumed conducting for EMI and until his retirement enjoyed an 'Indian Summer', recording or re-recording his repertory in interpretations which have remained in the catalogues for thirty or forty years.
1970 - He was encouraged to record the orchestral music of Brahms, Wagner, and Schubert.
1978 - His last public performance was conducting Elgar's ballet The Sanguine Fan for London Festival Ballet at the Coliseum, in London on the 24th of June.
1978 - His final record, completed in December was of music by Hubert Parry.
1983 - Died on the 22nd of February.
1913 - He sang in choral festivals and at the Leeds Festival, where he went to watch Nikisch conduct, and made the acquaintance of George Butterworth and other British composers.
1920 - He was appointed to the conductorship of the City of Birmingham Orchestra.
1930 - He was made Director of Music at the BBC.
1933 - Boult married Ann Wilson, the ex-wife of Steuart Wilson, tenor singer and administrator.
1948 - Steuart Wilson was appointed Director of Music at the BBC.
1960 - He acquired the status of a revered figure in British music, and despite advancing years continued to conduct new works, being valued for his impartiality and reliability.
- He conduct seven of the nine Mahler symphonies well before the Mahler revival.
1966 - He resumed conducting for EMI and until his retirement enjoyed an 'Indian Summer', recording or re-recording his repertory in interpretations which have remained in the catalogues for thirty or forty years.
1970 - He was encouraged to record the orchestral music of Brahms, Wagner, and Schubert.
1978 - His last public performance was conducting Elgar's ballet The Sanguine Fan for London Festival Ballet at the Coliseum, in London on the 24th of June.
1978 - His final record, completed in December was of music by Hubert Parry.
1983 - Died on the 22nd of February.
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