Beecham

American  

[bee-chuhm] / ˈbi tʃəm /

noun

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

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Beecham British  

/ ˈbiːtʃəm /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

An even more welcome addition to our already bulging shelves is the belated arrival of a largely complete studio discography of Britain’s greatest conductor, and certainly its most self-possessed: the musical grandee Sir Thomas Beecham.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though Beethoven and Brahms weren’t great strengths, there was little Beecham couldn’t do well.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Scott Thomas recently made her own directorial and writing debut with “North Star,” a semi-autobiographical film about a trio of sisters, played by Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham, who reunite for their mother’s third wedding; Scott Thomas plays the mother, Diana.

From Los Angeles Times

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