Barbirolli
Americannoun
noun
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He spent time in the doldrums before taking over from Sir John Barbirolli as musical director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2019
Gardner follows in the footsteps of two of the work’s previous champions, Sir Adrian Boult and Sir John Barbirolli, by taking extreme care in casting his all-comforting, transporting Angel: American mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2016
Phil program lists the orchestra’s first performance of Mahler’s Ninth as 1969, when John Barbirolli led a death-stalked performance eight months before his own death.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2016
The Britten had its premiere at a New York Philharmonic concert in 1940, with John Barbirolli conducting and Antonio Brosa as the soloist.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2011
But as conductor John Barbirolli once said of the legendary Jacqueline du Pre, “I love youthful excess! If a young player doesn’t have it, what are you going to pare off when they get older?”
From Washington Post
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