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Beecham

American  
[bee-chuhm] / ˈbi tʃəm /

noun

  1. Sir Thomas, 1879–1961, English conductor and impresario.


Beecham British  
/ ˈbiːtʃəm /

noun

  1. Sir Thomas . 1879–1961, English conductor who did much to promote the works of Delius, Sibelius, and Richard Strauss

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And let’s not forget those 19th-century Russians—no one else lends Mily Balakirev’s Symphony No. 1 the verve Beecham does.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The terrific Beecham is saddled with a dismal hairdo and an even more dismal role, her character simply an object of wan yearning for the drowsy John.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Klemperer’s Mozart was controversial in its time, known for being steelier and darker than the charm and sugar of Bruno Walter and Thomas Beecham.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

After the original company went into liquidation the brand was bought by college friends Sinclair Beecham and Julian Metcalfe, with their first store opening in 1986.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022

“Everybody here is in the top ten percent of what they do,” Steve Beecham, a home mortgage broker, said, “or they desire to be in the top ten percent.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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